Pointy Sticks

[Ninurta]

Growing up I wanted a set of throwing knives so bad. We were poor though and my parents didn’t have the extra money to buy them for me. So I did the only logical thing I could think of. One day when my parents were at work I gathered up every kitchen knife that felt like it would serve my purpose. I found a couple that seemed to work ok and put the rest back.

 I probably would have gotten in trouble but my dad was impressed at how well I was doing with them. I did get pretty good but stopped after something else caught my attention.

A few years ago I finally bought some throwing knives, all different sizes, but for some reason I never could get the hang of them and finally gave up.

People are usually surprised, when they catch a glimpse of the knife collection here, that I am the one collecting them and not my husband. 

I love all the sharp pointy things.

I used to make knives on the blacksmith forge we had. The first one I ever made turned out curved. I mean REAL curved. Like a sickle, with the edge on the outside of the curve rather than the inside. It wasn't any damned good for anything other than throwing with all that curve. It flew like a boomerang, but didn't return, thank God!

The reason that it turned out curved like that is that it was my first knife, and I had nary a clue what I was doing, so I just beat the edge out on one side without any corrections for shape.

This is how we learn, I reckon!

I eventually got a set of those "professional" throwing knives, but they weren't worth a damn, either. Metal was too soft, so they bent with every throw. I had to work points on so that they'd stick, and the balance was all messed up. I'll just stick with "normal" knives for throwing.

I tried to use those "professional" knives for spear points, but they were way too soft for that, too. I eventually tried throwing them for distance, and never went looking for them.

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