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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 19:17:16 GMT
What all do people cut?
Tatami mats, of course. Water bottles. The occasionaly peice of paper.
I want to hear about the out of the ordinary, 'man you've gotta try this', fun stuff people have cut
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 19:18:45 GMT
Large fruit. But wipe your blade frequently, as the acid will leave spots very quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 19:35:51 GMT
Human flesh.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Apr 8, 2009 19:38:34 GMT
What all do people cut? Tatami mats, of course. Water bottles. The occasionaly peice of paper. I want to hear about the out of the ordinary, 'man you've gotta try this', fun stuff people have cut Golf balls.... blance them atop a plastic bottle and swing away... VERY challenging...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 19:41:45 GMT
Pumpkins! I grow lots every year and some I just grow for the seeds, so i use them. I also line up all my Jack-o-lanterns ( we usually make 10 to 20 ) after Halloween and cut them too. Lots of fun. I also cut a bunch of pool noodles I found at the dump last year. Those were fun too This year I am going to make some straw dummies because I have a hay field beside my place.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 21:36:03 GMT
Someone ever tried cutting meat? Like they do in the Cold Steel promotional videos. I've thought about trying it sometime but never really gotten to it.
Gotta make sure I wipe the blade from oil first and put some protective plastic on the ground for the meat to land on, and I might even be able to use the meat for cooking afterwards!
Thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 21:55:12 GMT
I tested a Fairbairne-Applegate Combat Dagger on half a side of a pig once....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 22:08:37 GMT
I tested a Fairbairne-Applegate Combat Dagger on half a side of a pig once.... Bet it was fun, yeah? I've always wanted to see what a real sword could do to one of those. Then again, I might be a little morbid...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 22:15:14 GMT
There was a show that used to talk about and compare weapons, like a war hammer vs a flail/morning star, katana vs a long sword, etc.
The showed what a long sword could do to a hanging pig carcass and it was pretty gruesome.
Whenever I have the extra coin to buy a decent tough blade, I'll slaughter one of the pigs and test a katana on half the carcass before turning it into bacon!
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Post by Reisz on Apr 8, 2009 22:49:12 GMT
Drache, I can just Imagine that inscribed onto the Nakago of one of those swords
8th day of the 4th month
Test cut by Drache
Sword cut through midsection of Pig from left to right
carcass used for bacon. ;D
I Honestly don't think I would ever make any cuts on a carcass, pig or otherwise, but then again the opportunity has never arisen. Speaking of the Cold Steel meat cutting though? what was with the jean leg and boot full of meat that they use... now that's morbid, and frankly kind of silly.
Watermelons are an easy Target but definitely a fun one, if you clean your balde enough as was said. I have a Karate Sensei from forever ago in Australia that said he used to cut things like eggs and grapes, really tiny targets. I don't know how that would go.. i can imagine it would be similar in difficulty to the Golf ball, way softer though and with far less accurate post-cut results, What swords are you using on those Golf balls Marc? i can't see that happening with any of my current swords... might be worth a shot though.... Haha!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2009 22:56:29 GMT
The one thing about using a weapon for what it was actually designed for such as cutting into "meat" really makes you yourself take notice and have ALLOT more respect for the weapon.
It's hard to describe, but using a sword for cutting bottles or say a rifle for shooting targets you have some respect for it because you are told what it can do. But when you actually use a sword to cut a hunk of meat or take that rifle hunting, then a whole new type of respect comes forth.
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Post by YlliwCir on Apr 8, 2009 23:49:06 GMT
Jello, strawberry preferably.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 0:16:15 GMT
The one thing about using a weapon for what it was actually designed for such as cutting into "meat" really makes you yourself take notice and have ALLOT more respect for the weapon. It's hard to describe, but using a sword for cutting bottles or say a rifle for shooting targets you have some respect for it because you are told what it can do. But when you actually use a sword to cut a hunk of meat or take that rifle hunting, then a whole new type of respect comes forth. Yeah, I can only imagine. I'm gonna have to get my hands on a pig carcass one of these days... Wonder how difficult it'll be to get a hold of and how much it'll cost? Probably more than any of my swords.
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Post by wiwingti on Apr 9, 2009 0:20:30 GMT
Jello, strawberry preferably. i prefer blueberry mouhahaha
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 0:28:01 GMT
I'm gonna have to get my hands on a pig carcass one of these days... Wonder how difficult it'll be to get a hold of and how much it'll cost? Probably more than any of my swords. Your local butcher can sell them, you can get a better deal buying a whole pig that you do buying pork at a grocery store. I think it's about $150 USD for half a pig (literally half, feet and all) although that might be the cost of a whole pig I'm not sure.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 1:15:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 4:18:17 GMT
Zucchini, pickles, potatoes, any oblong food item. They are not hard targets as far as difficulty getting through them, but it's a lot of fun trying to cut them neatly in two while laying horizontally. Harder than you think. Again, keep your blade clean, especially with the pickles.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 12:58:44 GMT
Cost us $160 for a small pig ready for the BBQ spit. Pretty expensive for cutting practice. I had a few deer hung in the garage last fall and was really tempted to get a katana out, but it was cold, and I was tired and still had two days of cutting and wrapping meat to do, so I figured maybe next year, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 15:47:57 GMT
The one thing about using a weapon for what it was actually designed for such as cutting into "meat" really makes you yourself take notice and have ALLOT more respect for the weapon. It's hard to describe, but using a sword for cutting bottles or say a rifle for shooting targets you have some respect for it because you are told what it can do. But when you actually use a sword to cut a hunk of meat or take that rifle hunting, then a whole new type of respect comes forth. I was thinking this same thing as reading the posts about cutting meat. I've only cut tatami myself, but when you see some of the shows being put out nowadays, you see what weapons do to simulated bodies, or animal carcuses. It makes you cringe and feel a certain respect/fear for what these weapons can do. Not to mention what it must have been like to carry one daily, for the purposes of self defence, or warfare.
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Post by Reisz on Apr 9, 2009 18:16:39 GMT
Agreed, It's Difficult to put yourself in the place of dealing that sort of physical damage to others in self defense, not to mention seeing that sort of violence on perhaps even a daily basis, We are so far from the mindset that one must have carried in those times around their weapons. That's why things like good solid training can be so invaluable for use of swords, a good Sensei/Instructor will really teach you to respect it for what it is, and I imagine cutting practices like those mentioned would further that respect/understanding even more. Who knows, Maybe meat cutting should be in the curriculum for all swordsmanship -Reisz
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