It's not a waste at all, and some of the knives are of his own design not Star Trek's. He enjoys making them.
The shadow blade for example has shown up in other places, and pre-dates Nemesis.
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The shadow blade for example has shown up in other places, and pre-dates Nemesis.
Why have the knife sliced down the center like a tuning fork?Maybe the Katanas and the basket-hilted swords are "Edgy Mall Ninja junk".
But the knives are either from previous Star Trek shows/movies or well known knives from other Sci-Fi/fantasy movies/shows/games.
Especially this one:
What's the logical purpose of designing your knife that way?
That only weakens the blade structurally.
Because it looks cool
So "Rule of Cool" over anything logical / practical.
Star Trek has followed the rule of cool since the 60s
Unless you think Bat'leths or any of the Klingon blades are practical.
The original Sword of Kah'less was the best Bat'leth design, the later ones seem like far worse derivative designs.
But even then, the Klingon Bat'leth can use some improvements in terms of design.
But that's a seperate discussion.
The Mek'leth is a very practical short sword.
The d'k tahg is a very practical knife.
Worf's kur'leth is a very nice sword.
The Gin'tak is a nice short spear.
So it really does depend on the weapon, not all of their designs are good IMO, but some of them are very solid.
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You've never heard of Lightening holes?
You’ve never heard of Gil Hibben. So what?
There are ALOT of knife makers out there, I just didn't know that one.
But the concept of Lightening holes has been around in weapons making since time immemorial.
It's like how can the TOS Enterprise have such thin warp nacelle pylons? Advanced materials that are outside our ability to make as strong in current day
And yet future Vessels have generally opted for "Thicker / Stouter" Warp Nacelle Pylons & Necks moving forward into the future.It's like how can the TOS Enterprise have such thin warp nacelle pylons? Advanced materials that are outside our ability to make as strong in current day
So what does that tell you.
This is inspite superior material science moving forward from the TOS era.
Does your argument change the fact that TOS ships have advanced materials in order to have thin warp pylons? If you think about it, it does not. In the same way, all the complaints about weak structural designs of knives in a futuristic universe hold no water since their materials would be more advanced than comparisons to real world knives. YMMV.
But generally, people would want to use the optimum shape & geometry; so that's why traditional closed tip knives are preferred, regardless of material advancement.
There's no need to design a weakness into your tool, if you already know what the optimum Geometry/Material is for the job.
It's like asking for a crappier tool to do the same job, most people will pick the best ones.
I understand where you are coming from but AFAIK these are Klingon weapons with advanced materials that work as-is in the series and do not demonstrate any weakness similar to blades made with real life steel materials. Are there any scenes in Star Trek where you've seen these blades fail due to perceived design weakness'?
I think that was Eaves, and the two tips are there to extinguish both the physical and spiritual lives of the victimHere's a Dan Curry (or John Eaves?) designed Klingon knife from DS9/Voy that looks similar
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MA is clear:
The mevak was designed by illustrator John Eaves. Because the screenplay of "Sons of Mogh" didn't specify any particular design type, Eaves was allowed a free hand in creating the blade, and he ultimately designed it with two separated blades - one for extinguishing the physical life, one for freeing the soul to allow it to travel to Sto-vo-kor. (Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves, DS9 Season 4 DVD special features)
The kut'luch dagger seen in "Sins of the Father" was designed by Dan Curry, inspired by the Balinese/Malaysian kris. (Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry, p. 112) The dagger identified as a kut'luch in "Real Life" was previously called a mevak (designed by John Eaves) in DS9: "Sons of Mogh".
MA is clear:
The mevak was designed by illustrator John Eaves. Because the screenplay of "Sons of Mogh" didn't specify any particular design type, Eaves was allowed a free hand in creating the blade, and he ultimately designed it with two separated blades - one for extinguishing the physical life, one for freeing the soul to allow it to travel to Sto-vo-kor. (Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves, DS9 Season 4 DVD special features)
The kut'luch dagger seen in "Sins of the Father" was designed by Dan Curry, inspired by the Balinese/Malaysian kris. (Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry, p. 112) The dagger identified as a kut'luch in "Real Life" was previously called a mevak (designed by John Eaves) in DS9: "Sons of Mogh".
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Damn I was too slow, I just noticed there were two different designs on the kut’luch page. Top image is Dan Curry’s design, bottom image is the Eaves design. When I first glanced at the page, I just assumed it was the same knife but further away, but then I realized they looked nothing alike.
