Just saw this at yamashita.org (what does "yamashita" means, BTW? - Java, are you there? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> )
It's made by Warren Thomas. I wonder if Spyderco knows about this...
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Kerambit?
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vampyrewolf
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Thats actually not a bad idea how they did that one... just hope it's dual scales, not just one sided like the the CRKT KISS line.
The makers who use the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>-hole, usually pay royalties to Sal... some priviledged ones recieved his blessing to use it a couple times and drop it.
Par Palam e Flamma Fert Spiritus
The makers who use the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>-hole, usually pay royalties to Sal... some priviledged ones recieved his blessing to use it a couple times and drop it.
Par Palam e Flamma Fert Spiritus
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Dialex,
Sweet looking kerambit!! Yamashita can mean about 4 things depending on the Kanje used. My preferred use here is a place for adventurers. This word begins using the 4-stroke Kanje for mountain (yama). Kind of poetic. It can also mean a place to buy wood or maybe even a trickster or charleton. (Buyer beware if it's the latter!)
Nice find, Dialex!!
<b><font color="blue">"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" <i>-Javanese proverb</i></font></b>
Sweet looking kerambit!! Yamashita can mean about 4 things depending on the Kanje used. My preferred use here is a place for adventurers. This word begins using the 4-stroke Kanje for mountain (yama). Kind of poetic. It can also mean a place to buy wood or maybe even a trickster or charleton. (Buyer beware if it's the latter!)
Nice find, Dialex!!
<b><font color="blue">"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" <i>-Javanese proverb</i></font></b>
Yamashita is a Japanese family name. It literaly means "bottom of the mountain" or "below the mountain." More loosely translated, it's the foot of the mountain (English idiom).
<a href=http://www.spyderco.com/forum/Topic.asp ... Frequently Used Terms</a>
Praise not the day ere evening has come,
a sword before it is tried,
ice before it has been crossed,
and beer until it is drunk.
<a href=http://www.spyderco.com/forum/Topic.asp ... Frequently Used Terms</a>
Praise not the day ere evening has come,
a sword before it is tried,
ice before it has been crossed,
and beer until it is drunk.
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java
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Dialex,
Hadn't had me espresso yet and dropped a Kanje. Mac_Heath is correct. The second Kanje is the 3-stroke ka, ge, shita, shimo, or moto whose meaning is base, lower, or under. I also confused my yama with boku for tree or wood. If you're ever in Yokohama, stop by Yamashitakouen a beautiful park at the foot (naturally) of the hills on the south side offering a beautiful view of the harbor.
Yikes what a morning! Good catch Mac! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
<b><font color="blue">"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" <i>-Javanese proverb</i></font></b>
Hadn't had me espresso yet and dropped a Kanje. Mac_Heath is correct. The second Kanje is the 3-stroke ka, ge, shita, shimo, or moto whose meaning is base, lower, or under. I also confused my yama with boku for tree or wood. If you're ever in Yokohama, stop by Yamashitakouen a beautiful park at the foot (naturally) of the hills on the south side offering a beautiful view of the harbor.
Yikes what a morning! Good catch Mac! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
<b><font color="blue">"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" <i>-Javanese proverb</i></font></b>
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Dialex,
Just jumping around doing a bit of research this morning. Did not see any pricing or description on the Yamashita.org site for the Warren Thomas kerambit. He had several neck knives including a neck tanto that looked sharp until I ran the yen-to-dollar conversion. Most Thomas blades were well over $300 plus. His price on the Mini Commander seemed steep too. Y31,000 is roughly 259.00 USD. Curious about the Thomas blades, I checked to see how much they ran stateside. Warren is a custom builder (a little ways over in Passadena TX, who uses exotic materials for blades; Titanium, carbon fiber, etc.. He has a web site where you can contact him for his work and SOF knives carries his line. They ARE pricey and SOF also had this disclaimer to add for ordering:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade> Warren Thomas knives are available to Law Enforcement and Military with a copy of your ID card (badge and credentials). The order must be placed on your office letterhead with a verifiable telephone number to your office. Warren Thomas knives can be had in 100% Titanium and a combination Titanium and Carbon Fiber. One model is also available in a 100% Carbon Fiber format. Check with us for availability and pricing. <hr height=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2>
I assume the exclusionary disclaimer is there because Ti has a low magnetic signature and a total CF folder is practically invisible to most current detector technologies.
Searched further and ended up at bladeforums.com in the middle of the Duncan/Mah feud – (May have swayed me about buying a Whiplash after I look further) and of course rechecked your page to see what is new in the fertile mind of our Romanian brother. Your Double Blade Kerambit is sinister-cool. I do, however, like the Warren Thomas design also. It looks like the straight rest on the top of the blade would allow a more forceful downward slash/rip/cut using the forward grip. Also found the following Reese Weiland offering on BF. Damascus! I would imagine that’s a costly little sucker! Off to search some more…..
<b>”The coyote doesn’t fall until he looks down” </b>
Edited by - java on 12/11/2002 10:52:39 AM
Just jumping around doing a bit of research this morning. Did not see any pricing or description on the Yamashita.org site for the Warren Thomas kerambit. He had several neck knives including a neck tanto that looked sharp until I ran the yen-to-dollar conversion. Most Thomas blades were well over $300 plus. His price on the Mini Commander seemed steep too. Y31,000 is roughly 259.00 USD. Curious about the Thomas blades, I checked to see how much they ran stateside. Warren is a custom builder (a little ways over in Passadena TX, who uses exotic materials for blades; Titanium, carbon fiber, etc.. He has a web site where you can contact him for his work and SOF knives carries his line. They ARE pricey and SOF also had this disclaimer to add for ordering:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade> Warren Thomas knives are available to Law Enforcement and Military with a copy of your ID card (badge and credentials). The order must be placed on your office letterhead with a verifiable telephone number to your office. Warren Thomas knives can be had in 100% Titanium and a combination Titanium and Carbon Fiber. One model is also available in a 100% Carbon Fiber format. Check with us for availability and pricing. <hr height=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2>
I assume the exclusionary disclaimer is there because Ti has a low magnetic signature and a total CF folder is practically invisible to most current detector technologies.
Searched further and ended up at bladeforums.com in the middle of the Duncan/Mah feud – (May have swayed me about buying a Whiplash after I look further) and of course rechecked your page to see what is new in the fertile mind of our Romanian brother. Your Double Blade Kerambit is sinister-cool. I do, however, like the Warren Thomas design also. It looks like the straight rest on the top of the blade would allow a more forceful downward slash/rip/cut using the forward grip. Also found the following Reese Weiland offering on BF. Damascus! I would imagine that’s a costly little sucker! Off to search some more…..
<b>”The coyote doesn’t fall until he looks down” </b>
Edited by - java on 12/11/2002 10:52:39 AM
