I bought 4 of these a couple of years back when I was getting my boys into axe throwing. It’s a useful half-step between knife and axe but it had unexpected benefits for one of my boys. We have a permanent target set up on our yard near the woods. My eldest was a little shy and reserved. He invited some friends over and then threw 3 shovels and all of them stuck! The word spread and it gave him the opening he needed to make friends in junior high. :)
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As you can see, it is possible to toss this thing with enough force to bury it a couple of inches into pine planking... :)
AxeguyI agree it makes a great throwing "axe" and you don't need to be as careful with the rotations as you've got 3 edges to stick. I've also used it to chop small trees that have fallen across the road.
Also, nice throwing target!
bookworm13Thanks! Just layers of rough pine boards but has held up well in almost three years of throwing.
I gotta say that these ‘shovels’ are a very satisfying throw. I think there would be less road rage if people vented from time-to-time with any Cold Steel implement! Another fave is their 2-pound 1050 steel Torpedo...
(Hint to Massdrop...)
bookworm13I’ve thrown those as well. If they weren’t so tough, I’d have busted my fair share too! There are so many mall ninja ‘specials‘ out there that it’s hard to know what to buy when you’re starting out. I learned pretty quickly that you could depend on the overbuilt toughness of Cold Steel product, in general, Every time. I remember having a wretched time with some kind of stainless, multi-edge, Gill Hibben-esque thrower... Fantastical looking but they were a nightmare of chipping and rolled edges within an hour of starting! Just need the basics: thick, tough steel, in a proven shape and properly balanced for your throwing style.
Anyways, I ramble. Good to make the acquaintance of another thrower, Bookworm13! Best regards,
AxeguyYes, hint to MD--someday you may find yourself a defendant in a brutal Special Forces Shovel massacre trial. And the prosecutor will ask: "...and you knowing sold little shovels used by known psychopaths to disembowel anatomically correct dummies to persons on the internet whom you knew, or should have known, were complete whack-jobs? Isn't that so, Mr. MD?"
bookworm13Not sure that's going to do much to advance mankind or us as a species, but since both of those items seem to be stalled right now (or possibly rolling down hill with nobody driving), why not?
RayFBwaaahahaha!! Three points for making milk shoot out of my nose!! I have to stop checking MD while eating my lunch.
it's too funny, Ray, because I literally just saw Society rolling backwards down my street without a driver! Look: there she goes! Just missed that lippy kid on his trike and took out Mrs.Jones begonias! Damn, it's gaining speed! Is that a MAGA sticker on its bumper…?