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 Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:49 am
zachstar9 Tramadoll zachstar9 Tramadoll zachstar9 Kunais are good for starters they are a good weight and easy to throw. or the AC throwing knives, if you want your throwing knives to look awesome. I have some real nice ones. They're each around 12 inches long. Unfortunately the tip broke off one of them. So I need a new tip on it. I think I will grind it down to a shark tooth tip so it will stick but also be strong. They're made of AUS 6 steel. A good choice for throwing so I'm kinda surprised the tip broke. AUS 6 steel is really strong, i dont see how it would break unless you use it a lot. I prefer light metal such as tamahogany and aluminum, they are fast to attack and strong, but it depends how much you use them. I 'm not sure if aluminu would be a good choiice for a throwing knife. You need to heaf t to ensure a good stick. I've been involved in knives for sometime and I must admit I've never heard of a blade made of materials such as aluminum or titatnium. I have have knives which hav both titanium and alum handles but Im not sure how it' work for a throwing knife. Interesting... It takes pure skill to throw an aluminum throwing knife/kunai. You have to be patient and have to be a perfect throw. otherwise it will just bounce right off. Tumble throw or spear? Cause the latter is dirt simple at near to medium range and I have yet to not get a good hit.
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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:15 am
AsuraSyn zachstar9 Tramadoll zachstar9 Tramadoll zachstar9 Kunais are good for starters they are a good weight and easy to throw. or the AC throwing knives, if you want your throwing knives to look awesome. I have some real nice ones. They're each around 12 inches long. Unfortunately the tip broke off one of them. So I need a new tip on it. I think I will grind it down to a shark tooth tip so it will stick but also be strong. They're made of AUS 6 steel. A good choice for throwing so I'm kinda surprised the tip broke. AUS 6 steel is really strong, i dont see how it would break unless you use it a lot. I prefer light metal such as tamahogany and aluminum, they are fast to attack and strong, but it depends how much you use them. I 'm not sure if aluminu would be a good choiice for a throwing knife. You need to heaf t to ensure a good stick. I've been involved in knives for sometime and I must admit I've never heard of a blade made of materials such as aluminum or titatnium. I have have knives which hav both titanium and alum handles but Im not sure how it' work for a throwing knife. Interesting... It takes pure skill to throw an aluminum throwing knife/kunai. You have to be patient and have to be a perfect throw. otherwise it will just bounce right off. Tumble throw or spear? Cause the latter is dirt simple at near to medium range and I have yet to not get a good hit. Yah nowadays I pretty much never fail a stick within medium range. I'm actually starting to prefer the no spin technique. Can't really achieve it when I'm farther though.
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:45 pm
Tramadoll AsuraSyn zachstar9 Tramadoll zachstar9 AUS 6 steel is really strong, i dont see how it would break unless you use it a lot. I prefer light metal such as tamahogany and aluminum, they are fast to attack and strong, but it depends how much you use them. I 'm not sure if aluminu would be a good choiice for a throwing knife. You need to heaf t to ensure a good stick. I've been involved in knives for sometime and I must admit I've never heard of a blade made of materials such as aluminum or titatnium. I have have knives which hav both titanium and alum handles but Im not sure how it' work for a throwing knife. Interesting... It takes pure skill to throw an aluminum throwing knife/kunai. You have to be patient and have to be a perfect throw. otherwise it will just bounce right off. Tumble throw or spear? Cause the latter is dirt simple at near to medium range and I have yet to not get a good hit. Yah nowadays I pretty much never fail a stick within medium range. I'm actually starting to prefer the no spin technique. Can't really achieve it when I'm farther though. Well I've always been of the mind that a knife isn't the tool to deal with someone 30 feet away anyways. emotion_awesome But yeah, spear style is best, I've found, and gives more control on the throw.
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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:57 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:41 pm
I love all the advice and commentary in here, I intend to take this particular hobby up for the winter (up here in Ak, you need hobbies, apparently, lol), so thank you for the excellent intel! <3
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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:30 am
InkHound I love all the advice and commentary in here, I intend to take this particular hobby up for the winter (up here in Ak, you need hobbies, apparently, lol), so thank you for the excellent intel! <3 Hey. It's great to hear to spotted some useful information. I find knife throwing to be an incredibly rewarding activity. If you stick with it I'm sure you'll have a great time. biggrin
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:39 pm
Tramadoll Hey. It's great to hear to spotted some useful information. I find knife throwing to be an incredibly rewarding activity. If you stick with it I'm sure you'll have a great time. biggrin Hello! It certainly seems like it, I tend to get drawn into frustrating/challenging hobbies that are ultimately rewarding and fun~ so I'm definitely looking forward to it. I just need to get a metal detector or something so I don't lose blades in the snow @_@ lol
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Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:12 am
InkHound Tramadoll Hey. It's great to hear to spotted some useful information. I find knife throwing to be an incredibly rewarding activity. If you stick with it I'm sure you'll have a great time. biggrin Hello! It certainly seems like it, I tend to get drawn into frustrating/challenging hobbies that are ultimately rewarding and fun~ so I'm definitely looking forward to it. I just need to get a metal detector or something so I don't lose blades in the snow @_@ lol I usually carry around a strong magnetic attached to a string. If you have a stick to tie the string to you can even go fishing! razz
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Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:41 pm
"throwing knives" are actually the least ideal knives to be throwing. at least in my experience
difficult to stick, and when they do, penetration isnt really serious... practicing with them is fun and all... just tough to use
you'll have more success with longer, heavier blades. that are not only easier to stick and calculate, but also causes real damage.
