Picture of the Day No 289 "A beautiful sight"

Anyone who is not a knife thrower and who has not suffered from a lack of good target material for some time probably has a hard time understanding the joy of a gigantic pile of logs lying at the edge of a logging area.

Especially if you know that this particular pile of spruce pieces is intended for you and you just have to load it in a car. It also happened that when I examined the logs, I saw that most of them were very well sawn. Although it is clear, this is done by machine and not by hand. The blade of a harvester is quite sturdy and goes through on the first try, leaving a nice surface.

By the way, "just" loading them might be a bit of a challenge. They are between 55-60 cm in diameter and weigh between 65-80 kg each or so. And that was before it rained on them. Most people, mostly Americans, would have thought that a pickup truck would have been a must. But it turned out that between 5 and 6 of them at a time can fit in a small Peugeot 207.

A pile of potential targets

The small car sits quite steadily on the road with nearly half a ton of target material in the trunk.

Now it can be pointed out that there are no longer distances to be covered. But there were three turns. Thus, the first actual training with Växjö Sportkastningsklubb (VAIS) is getting closer. The snow is gone, now there is some kind of leader, that is, yours truly, a place to be and then the last piece of the puzzle, something to throw at. 

Of course, it was a truth with modification. Something to throw with is not so bad either. To start with, I will lend some knife sets for participants to try out. Since I have a few, the good thing is that beginners don't have to decide on what model to buy right away. The only thing left is a date and some people who want to throw!

Later on, the agenda is to buy some suitable beginner knives and axes. But it is important to get participants first so that there is an economy. Everything has its time. The project after that will be to get hold of wood to build a couple of proper target stands for a trippel set up. To start with, my own old tripods will do.

/ J - planning ahead

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