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John's new skill with his cutlass. Yarrr!

#1 Post by Greenblood » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:44 am

I can't seem to figure out how to embed the video here, so follow the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMSWdKzzv6A


After you watch the above, make sure to watch my good friend Eric illustrate why you should leave this feat to the skilled pirates like meself! Yarr!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJc9Cz5UqM
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#2 Post by Blktre » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:06 pm

Hahaha..
John, your pretty darn good. But i want to know how many times you cut yourself before you mastered that technique!
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#3 Post by Greenblood » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:17 pm

Blktre wrote:Hahaha..
John, your pretty darn good. But i want to know how many times you cut yourself before you mastered that technique!
Surprisingly, I have been fortunate enough to avoid the inevitable thus far. I am confident my day will come though. After all, every good pirate must loose an eye at some point. :twisted:
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#4 Post by Matt » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:47 pm

Does the fun ever stop at Casa de Monaghan?

The answer is clearly, NO. :)

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#5 Post by Bill » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:50 am

:confused2:
quite the hobby you picked up there John. I'm sure the Mrs loves it. I think Monette would rather me own a Harley that dispenses home brew then to start doing that.

so, I guess Eric now carries a change of clothes with him when he hangs w/ the Monaghan's? :)

Okay, sorry, I'm done. But that's one crazy way to open a bottle my man.
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WTF??

#6 Post by fergmeister » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:44 pm

The French guy used the back of his sabre not the cutting edge. Did you put a big nick in the blade? Look and see how many copy cats there are in the similar videos.
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#7 Post by Greenblood » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:59 pm

It is traditional to use the back of the blade, but holding a basket hilt cutlass backwards and maintaining any level of coordination with it would be quite a challenge. My sword is unsharpened, so it may as well be the back of a blade. I don't think a quality sharpened blade would chip though if used properly. Sabrage takes very little force when done correctly.
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