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Filming is complete on Dwight McLemore's new Tomahawk video !
Paladin Press is releasing the video, based partially on McLemore's book The Fighting Tomahawk, during the Spring of 2009. Below are sneak preview pictures of the shoot that took place in Surry, VA, Oct. 3 - Oct. 6, 2008.
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Dwight McLemore & Dave Dubrow (Paladin Press Video Manager- behind Dwight) set up shot for full speed sparing sequence.
From Left to Right: Roger Nicholls, Bryan Simpers, Eric Bell, Brad Efting.
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Behind the scene interview with (L/R) Cameraman Eric Bell, Steve Huff (Historical Maritime Combat Association) and Jim Smith (Healthy Solutions).
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Dwight McLemore (Director The School of Two Swords) conducts in progress critique of sparing action with Roger Nicholls (Left) and Jeff Karako (Right).
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Dave Dubrow zooms in on full speed sparing action between Roger Nicholls (Left) and Jeff Karako (Right)
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Roger Nicholls (Left) and John Stanley (owner TAK, Inc., a.k.a. TAKknife.com) pose for the camera between sparing sessions.
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Jeff Karako (Left) faces Steve Huff's two knives with tomahawk & longknife full speed sparing.
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Dwight McLemore conducts After Action Review of the sparing action.
Left/Right: Jim Smith, Jeff Karako, Roger Nicholls, Dwight McLemore, Steve Huff, and Andy Keyworth.
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Training Tomahawks produced by TAK, Inc. for the filming of the Tomahawk video.
Modeled after custom Dwight McLemore designed tomahawk that was produced by Tim Ridge at Swamp Fox Knives.
The paraline wrapped handles are wrapped for optimal performance during grip changes. Tomahawks can be used fully choked for face-to-face fighting, mid-choke for up-close fighting, or no-choke for distance fighting or throwing. The paraline grip has been optimized to allow you to transition to full choke easily, and to give increasing grip enhancement as you transition back out to no choke.
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Leather version on Training Tomahawk produced by TAK, Inc. for the filming of the Tomahawk video.
The leather version is a straight wrap design. The square edges of the leather, combined with it's natural tack, provide an excellent, secure grip at all grip positions.
Both version of the training tomahawks have a natural shock absorbing base between the polycarbonate handle and the grip material. This provides isolation from harsh vibrations from repeated blows to a hard pell.
The natural rawhide leather is finished with a warm prairie brown dye, sealed, and hand rubbed.
Slight variations in color shift occur due to the natural leather.
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Tim Ridge (Swamp Fox Knives) and Dwight McLemore collaborated on the design of this Tomahawk for the upcoming Paladin Press video.
"SWAMP FOX KNIVES strives to bring you historically accurate hand forged reproductions of knives which were used during the formative years of the United States. They look original because they are made like the originals... hand forged with hammer and anvil."
Tim's other designs can be viewed at:
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To read more inside information and view video clips about the upcoming Paladin video, click on the following link:
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