Thats pretty good. I tried throwing my Dog Father at a stump once also and it bounced back at me so I have not done it since.

I was 99% on the mall ninja test also?!?!

Awesome vids thanx for showing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Good solid hits, how did the knife hold up? Any handle damage or loosening.. I know it's INFI and assembled with 10,000 lbs of pressure (yada yada) but I figure that was some real world usin'!

No damage at all as far as I can tell. Other than the coating at the tip. The micarta shows no sign of loosening or chipping. It did great. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

(Now watch it fall apart the next time I pick it up to cut cake. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )

15 feet is great. It also kills me that you pry your knife to one side to get it out...proof in how deep it went. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Dan

Maybe it's time to try it with the Mutt. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Guys, if your having bounce backs, set up a prop like Dark norseman there. The dogfather and scrapper 6 will go through that plywood in nothing flat, but it's a good starting medium to throw at. The trick is, to set something up like in the picture. The plywood will bend and absorb a lot of the impact if the knife hits flat. We used plywood set ups like this when i was a kid starting out throwing knives and it saved a lot of toes I'm sure. Only when we moved "up" to large logs did we start having serious bouce-backs.

I just set up my Ranger RD7 to throw and tried a little with it - it does pretty well! I did notice that the micarta grips were getting knocked around a little - so I just took them off and cord wrapped it! I also called Justin to make sure that he didn't care if I chucked his knives at stuff regarding his warranty, and of course, he said to go for it! So now I need to get some technique down!

diceman: that rd-7 looks perfect for throwing. And Justin's knives are super tough. Let us know how it goes. Take pics/vids if possible. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

DN - how many rotations to you usually get from the distances in the vids? Do you grip near the pommel? Those are my two main questions at this point. I can take some pics sometime I'm sure. I have to throw in the garage due to the ultra PC community that I live in. I've got about an 18-20" crossection of white pine that I'm throwing in to. The old garage has a wooden floor too, which is nice!! Did you just learn via trial and error, or is there a thread that I should read, or any tips? Thanks bro! -Dan

all good questions. i'll try this with my mutt after i find a good target. there's gotta be a good piece in the garage somewhere.

I usually heft it in my hand a bit and get a feel for the balance before throwing. That usually helps. You improve with practice. I haven’t thrown in a while, but I used to use my knives below, along with a forged hawk and a CS throwing shovel. That CS torpedo in the pic below is pretty bad a$$. It weighs like a pound. You could throw it at a rabbit or something, and even if the point didn’t hit it’d take ‘em out just from the mass of it.