Nok Nok Whose There: Wooden Training Knife Pics

[Dr. Snubnose]

As you all know I recently did a workshop using The "Talon" made by Nok of Nok Training Knives. You can read all about it in my other thread I started about Nok Training Knives in this section of the Spyderco Forum. I came upon an old post on bladesforum by Guro Randall Hodges,the designer of the wooden impact SD tools, padded training knives and wooden trainers made by his wife Nok Hodges.
In this post Guro Hodges posted some pics of some of the wooden trainers his wife has made for him....I was really impressed with the workmanship and beauty of some of Nok's wooden training blades I wanted to share them with you. They are pretty awesome and Nok is one talented lady.....Enjoy!...Doc [img]<a%20href="http://s991.photobucket.com/albums/af33 ... ucket"></a>[/img]
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[ChrisM]

Some very nice work and designs. Is that a folder in the 3rd pic?

[Dr. Snubnose]

Some very nice work and designs. Is that a folder in the 3rd pic?

I don't know for sure, we will have to ask Nok, but it sure looks like one ...Doc

[amok_nok]

Thanks guys.
That is a folder. I made two of them in the past. They are a ton of work but I made a spring loaded sliding bar lock on them. I don't think I could ever make them for production but they were fun to try.

Many of the trainers you see are for solo work or controlled paired drills as they are very pointed. Many I made as pressentation gifts that people wanted to give to a intructor or just for display.

When we really train it's with the foam hard contact models so we can go full out and not worry. Some of the wooden blades came out so nice people that were going to train with them couldn't bring themselves to bang them up. Even though I tell them don't worry if you damage it I can make you another LOL
Nok

[amok_nok]

Just finished making up these voyagers for a guy in Texas. They are drying now so don't have a finished piture. Will post it in the morning but here is some to the putting them together.

[stonyman]

Wow! I hate using such normal words, but those wooden folders are stunning?!!! Great looking pieces!

[amok_nok]

Here is a pic of how they came out. Hope you like them Nok

[Dr. Snubnose]

Amazing Work Nok!!!!...and I don't even like the voyager....but I like what you did.....Doc

[amok_nok]

Here's the hard contact versions of the Voyagers The guys in texas got them as a set one wood one hard contact

[ghostrider]

Very nice. I agree with Doc. You make the Voyager look good.

[dialex]

Very nice work, thanks doc for the pics and welcome to the Spyderco Forums Nok.

[Dr. Snubnose]

Here's the hard contact versions of the Voyagers The guys in texas got them as a set one wood one hard contact

I love this you tube video....it's not everyday a husband asks his wife to smack him hard in the face with a training knife....In this case he asks twice...seems like Nok enjoyed every minute of it LOL......Doc
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[amok_nok]

When Randy and I were talking about what we were going to say and do on the video before filming it he says to me " now Nok when you hit me really hit me don't hold back I want it to look good on the video like a real strike."
I just said to him "Oh don't you worry about that Randy."