Will Ferrell is a perennial funnyman who can seem to do no wrong (well…except for the awful “Land of the Lost” movie). Earlier this week, he took his talents to “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to poke some fun at knife lovers.
Normally I would take offense or just ignore this over-the-top portrayal of knife salesmen, but Will Ferrell and fellow actor Ryan Gosling seem to really take it to the next level with accuracy. Take a look at the hilarity in the clip below. The good stuff really starts at about the 48-second mark if you’re the impatient kind.
The Bowie knife—named after Col. Jim Bowie—is as American as a knife can get.
The large, fixed-blade fighting knife boasts a gritty construction and durable design, which is what made it so notable at the infamous Sandbar Fight.
For some more insight on the Bowie knife, check out this great video of knifemaker Daniel Winkler walking through how an original Bowie is made, why it’s so significant and some of the knife’s history.
If you peruse You Tube, you’ll come across a number of videos of guys shaving with machetes and other gnarly blades. However, few of them can compare with Murray Carter, who makes shaving with a straight-razor look like a walk in the park.
Carter’s made videos of himself shaving with neck knives, straight-razors, machettes and even a 21-inch sword. However, in the video below, he takes a slightly different approach, shaving with a spoon that he forged out of hitachi white steel.
Carter, who grew up in Eastern Canada, traveled to Japan after he graduated from high school, where he became an apprentice to a 16th-generation Yoshimoto bladesmith.
After completing his apprenticeship, he was asked to take the position of number 17 in the Sakemoto family tradition of Yoshmoto bladesmithing, the only Caucasian to ever assume such a position.
Currently, Carter forges his own collection of knives, which you can check out on his website. He now lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, so if you’re ever in the neighborhood and in need of a shave, you know where to go.
Scope out the video below and let us know what you think.
