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waisted blade - reasons?
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07-01-2016, 01:21 PM
Many waisted blades are thinnest where they are widest. So no extra mass near the point was achieved by the waisting and PoBs remained where they most usually are, but wide and thin area gave the blade great cutting potential against soft targets (flesh, cloth, leather)
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waisted blade - reasons? - by scamander - 06-29-2016, 02:30 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Bryan - 06-29-2016, 04:22 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by scamander - 06-30-2016, 07:45 AM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Dan D'Silva - 06-30-2016, 02:26 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Luka Borščak - 07-01-2016, 01:21 PM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by XorX - 07-02-2016, 07:24 AM
RE: waisted blade - reasons? - by Fabricius Carbo - 07-02-2016, 12:14 PM

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