2006-10-30, 18:18 | Link #81 |
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lmfao, basically thats what i've been trying to tell people about buying stainless steel swords, but then again its not really a good idea to go outside swinging a carbon steel sword either even though a carbon steel handforged sword is better you'll still end up looking like a dork unless you know what your doing.
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2006-10-30, 23:07 | Link #82 |
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i think a friend of mine is getting me the short version of Tensa Zangetsu, im fairly sure it's the same as the big one, but its meant to be usable for practicing kata (i do katori yay :P) anyways i wanted to know if the sword has a full tang or if im gonna have to weld somehting onto it so i can practice with it.
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2006-10-31, 00:27 | Link #83 | |
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2006-10-31, 11:21 | Link #84 | |
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2006-10-31, 11:25 | Link #85 |
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i will but now i have to build a new forge cause my old one is like broken, rust ate big holes in it so heat escapes from it, and i wont start working on my own version for awhile, i have a few orders i have to do first which is a claymore, a katana, a rapier, another katana and a zweihander.
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2006-11-01, 16:02 | Link #87 | |
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i just thought it might be fun to re-fit it with a tang and a properly-weighted handle and maybe that chain bit that they were talking about earlier in the thread, just for the novelty that i COULD actually use it for kata, cause the blade is 440 steel right? it woudl be fine for [non contact] swinging around, but cuase of the laquering i would never be using it for Tameshigiri (test cutting) or fencing (clashing blades for the suck). |
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2006-11-01, 16:41 | Link #88 | |
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2006-11-01, 18:10 | Link #89 |
Uchi Deshi
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hehehehe yeh i figured as much, its all in fun anyways.
eventually im gonna have to go to japan and buy a $4,000 sword for proper sword drawing practice anyways. but what about refitting them? a friend of mine has the tools to do it, wouldnt it be easy enough to put on a tang or even just a rat tail tang? and then you could just re-fit another handle. |
2006-11-01, 20:49 | Link #90 | |
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2006-11-01, 20:57 | Link #91 |
Uchi Deshi
Join Date: Oct 2006
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im pretty sure you can have the swords shipped with a special passport and permission of the owner and some other paper work, i know its pretty complicated, but people at my dojo have had several weapons shipped from japan, im sure of it.
indestructable sword eh? are you talking about a kind of katana, or is it something else? |
2006-11-01, 21:46 | Link #92 | |
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2006-11-01, 22:01 | Link #93 |
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I'm sorry but no sword is indestructable, just strong, but a bad swing can wreck the best forged sword available.
Second, there is no japanese law about no selling swords internationally or not to foreigners, but for the person importing the sword into their home country there are laws governing what you can import. My sensei has a few authentic hand forged blades given to him when he attained his Sixth dan. |
2006-11-01, 22:09 | Link #94 | |
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2006-11-02, 02:03 | Link #95 |
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The law that exists in Japan regarding swords has nothing to do with the strength or how damn strong the blade may be. The law concerns and applies to historical relics. No japanese katana determined to be created in pre modern times is to be exported as they are treated as cultural treasures that belong to the country.
Japan has a lot of laws set in place to preserve anything of cultural and historical significance. This not only applies to swords, but anything of cultural and historical significance. If a sword was to be created using the finest iron/steel available, forged in a traditional japanese forge in the method that makes it extremely durable and valuable, it STILL can be sold to exporters or internationally to those willing to pay. |
2006-11-04, 04:20 | Link #98 |
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2006-11-04, 08:22 | Link #99 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Take it from someone who bought them, they are both garbage.
1. both of them have writing on them, the bankai version has white writing on both sides (made in china/stainless steel) and the other one has stainless steel written on it, very noticeable and very ulgy. 2. the bankai version is glued together, you cant replace any of the parts. 3. the sheath for both of them has a tendency to scrape the paint (black parts) the blade. The black parts of the blade for the regular version isnt exactly done well anyways, very uneven. 4. The regular version sword's wrapping is very low quality and will unravel very easily, by which I mean the threads in the wrapping and not the wrapping its self (I think it might even be lightly glued). |
2006-11-04, 10:02 | Link #100 |
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Yeah we just picked up both the bankai and fish knife sword as well as the 9' sephiroth sword to our list of bladed niceness
We are currently at a convention in Destin, Florida right now. We're Half full studios, proudly providing sweet swords, gashapons, plushies and anything else we think we can foist off onto the anime fan community. If you're in the area, come look for us. ( I'm not there, because I have things to do, back here in Dallas ) |
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