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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2010 8:16:39 GMT
I really, REALLY hate the word "whippy" though. It's become a buzz word for the modern sword market these days.... Maybe... but after having had more the 200+ swords from evey maker you can think of... Albion, Tinker, Atrim, BKS, Hanwei, Kris Cutlery, Ritter Steel, Del Tin, Valiant Armoury, Darksword Armoury, A&A, Cold Steel, and Windlass... I say without reservation that a lot of windlass swords ARE Whippy. Mostly their longer blades, anything past 30 inches. This is a combination of the 3/16th width and almost universal lack of distal taper. The longer Windlass swords handle like wet noodles to me. heh, I've no doubt that the longer Windlass blades are indeed whippy. I've seen plenty of reviews backing that up . The thing is, people seem to use it far too often even when describing the slightest blade flex. I've even seen someone describe the VA/Atrim Practical Longsword as whippy
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Post by shadowhowler on Jul 20, 2010 9:10:23 GMT
The thing is, people seem to use it far too often even when describing the slightest blade flex. I've even seen someone describe the VA/Atrim Practical Longsword as whippy True, I have seen this as well. I think that tends to only happen with new collectors who have an uninformed idea of how swords should be. I was that way at first as well... I thought everything should be as stiff as can be. Ya gotta handle some swords and learn a bit before you kick that notion.
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