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Thanks for all the comments, guys. I enjoyed this project and am enjoying watching Ken's videos of him using it as everyone else. I have to admit the tire video was pretty good.

Donavon

Nicely done, Donovan. Congrats! Please tell me more about how these comps work? I see everyone using an identical appearing knife--do you each have to make one according to some specs set down for the competition? Or does the sponsor provide a set of knives for all to use, so that you are testing Y...

Just wanted to keep you guys updated. Bladesports had a school and cut this past weekend. Here is a link to the second video. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=LuFKCnzrwNQ Sorry I don't know how to embed it. This was my fourth cut of the season and I have won 3 of them. Hope ya'll enjo...

Here are a couple of videos taken by an audience member.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssKL6nSopE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHucYV-bpNw

Thanks,
Donavon

Good Job Donovan :D The cutting competition is quite an event to be involved in or watch. We have a video in our store running all day and we have a number of competition knives on display. It's interesting to note that most sports involving some type of "weapon" or "tool" have ...

I appreciate the support. And thanks to Spyderco for supporting this sport. Hope to see more of ya'll soon. The next cut I will be attending is at Smoky Mountain Knifeworks in Sevierville, TN. On Oct. 16, for those of you in that neck of the woods.

Shame you won't be able to get the knife, but very thoughtful of you to pass the oppurtunity on to someone on here. Already on the list, so I am not signing up for your spot, just wanted to say thanks.

Donavon

Gayle,
Glad you joined the forum. Hang around for awhile, these guys are about knives that perform.

Donavon

M4 is the steel a good many of us use in BladeSports, Int. Cutting competitions. At high hardness it is still incredibly tough, and takes an awesome edge.

Thanks for the reply Sal. Cant wait to get my hands on a M4 folder.
Donavon

Bringing this BTT to see if there are any updates.

I also have the Bradley on pre-order along with this Millie as of early Saturday. I pre-ordered the Bradley blind months ago based solely on the fact it is a Spyderco in M4 assosiated with Gayle Bradley, a man that is unbelievable when he wields one on his own custom competition knives in competiti...

I used S7, then 5160, and now M4. I still use 5160 for protoypes. There are some pics on the flickr site in my signature. Here are a few links to Youtube of some cutting. Some are me some are other cutters. Enjoy. Thanks for the kind post Ed. This video was done for a website called Bell Bucks and B...

First of all I want to apologize if I started this thread in the wrong area. To answer some the questions, I use a handmade knife of my making for the competitions. The steel is CPM-M4 hardened to Rc 60-62. The steel starts 3/8" thick. The finished knife weighs 1 lb 9 oz. The max size for compe...

Hey guys,
Just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. Donavon Phillips here. I am honored and priveledged to be sponsored by Spyderco in the BladeSports International Cutting competitions. Glad to be a part of this. Glad to answer questions.

Donavon