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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2009 20:03:38 GMT
Kevlar gloves are a definite YES-YES, micah. Get them and save yourself the injuries- might save a few fingers while you're at it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2009 20:27:59 GMT
I were just sharpening a kitchen knife using progressively finer grits and finally a leather strop. When I had been polishing on the strop for a 10 minutes or so, I took of my bulky protective gloves, just to get a better grip of the blade and better edge control while sharpening.
First thing I do when picking up the knife is to open up my right index finger a little. Funny thing is, I barely even touched the blade. It's now been about 20 minutes since the edge made contact with my finger: I can barely see the wound, it's that cleanly cut. Damn super razor edge...
Moral of story: SAFETY FIRST! (no, seriously...)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2009 20:43:37 GMT
Kevlar gloves are a definite YES-YES, micah. Get them and save yourself the injuries- might save a few fingers while you're at it. Thank you sir. It would be awesome to see Paul try to hack up some kevlar gloves in a comparo.
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Post by cerberus on Jun 18, 2009 6:25:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2009 1:48:57 GMT
Here is something else that can be added, Mind your gripping (to some this is obvious, but to new people can still be a problem) and what I mean by gripping I also mean that the handle is dry and your hand isn't wet. The story behind that is my friend has a Cold Steel Naval Dirk and during one of our cutting sessions, I ask to use it. I retrieve it from him and proceed to poke the bottle with the dirk (Fearsome piercing capability btw) but what I hadn't noticed was that the super smooth handle is now wet as long as my hand. I swing at the bottle using the edge and when I end the cut the dirk flies out of my hand and I don't mean it goes a foot or so away from me, I mean like 10 feet away from me moving at such speed that my friends thought it was the top of the bottle at first, but at the second glance sees that it is the dirk sticking out of the ground. Needless to say my friends and I have agreed that I am not to be holding the dirk for any reason, unless to somehow throw it in some kind of life or death situation and even then that is up for debate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2009 2:42:00 GMT
I just read this entire thread and was surprised at one glaring (to me, anyway) omission. There is safety in strength. Strength training will give you grip and edurance to hold your sword and control where it goes. Learn to recognize signs of fatigue in yourself. Stop when you are getting tired. People who pump iron often push themselves to get "just one more rep." That's fine when a spotter can help when you lock up halfway up with the bar. "One more" is not such a good idea with long, sharp pointy things. I used to push around a little iron, but haven't been in the gym for three years since a knee surgery, so I'm out of shape. Tonight I set up a target to practice some thrusts. After about 2 dozen attempts thrusting from the waist to put the sword point in a 1" circle, my shoulder was getting sore and my grip was getting weak. I called it quits for the night. I'm going to resume some light duty weight training to rebuild some of my upper body strength, especially grip training. I own a couple of these grip trainers (80# & 100#) and really recommend them: www6.mailordercentral.com/ironmind/products.asp?dept=8
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