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WCDT: 2460-2464 (3-7 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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J:
in nepal they use salvaged leaf springs to make khukris

GarandMarine:
leaf springs are extremely popular for blade crafting. I have a leaf spring knife and I'll probably make myself a leaf spring sword just for the training exercise with various shop tools.

J:

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--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Jun 2013, 23:23 ---The dao that can be put into words ...
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   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: It is possible that I'm misremembering how often I heard "machete" or other inappropriate translations, but they certainly did it in the DVD release of House Of Flying Daggers, and used "chopper" in Reign Of Assassins.

Truck springs into swords? I once read a novel where the good guys built a crossbow with a truck spring. Faye could write a book: "The Lethal Leaf-Spring". I think she must be an avatar of one of the blacksmith-gods.

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they did it on junkyard wars too

Border Reiver:
One question does spring to mind about Faye's proposed activity is why does Dora let her keep a small machine shop in the back room?

Mr_Rose:
Because its not being used for anything else?

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