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The perfect melee weapon for zombies!
11/21/2011 1:55:10 AM
This is more like a pole-axe than a machete.
11/21/2011 3:09:13 AM
Be still, my heart! I love that thang!
11/21/2011 5:59:43 AM
NIce. It would be the 'perfect' weapon if the blade curved back just a little more so you could thrust more effeciently in tight spaces, like a shaolin spade.
11/21/2011 9:54:49 PM
Thanks! I just ordered one with plans to turn it into a double edged zed head lopper.
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11/23/2011 1:10:37 AM
Wow....that is awesome, im currently trying to affix a machete blade to a baseball bat handle but this looks perfect for what i wanted to do. Which is chop off Z heads.
11/25/2011 10:04:13 PM
How is any bladed weapon ideal against an opponent who can not bleed to death? That is basically just a machete on a stick....aka cheap metal design for cutting brush not busting through skulls.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
11/25/2011 11:41:56 PM
Originally Posted By Gelgoog:
How is any bladed weapon ideal against an opponent who can not bleed to death? That is basically just a machete on a stick....aka cheap metal design for cutting brush not busting through skulls.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
How is any bladed weapon ideal against an opponent who can not bleed to death? That is basically just a machete on a stick....aka cheap metal design for cutting brush not busting through skulls.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
Decapitation is the idea. Not chopping up the head like a watermelon. Impact weapons use up too much energy and time. It's much more efficient to separate the head from the body with an effective chopping/slicing weapon.
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11/26/2011 12:27:31 AM
A good ol' fashion E-Tool. Cleave that bitch till there's not enough left to come after ya. 
11/26/2011 9:32:05 PM
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
11/26/2011 10:42:58 PM
Originally Posted By Emegbers:
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
Slow?
A pickaxe would be heavy and slow, this is going to be much lighter and faster. If you should miss, then take a step back or step to the side and swing again.
I also recommend sweeping for the legs first to disable them, then finish 'em off with a blow to the head or neck.
11/26/2011 11:03:34 PM
check out zombietools.net and go to the blades section. they have some pretty cool things they build in house. they have a few torture test vids too of how durable the damn things are.... it finally breaks when he starts wacking a big concrete frwy barrier
11/27/2011 2:38:38 AM
Originally Posted By triburst1:
Decapitation is the idea. Not chopping up the head like a watermelon. Impact weapons use up too much energy and time. It's much more efficient to separate the head from the body with an effective chopping/slicing weapon.
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Originally Posted By Gelgoog:
How is any bladed weapon ideal against an opponent who can not bleed to death? That is basically just a machete on a stick....aka cheap metal design for cutting brush not busting through skulls.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
How is any bladed weapon ideal against an opponent who can not bleed to death? That is basically just a machete on a stick....aka cheap metal design for cutting brush not busting through skulls.
The idea weapon for zombies will always be blunt weapons because they do not dull, chip or bind. If you want to see how long a machete will last, buy 100 coconuts and starts whacking them to pieces. Then buy a blunt object like a flanged mace or warhammer and do the same thing.
Decapitation is the idea. Not chopping up the head like a watermelon. Impact weapons use up too much energy and time. It's much more efficient to separate the head from the body with an effective chopping/slicing weapon.
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Decapitation is also not as easy as it may look. Why do you think they used well trained swordsmen as public executioners? A zombie is going to be shambling after you, which means it will be bobbying up and down through uncoordinated movement. Your just as likely to bury that edged weapon into its shoulder blade binding it in the process as you are to get a clean decapitation.
Impact weapons may take more energy to use but they also deliver much more energy upon impact. A solidly built mace or warhammer will turn a skull into mush, and it is much easier to wack at a cantalope size object then aiming for the neck trying to get a clean horizontal slice.
11/27/2011 10:14:24 PM
Originally Posted By Sixgun_Symphony:
Slow?
A pickaxe would be heavy and slow, this is going to be much lighter and faster. If you should miss, then take a step back or step to the side and swing again.
I also recommend sweeping for the legs first to disable them, then finish 'em off with a blow to the head or neck.
Originally Posted By Emegbers:
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
Slow?
A pickaxe would be heavy and slow, this is going to be much lighter and faster. If you should miss, then take a step back or step to the side and swing again.
