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Victoria and Nate

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Firearms, a matter of credibility

Assuming an ideal spherical teenager in vacuum…ok, let’s not. Let’s use this very specific 12 year old in a hypothetical situation of being threatened by something human-like. From the perspective of the predator, which of her weapons would pose the … Continue reading

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A Sword in the Stump

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Rallying the household

Experimenting with graphical treatments of photographs.

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Pretty sharp

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Waste not

  The knife handle is coyote jawbone. The club for seal hunting is petrified walrus penis bone. Human parts aren’t generally used for crafts, but they make fine temporary display stands for arms.

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Edged modesty device in infrared light

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Sharp, pointy things

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Snapshots of a sharp, pointy thing

Skallywag Tactical

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A matter of credibility.

Due to cultural expectations, some defensive arms have more credibility that others. For example, a young woman wearing chain mail and wielding a sword would not be taken all that seriously by many. The look is too quaint, and there … Continue reading

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Knife and net

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Only One Knife Left

$45 (SOLD) Icelandic pattern knife made from tractor trailer leaf suspension spring. I have one similar to it and it’s a very handy blade. Another one I had went to a friend as a wedding present — that’s the great … Continue reading

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Kim Breed Custom Knives — Sharp Jewelry

A friend brought several knives to show.

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Tess likes knives.

She’s more proficient with rifles. Tactical Solutions upper, Superior Arms lower, Tactical Innovations suppressor, Primary Arms red dot, Cavalry Manufacturing furinture.

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Good outdoor kit

Spartan Blades | PMR30

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For a closer shave

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How the blade rides.

I’ve mentioned Nikolay Ermolenko’s hand-forged knives before. This is how mine rides, in a sheath made by my friend Brian Keith. You can have a custom knife made by Nik for a pretty reasonable price — a unique and very … Continue reading

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Being a Credible Threat: new on CTD blog

Read the post on CTD blog.

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An actual Moire pattern!

Here’s something I don’t see often, a Moire pattern on clothing. The preview shows it a little, click to enlarge for a really bad case. No more of this shirt for photo shoots!

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Not sure who made this knife

Looks pretty neat though.

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