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Some of y'all may (or may not) recall a few years ago I built an 18" sword blade for Joerg Sprave, the German mad genius of creative and deadly slingshots and other unconventional weapons.  He built a handle for the blade that (of course) incorporated a slingshot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWI0jqsW4Cc

I was pleasantly surprised to see today that he had brought the slingsword back out, as a basis of comparison for a wooden sword he had made from European dogwood, the hardest wood that grows in his area.  The slingsword shows up just before 8:00 in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjXZk-vzvg

As far as I'm aware, this is the first time a blade of mine has been used on a tatami mat cut.  His comment: "The tatami felt like NOTHING AT ALL when I attacked it with your blade... great work for sure."  :cool:

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Nice Stormcrow!

That guy is somethin' else. I've actually made a couple of his contraptions.(one of which, I haven't shot since the time it backfired, knocking my safety glasses off) He's smart enough to invent something really useful if he wants to. Some people just stay 12...

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Joerg is a hoot and a half.  I enjoyed the opportunity to build a blade for him, and am glad to see him bring it out and cut stuff with it again.

 

He's done some neat stuff with compressed air guns lately.

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