Spyderhawk produces a terrifying wound profile.

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: I happened to be carrying my JDSPYDOHAWK this morning while slicing meat prep at ye ole sub shop and, what the heck! I'd not yet slash tested my large hawkbill on meat so I sterilized my knife grabbed an un-opened brisket of roast beef and gave it a good angle one crossada slash.

It's always dramatic and a bit off putting to slash these roasts while they're still in the unopened shipping plastic as they're packed in a bloody stock with a lot of tallow and cow chunk stuff all of which spews forth with a great onomatopoeic sqloosh upon the initial cut. I think it's a good meditation on the consequences of violence. Also, it's pretty cool.

Jeepers does this thing make a horrifying cut! Most of my knives make slashes around finger deep in meat. ChinookII and yojimbo obviously more than the polywog but none like this, way past knuckle deep :eek: Perhaps it was just a good cut, I only ever use one slash per roast because I gotta work with this stuff :o Still I was amazed and humbled by the awesome cutting power of this hawkbill and the wicked cutting abilties of the spyderedge serrations! :spyder:

[WORKER#9]

Pictures!!! I want a meat test with pictures. The Hawkbills are awesome for cuts. I find a Karambit in my front pocket more and more lately!

[smcfalls13]

If that's what a Spyderhawk can do, I shudder to think what the future Super Hawk will be capable of. :eek:

[darthbator]

I do similar test cuts with all of my blades. Normally I use flank steaks before I cook them. Of all of my knives my stretch easily produces the most terrifying wound profile. I was really wondering how well it would cut (seeing as how the spine of the knife has an intimidating feeling to it). I threw the very same angle #1 and returned my knife to ready by following with an angle #2. Initially I was disapointed as I felt the knives serrations bite down and almost push the flank (I had it suspended on a string) as it flailed about wildly. When it slowed down I was amazed that my blade had cut through more then 1/2 of the steak and the cardboard behind it on both sides.... Seconds thereafter gravity did it's thing and the lower 1/2 of the flank and packaging fell to the ground effectively cutting the thick steak in 1/2, none of my other knives did anything close to this with similar kinds of tests, then again the stretch is the only spider I have ever tested like this :)

[JD Spydo]

The results of this test are no surprise to me. The potential cutting power of the Hawkbills ( especially the Spyderhawk) are almost scary to me. The respect I have for the Spyderhawk is a reverent respect indeed.

What Michael's test showed me is what I believed all along. The the penetrating power of that blade would even supersede that of the widely hailed Civilian.

Now don't get me wrong because they both have their own unique place in the Hawkbill Kingdom. But I also think that Michael's test should make us vividly aware of the power that knife possesses. :spyder:

[Tim8557]

:onomatopoeic :

I would have bet a Million Dollars that "this" word would never have made it into any on-line discussion on knives. Congratulations! Unfortunately I didn't hit that $ 380 million dollar Lottery the other night, so I'm afraid I need to cancel the bet.

[catamount]

I would have bet a Million Dollars that "this" word would never have made it into any on-line discussion on knives. Congratulations! Unfortunately I didn't hit that $ 380 million dollar Lottery the other night, so I'm afraid I need to cancel the bet.

Wouldn't you rather be slashed by an intelligent, articulate, gentleman than a moron? :D

[butch]

Wouldn't you rather be slashed by an intelligent, articulate, gentleman than a moron? :D

let me think about that for a sec
i ll get back to you later :eek:






no
no slashing for me thank you much :D

[Halfneck]

Only problem I can see with the Hawkbill Blades in a Self Defense scenario is having the blade get stuck. The same Hooked Tip and Blade Curvature that allow the Hawkbills to dig in and lacerate so easily will also make it harder to withdraw for follow-up.

Outside of a Self-Defense scenario, no big deal and they are great.

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: If one is using a defang the snake style of bio-mechanical cutting a snag just becomes a very effective trap. The crossada or a gunting motion will disengage any teeth stuck in bone or denim. :spyder:

[BlackNinja]

[quote="WORKER#9"]Pictures!!! I want a meat test with pictures. The Hawkbills are awesome for cuts. QUOTE]
That's exactly what I had in mind! :cool:

[MacTech]

Pictures, must have PICTURES! :)

the gorier the better

for some strange reason i'm in the mood for a nice *rare* steak all of a sudden.....

[ruxton]

Cool test, I've allways been really tempted to get a spyderhawk but when I heard about the superhawk I decided to wait. I just don't trust FRN. I would be interested to see which performs best between a spyderhawk and a civilian. Also a SE spyderhawk vs. a PE one.
Great point about snags becoming effective traps by the way.

[Halfneck]

Michael Cook - sounds like you have attended Riddle of Steel with James Keating.

[DAYWALKER]

Aloha Michael Cook,

Ahhhhh, you have done ol' Dr. Snubnose proud! :)

God bless and slash safe! :cool:

[darthbator]

My Pekiti Tirisa Guro carrys hawkbills almost exclusively. I agree that the cutting power and depth of a hawkbill blade in a self defense situation is appealing however I personally stab far far to much to consider a hawkbill for my personal carry but I do agree that in a traditional guntang or crossada motion the hawkbill would do more good then harm simply by potentially hitching onto the bone and jarring the arm in the direction of the strike which would be a great added bonus (not to be to morbid or anything =P).