also, the best thing to throw i've found are SKS spike bayonets.... you can get a lot of them for very cheaply...
youll thank me later
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:44 pm
InkHound Tramadoll Hey. It's great to hear to spotted some useful information. I find knife throwing to be an incredibly rewarding activity. If you stick with it I'm sure you'll have a great time. biggrin Hello! It certainly seems like it, I tend to get drawn into frustrating/challenging hobbies that are ultimately rewarding and fun~ so I'm definitely looking forward to it. I just need to get a metal detector or something so I don't lose blades in the snow @_@ lol Put a thin strip of black electrical tape around the knife's handle. Makes it way easier to find in snow. Use safety orange or yellow for summer.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:46 pm
Recon_Ninja_985 "throwing knives" are actually the least ideal knives to be throwing. at least in my experience difficult to stick, and when they do, penetration isnt really serious... practicing with them is fun and all... just tough to use you'll have more success with longer, heavier blades. that are not only easier to stick and calculate, but also causes real damage. also, the best thing to throw i've found are SKS spike bayonets.... you can get a lot of them for very cheaply... youll thank me later ^ THIS! Those bloated knives suck. They're purely for target throwing and nothing else. If the blade widens out significantly, don't ******** bother with them. True throwing knives are more like stilettos or even steak knives than those pregnant blades that have the name.
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:19 am
Yeah i only use them for recreation/fun. Never really considered using them as a weapon but certainly could if I really needed to i guess.
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:37 pm
That's one of the main reasons I'm interested in picking up this skill, because it could be dead useful as a defensive or offensive attack. Which is why I want to start off with basic recreation/target throwing knives.
Speaking of; I got two sets of gibben's throwers and a pretty dated book on knife-throwing. I haven't had much time to practice; but the first attempt I made in the backyard; almost lost three for the winter, most of my shots went 'CLANG' before falling to the ground (I only missed the boarded, 3-4'x9' backboard of a homemade basketball hoop three times).
Not a one of them stuck.
But it was deeply satisfying every time they made noise.
Every time I missed the board entirely and it hissed into the snow?
"s**t"
I've got red electrical tape on the handles, but it doesn't do a whole lot when it's buried in 3-4ft of iced and powder snow...
emotion_bigheart
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Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:35 pm
Here's a good video for beginning knife throwing. http://youtu.be/PTMz2pCx1bwHe's got tons of useful vids for newbies with knives in general, throwing or balisongs. With the clanging off your target, try to only use soft wood or pressboard to throw at until you're better at getting a stick. Hardwood or anything painted or shellacked will more likely cause your first throws to deflect, causing a loud clang and no stick. I started off using a big chunk of Styrofoam from a refrigerator package when I was a kid and moved up to tree bark and then solid targets like blocks of wood or bullseyes. An old dart board is a good choice too, since it's made to grip sharp things penetrating it, but a knife does way more damage than a dart so make sure it's nothing new or valuable. As for losing them in snow, *ahem*, keep your eye on the blade at all times when it is out of your hand!*cough cough* Blade Safety 101... also good for not losing the damned things... *cough*
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:57 pm
AsuraSyn Here's a good video for beginning knife throwing. http://youtu.be/PTMz2pCx1bwHe's got tons of useful vids for newbies with knives in general, throwing or balisongs. With the clanging off your target, try to only use soft wood or pressboard to throw at until you're better at getting a stick. Hardwood or anything painted or shellacked will more likely cause your first throws to deflect, causing a loud clang and no stick. I started off using a big chunk of Styrofoam from a refrigerator package when I was a kid and moved up to tree bark and then solid targets like blocks of wood or bullseyes. An old dart board is a good choice too, since it's made to grip sharp things penetrating it, but a knife does way more damage than a dart so make sure it's nothing new or valuable. As for losing them in snow, *ahem*, keep your eye on the blade at all times when it is out of your hand!*cough cough* Blade Safety 101... also good for not losing the damned things... *cough* Thanks for posting some great information there! :O
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