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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Sept 8, 2007 12:33:18 GMT
My hanwei viking digs in to my palm heaps with a hammer grip. Its a short grip. I'm still gumby on the handshake grip. I have a ricasso on it and sometimes use it like a 2 hander - at which I'm devastating!
Not historically accurately devastating... but hey, the guy who just lost his arm won't be criticizing that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2007 16:27:48 GMT
The only Viking sword I own and have handled to date is the Hanwei Godfred. I'm still trying to find the right grip for the right stroke. Mostly I find the pommel in my palm more than the handle, but this lends to poor control for me. I can't help but feel like my sword becomes an airfoil from this grip. The slightest inaccuracy in my swing will send the blade soaring off in the wrong direction. Tough to work with, but I'm still experimenting. This sword looks much more forgiving of grip. Yes the 10th Century Viking Sword is going away. The furniture is too big and the grip too long. It will be replaced by an 8th Century which is already in the works. If you look at the stats on our Witham the handle is just 1/4" longer than the original so that you do not get that pommel digging into your hands. We did it near the original but just slightly 1/4" longer on the grip.
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Post by randomnobody on Sept 8, 2007 16:36:47 GMT
It's retiring? Crap, how much longer will they have? I want one badly. Looking forward to the new one, though.
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Post by YlliwCir on Sept 8, 2007 18:35:32 GMT
Going away? Well, boy howdy!, I'm glad I got mine. I eagerly await the new model.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2007 3:45:34 GMT
RicWilly, Are you using any special techniques cutting with this sword? I have the witham, and I'm still batting bottles. I'm sure it's due to the blade geometry. How did you overcome this? Also, the pommel on the witham, rather than digging in, is nicely curved on the bottom to brace against the bottom of my wrist. I find that this, used with a hammer grip, allows me to snap my strikes a bit more by pushing off the pommel with wrist action. This seems to make the sword more responsive, as the witham is definitely a sword you commit to when swinging.
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Post by YlliwCir on Sept 9, 2007 4:47:12 GMT
samuraimatt, I don't know any special techniques, hadn't really tried to cut a bottle till a few weeks ago and found it a lot harder than I thought. I figured ya just knocked the hell out of it. Didn't work. You sound like you know more about it than me, I know nothing about different kinds of grips or blade geometry. David said he had trouble because he didn't know you was supposed to fill em with water first. Anyhow I figured out I needed to pull the blade to me a bit as I struck the bottle to turn the swing into a slice. Also stepping into the cut gave more power of course. Naturally the gallon milk jugs are easy, I have to be more precise with the slice thing on the smaller bottles. I still send my share flying but I'm getting better. Watching peoples videos of them cutting helped me too. I'm still practicing but it's a lot of fun. I'm open to cutting tips anyone cares to share. That witham looks great to me, I hope to get one eventually.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2007 21:25:51 GMT
How do you like the Witham? i love the witham. out of everything i've handled (which isn't all that much, and nothing worth over $300) its my favorite european sword. it cuts and handles well, definately better than the 10th century IMO, and its quite attractive too. the diamonds (and hilt in general) look great in person but my favorite part is the blade itself. i love the taper that makes it look sort of like a cross between a type X and type XII.
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Post by rammstein on Sept 9, 2007 21:41:23 GMT
Shootermike and I both have the witham and have posted two seperate reviews on it. Both of us think of this sword VERY highly. It is held in high esteem.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2007 0:23:10 GMT
I have the Witham too.I had to learn to hold it to keep it from digging in the heel of my hand but everything I've hit with it has cut cleanly. I don't think its just my technique though because any of the other swords I have work like bats. I hand my bottles from a tree.
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Post by YlliwCir on Sept 10, 2007 2:03:01 GMT
Oh I been thinking of hanging them from a tree. I will have to try that. Good to know that works, thanks Firehand10k.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2007 4:42:56 GMT
Oh, hanging sounds like a good idea. I will try to slice more, I was just whacking them at a downward angle keep from launching them too far. I love my witham, it feels so dangerous when you hold it ;D I did notice that it demands lots of care to keep it rust free, so if your are thinking about getting one, you might want to pick up some 2000 grit auto sandpaper. It manages to get small rust spots off without screwing up the mirror polish.
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Post by YlliwCir on Sept 10, 2007 5:21:20 GMT
I tryed different things to prevent the rust. The best thing I've found is Renaissance Wax. I haven't had any rust problems since I started using it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2007 8:23:48 GMT
I use baby oil and no signs of rust yet. only had it about 2 months.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 13:56:49 GMT
One thing I have considered but I do not have any tall enough trees in our yard yet. Start with 1/2" Marine rope or up to 3/4" and knot it on the end and cut so as not to move the rope when you slice it. I hear it has to be new so not to have any small pebbles or dirt that would ruin your edge. I will have to start with the hanging bottles first and get to where I can slice the bottle so as not to move it first, then go to rope. Boy is this not fun? ;D Hey we may need to start a thread on learning good cutting techniques. Like the hanging bottles, then rope, etc.
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Post by septofclansinclair on Sept 14, 2007 14:12:09 GMT
I would be all over a thread on that. There are no instructors near where I live. I'm basically modeling myself after shootermike, say what you want about that ;D
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Post by YlliwCir on Sept 14, 2007 15:56:00 GMT
I for one could use an instructional forum (see my vids). LOL
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Post by Brian of DBK on Sept 14, 2007 16:10:38 GMT
I vote YES, I think that is a great idea!
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