3.5" blade with an OAL of 7.5" The entire knife has been beadblasted and finished with matte black Duracoat, giving it a nonglare appearance, as well as protection from corrosion and abrasion. The handle is wrapped with imported black Japanese silk string overlaid with sealed black Japanese silk cord.
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TMM
March 4, 2006, 08:27 PM
Nice! only problem i see is that since it has no guard your hand could easily slip and get cut if you were to stab someone.
~tmm
Cousin Jack
March 4, 2006, 08:39 PM
In a self-defense type situation, this knife would be better used in a reverse style (pikal) grip.
TMM
March 5, 2006, 02:47 PM
ah, and you put your thumb over the grip, i assume?
Cousin Jack
March 5, 2006, 04:45 PM
Correct. Then you would use it like an icepick. :D
Jalexander
March 5, 2006, 05:24 PM
Nice work, what steel are you using?
James
Cousin Jack
March 5, 2006, 05:33 PM
This knife is made from O1 tool steel.
wheelgunslinger
March 5, 2006, 05:45 PM
Yep. Pikal grip. But, 9 times out of 10, that is how I wield a knife anyway.
Very nice work. Excellent construction.
kjeff50cal
March 5, 2006, 05:49 PM
You taking orders? :D
kjeff50cal
LooseGrouper
March 5, 2006, 06:55 PM
Very nice work. From the pic it looks like you've only ground an edge on one side (or maybe the Duracoat is hiding it a little). Would that be for legal issues or utility issues?
Soap
March 5, 2006, 08:17 PM
Beautiful knife!
IIRC, pikal and reverse grip are two completely separate things.
Cousin Jack
March 5, 2006, 10:49 PM
LooseGrouper, this one is not completely finished yet. The Duracoat needs to cure for another week before I can put the edge on, or make the sheath.
It is my understanding that "ice pick", "reverse", "earth" and "pikal " are all references to the same type of grip (tip down)....Daniel, maybe you could share your understanding of the pikal grip.
hso
March 5, 2006, 11:05 PM
Pakal (icepick grip) vs. Sak-Sak (hammer grip)
Pakal is an "icepick" or blade down grip with the edge in as opposed to an edge out that allows a vicious ripping out, blocks and traps. Here's a nice video of pakal knife tapping. see #1 http://www.pekiti.com/video.php
Sak-Sak is a "hammer" or blade up grip much like western saber. #2 on the same page show sak-sak.
Soap
March 6, 2006, 06:56 PM
hso got it! I would also add that I have heard "pikal" in reference to a standard grip with the edge inward. Have you also found this to be the case hso?
Cousin Jack
March 6, 2006, 07:47 PM
I guess I still see them as the same and not completely different. Just a matter of edge in or edge out. BTW a dagger held in the pikal grip would be both edge in and edge out. :D
Nice video clip. Very reminiscent to the material/techniques Mike Inay taught when I studied Inayan Eskrima. I became a certified instructor in his system. We used the term "earth grip" to represent a reverse knife grip.
hso
March 6, 2006, 09:12 PM
Cuz,
Yep I've heard Earth and Sky also. Kali, Escrima, Pekiti-Tirsia, they're from the same roots so while the techniques may get called something a bit different they all resemble each other.
DF,
I've been taught that edge in is Pakal and that edge out is something else, but I'm drawing a blank about the edge out name.
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