In Memory of Southey

[JonathanD]

Saw this and thought of him...

[video=youtube;J5PxLSMIgs8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded& v=J5PxLSMIgs8[/video]

 

[Dave]

He'll be back. Until then check out Shug on youtube for entertainment value!

[video=youtube;f_R5yH0rNMw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded& v=f_R5yH0rNMw[/video]

 

[Harvestman]

Even if all of the virtues that he claims for those knives are true, they are still incredibly ugly looking pieces of metal

 

[Niels]

Imagine carrying all those throwing knives, arrow heads! And a hawk! He's the joker from batman

 

[Toddy]

It'll no' fit in my handbag

Seriously, what does one do, in a UK bushcraft sense I mean, with something like the Klingon tool in the vid ?

cheers,
M

 

[Harvestman]

Now we know who put the "tat" in "tactical".

 

[Zingmo]

The facets on the blade make them invisible to radar! Just missing a banana sheath...

Z

 

[Elines]

Speaking as a non-expert regarding knives .... My main thought about the knives he showed was that they may well have functional blades but the handles looked as thought they would give you some really big blisters.

Then I saw his axey thing and if a weapons manufacturer refuses to make it then that suggests to me that maybe it shouldn't be made but - hey ho - it takes all sorts ......

 

[slingback]

Boom! 360 degrees of killin! I have found my new hero!

 

[Harvestman]

Actually, after a little thought, I have to say I'm a bit uncomfortable about that whole link within a bushcraft forum. I may be opening a whole can of worms, but bushcraft involves the use of sharp edged objects like knives and axes, as tools. That guy is openly marketing those axes and so forth as weapons. Except in the sense of hunting (and those are definitately not hunting tools) bushcraft is nothing to do with weapons at all.

I'd hate to think that the public perception of bushcrafters is of guys with axes that have a "360 degree kill zone". It really isn't what we are about, but it could easily be misinterpreted.

Just my opinion, and I'm sure many will disagree. That's ok.

 

[slingback]

I'm sure it would be taken in the vein as it is Intended, an advert, the guy just has a varied range of tools, most of which are in sure aimed at our friends across the pond, his recurve hand knives are very similar in design to a khukry, a war tool which has found a large following within the "Bushcraft community" I DON'T think we should be too worried about how we are percibed, after all, what others think of us is none of our buisness

 

[Harvestman]

Fair enough.

 

[HillBill]

He's an idiot. Never heard of him before and i hope i never hear of him again.

 

[Chiseller]

He's an idiot. Never heard of him before and i hope i never hear of him again.

"An that's the bottom line .......why?......cause hillbill, said so " (in a stone cold steve Austin voice over)

An that's good enough for lads in 't village :thumbup:

 

[andyc54]

He's an idiot. Never heard of him before and i hope i never hear of him again.

so you mean you've never heard of the....... Tops Hawke Hellion 2020 Elite Survival knife :notworthy

 

[santaman2000]

I'm sure it would be taken in the vein as it is Intended, an advert, the guy just has a varied range of tools, most of which are in sure aimed at our friends across the pond, his recurve hand knives are very similar in design to a khukry, a war tool which has found a large following within the "Bushcraft community".....

A war tool? Every farmer in nepal has a Khukuri.

 

[slingback]

Yup, and they haven't always been used for farming

 

[Expat]

I'm sure it would be taken in the vein as it is Intended, an advert, the guy just has a varied range of tools, most of which are in sure aimed at our friends across the pond, his recurve hand knives are very similar in design to a khukry, a war tool which has found a large following within the "Bushcraft community" I DON'T think we should be too worried about how we are percibed, after all, what others think of us is none of our buisness

Mykel Hawke produces a LOT of knives/blades that are aimed at, and are very popular with, the U.S. military....

I didn't bother having a look at the vid - I've got enough "war tools"....

 

[Toddy]

Actually, Harvestman raises a good point.
"360 degree killing zone" gets this shifted into Fair Game ...........cannae really see thon thing taking off among the deer hunting gralloching folks though

Ah well.

It's not so much mind the children, as please be conscious that a lot of folks read the forum at work or at college; we've already had folks in bother over opening pages with unsuitable images. At least if they're in Fair Game they know to only open that forum in suitable situations.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Harvestman]

Thank you Mary, you have expressed what was bothering me better than I did myself.