I also recommend sweeping for the legs first to disable them, then finish 'em off with a blow to the head or neck.
A pickaxe has the same problem this thing has. The weight is all the way out on the end. That's why the pickaxe is useful for hitting a large slow moving target such as a mountain. The momentum of the weighted end would make it more difficult than is ideal to stop a failed swing and reset for another. It even becomes worse if there are multiple threats.
11/27/2011 10:24:31 PM
Originally Posted By Emegbers:
A pickaxe has the same problem this thing has. The weight is all the way out on the end. That's why the pickaxe is useful for hitting a large slow moving target such as a mountain. The momentum of the weighted end would make it more difficult than is ideal to stop a failed swing and reset for another. It even becomes worse if there are multiple threats.
Originally Posted By Sixgun_Symphony:
Slow?
A pickaxe would be heavy and slow, this is going to be much lighter and faster. If you should miss, then take a step back or step to the side and swing again.
I also recommend sweeping for the legs first to disable them, then finish 'em off with a blow to the head or neck.
Originally Posted By Emegbers:
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
That looks pretty slow and heavy to me. What happens when you miss? Do you tell them to hold still while you realign a huge sweep with the thing?
Slow?
A pickaxe would be heavy and slow, this is going to be much lighter and faster. If you should miss, then take a step back or step to the side and swing again.
I also recommend sweeping for the legs first to disable them, then finish 'em off with a blow to the head or neck.
A pickaxe has the same problem this thing has. The weight is all the way out on the end. That's why the pickaxe is useful for hitting a large slow moving target such as a mountain. The momentum of the weighted end would make it more difficult than is ideal to stop a failed swing and reset for another. It even becomes worse if there are multiple threats.
This actually looks to be pretty quick, both in attack and recovery.
The farther apart you can get your hands on the grip of a relatively light (blade) weapon, the faster it'll move if you have even a minimal grasp of physics. This also means that recovery is equally quick without the extra weight hanging out there at the far end of things.
The thin blade is the only drawback that I can see.
Also, you don't precisely need to sever the head, do you? just sever the spinal cord, which even a near hit will do with something that can shear through a pig bone such as the video shows.
11/27/2011 10:40:31 PM
The best melee weapon is what works for you. Play to your strengths and avoid things that would bring about your weaknesses. If you do 6 hours of cardio a day, then by all means wield a war hammer!
If you run slow but have fast hands, then your going to need something in both hands. Preferably something that cuts and is blunt at the same time, thick blades that cut and delivers kinetic energy to the rigid structure that supports flesh. The Kukri fits that bill nicely.
A melee weapon should be an extension of your arm, it should move with you, not because of you. Smooth, decisive, properly placed hits/cuts are the key, and not as important as what's in your hand.
You should be able to hold your melee weapon like your holding a bird, you don't wanna let it fly away, but you don't wanna crush it either. Firm grip without being to the point of exhaustion in a few seconds or minutes.
Also, you don't have to kill them to get away from them, just disable the pursuer and get the hell outta there!
If you run slow but have fast hands, then your going to need something in both hands. Preferably something that cuts and is blunt at the same time, thick blades that cut and delivers kinetic energy to the rigid structure that supports flesh. The Kukri fits that bill nicely.
A melee weapon should be an extension of your arm, it should move with you, not because of you. Smooth, decisive, properly placed hits/cuts are the key, and not as important as what's in your hand.
You should be able to hold your melee weapon like your holding a bird, you don't wanna let it fly away, but you don't wanna crush it either. Firm grip without being to the point of exhaustion in a few seconds or minutes.
Also, you don't have to kill them to get away from them, just disable the pursuer and get the hell outta there!
11/28/2011 3:55:48 AM
Also, you don't have to kill them to get away from them, just disable the pursuer and get the hell outta there!
You know what? I think you've started a whole new concept for zombie defense: Disable their legs and they cannot even shuffle toward you.
11/28/2011 10:02:31 AM
But they will use their arms and hands to pull themselves to you.
11/28/2011 10:14:26 AM
Originally Posted By cybersniper:
But they will use their arms and hands to pull themselves to you.
But they will use their arms and hands to pull themselves to you.
True, they may pull themselves towards you, not as fast as walking or running though. The idea is to get away from them. Evasion and escape are the key words here.
