1 Participants at the campout got the chance to learn some basic archery skills courtesy of Zakizamani Osman (in brown tee-shirt).2 Cutting a bottle full of water in half which can be difficult if your blade hasn’t retained its edge.3 Mohamed “Bear” Azam Zainal Ali shows his mad grill skills .4 A younger participant trying out a bow and arrow.5 Adam Yates cuts through the thick rope on his second try.6 Contest area: Organiser and chopping contest participant Chew Soon sets-up the custom-made table, where a clamp is used to secure a 2x4 and a PVC pipe containing three golf-balls, where contestants need to try and split one in half.Sole lady participant Catherine Chia uses a parang to hack away at the first obstacle - a 2x4 plywood plank.
THERE often comes a time when a person who owns knives wonders how the blade would stand up to a battery of tests, such as chopping through a plank, slicing through rope or even splitting a straw.
So you organise a chopping competition, where you have all the items and more, to test not just the blade’s sharpness and edge retention but also the owner’s skill and hand-eye coordination.
