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Newsletter: Issue #81 by Scott Gracia sgracia@wi.rr.com http://www.throwzini.com ======================================= IN THIS ISSUE 1. What's New 2. Where Can I Keep All Of My Knives? - from Damon Wilson 3. Recreational Knife Throwing Video - by John Bailey 4. Advertising Opportunities 5. Contact Info/Reprint Guidelines 6. Subscribe and Unsubscribe Information ======================================= 1. WHAT'S NEW Hello Everyone, First off I want to congratulate the participants from the New Jersey WWAC/WKTG Tournament that took place July 19th and 20th in Netcong, New Jersey! We also have to "give a shout out" to Thomi Hawk and Joe Darrah for making it run so smoothly! Damon Wilson of Virginia took a first place trophy, engraved knife, certificate and $60.00 in prize money. D. Draper came and took second place with a custom engraved knife, certificate and $30.00, and bringing up the rear in third place was Andrew - LB - Crocker who missed out because of a few bad throws, but still took an engraved knife, a certificate and $20.00 home with him! So anyways, since Damon Wilson had such a good time in Jersey, (and also because he has sent me a TON of great pictures and info the past couple years :-) we are going to dedicate this issue to him! That means pretty much everything talked about in this issue was sent in by Damon! To find out more just keep on reading! :-) SITE UPDATES CUSTOM DESIGNS Damon has designed quite a few throwers in the past for his personal collection and he recently came up with another one. This time he had custom knife maker, and tournament thrower, Joe Darrah, turn his design into a throwable piece of steel! You can see pictures of this knife here: http://www.throwzini.com/damon-wilson_custom.html AOL USERS LINK NEW TARGET PICS New target pics from Damon Wilson. Check out his tomahawk target and his regular targets. Both of them are great designs and look really sturdy. To see them just follow this link: http://www.throwzini.com/damon-wilsons_target.html AOL USERS LINK That's all for now! Hope everybody has a great 2 weeks and we'll talk again soon! Until next time... Scott Gracia sgracia@wi.rr.com 101 FREE KNIFE THROWING TIPS http://www.throwzini.com AOL USERS LINK LOCAL THROWERS If you are looking for local people to learn from or just hang out with and throw sharp pieces of metal, then this is the place for you. Ya never know, there could be another thrower that lives right down the street! Currently there are 154 throwers listed in 40 states, and 19 different countries! Follow this link for more details or to see if there are any throwers that live near you: http://www.throwzini.com/local_throwers.html AOL USERS LINK Thanks again to everyone that submitted their info/pics!!! ======================================== 2. GUEST COLUMN: WHERE CAN I KEEP ALL OF MY KNIVES? From Damon Wilson My throwing knife collection has out grown the small wooden case I have been keeping them in, therefore I need to get a new container. Are there any suggestions on good containers to store throwing knives in? Thanks! Damon ------------------------------------------------------ A FEW IDEAS FOR STORING KNIVES by Rick Lemberg Hello Damon, I went through the same thing, and have seen several neat solutions, depending on price and space. 1) A solid tool case with fabric or felt lining installed in the drawers or compartments can hold dozens of knives and provide easy access & portability. 2) A (hard to find) map cabinet with the deep and wide (but shallow) drawers is an excellent storage/display for a large knife collection. 3) A 5-6 shelf glass & wood curio works very well and will hold 50-100 knives. 4) John Bailey provides a tour of his huge collection of mounted knives in his Recreational Knife Throwing Video, Part II. All wall mounted and they look nice. http://www.throwzini.com/jb_vid2_desc.html AOL USERS LINK 5) Bobby Branton has a very impressive display of knives in his workshop that includes wall mounts and many store-type covered glass displays. More like a museum than a private collection! http://www.commonlogic.com/knife/history/museum/museum.htm AOL USERS LINK If your collection is growing consistently, it is best to search out a solution that has room for twice as many knives as you currently display... That way you have room for the growth of your collection and don't end up facing the same issue in a year or two. Regards, Article Contributed By: Rick Lemberg Pacific Knife Throwers On The Net The Complete EarthHunt Gallery ============================================= 3. RECREATIONAL KNIFE THROWING VIDEO by John L. Bailey If you want to learn the insider SECRETS, TIPS and TRICKS that the masters use to hit their mark every time, then John Bailey's Recreational Knife Throwing Video is for you. Here is a taste of what you'll get: - 9 inexpensive target designs - 11 demonstrations - How to eliminate the most common throwing error - Master grips, stances and throws and so much more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scott: "The best thing I ever did to help myself get into knife throwing and help my friends get good within a short time, was to buy the video, "Recreational Knife Throwing" by John Bailey. John's video over delivers. He makes everything simple!" Carl Geddes San Diego, CA (2002 Pacific Knife Throwers Champion) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a limited time, you can have the ultimate knife throwing video for only $19.95. By acting now, you'll save 33% off the regular price of $29.95 For a full description and ordering details visit: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html VIDEO LINK ============================================= 4. ADVERTISE WITH US Run an ad in this newsletter and expose your business to over 12,562+ potential customers! Send an e-mail to sgracia@wi.rr.com with "NEWSLETTER AD" in the Subject line, for more details. You'll also receive a FREE REPORT, 12 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Maximum Response to Your Ads. ============================================= A FEW WORDS FROM OUR SPONSORS Worlds Easiest To Use Throwing Knife! The Easy-Stik Pro. You will throw like an expert in just a few tries. Order from the 'net or send a check or money order for $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping to: Accuflight Inc. P.O. Box 25 Pennsburg PA. 18073-0025 See the video of this knife in action at: www.accuflightinc.com Dealers inquires invited. Thank you, Clyde Hoch --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Thrower List: A list about throwing weapons, for sport, survival, and self defense. We talk a lot about throwing knives but any sort of thrown weapon including axes and hatchets, spears, atlatl, boomerangs, bola, sticks, steel balls, and casting weapons like whips are also discussed. The list also covers events, promoters, calendars, competitions, etc. of interest to throwing enthusiasts. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thrower/ AOL USERS LINK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The above advertising claims and offers are the sole responsibility of the individual sponsors listed. Please contact them for more information about their offers.** ============================================ If you have any questions about throwing that you would like answered in one of our upcoming issues, or if you have an article or story about throwing that you would like to share, simply send an e-mail to: sgracia@wi.rr.com with QUESTION FOR NEWSLETTER in the Subject Line, and your name and question in the body. ============================================ (Copyright 2003, Scott Gracia, The Great Throwzini.) 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