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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 16, 2011 6:23:48 GMT
I opted out; didn't see the point in it. So call it ghost karma and keep in mind everything I said was mostly speculation.
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Post by Pogo4321 on May 19, 2011 4:55:23 GMT
Okay, got it. I have the Corn leaf so I understand perfectly (really like my Corn Leaf it's a blast to use). Thanks a lot, Chuck. Seeing as how hanging water bottles are my favorite cutting target and I like light fast swords, I think I'll go ahead and pick up a Yang some time.
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Post by Anders on Jun 6, 2011 0:05:03 GMT
Technically, it is a dao, in the sense that it's a single-edged Chinese sword. The Chinese consider anything single-edged to be a "knife", that is to say dao, per definition.
Hm, this makes me wonder if you could achieve a more solid weapon by buying the unsharpened version and grind the edge yourself. (Making sure to give it more "niku" so to speak.)
My understanding is that it's a late-comer, but keep in mind that 1900 was still more then a century ago.
I once asked a kung-fu practicing friend about the yang saber and according to his teacher, the guy who came up with it is indeed supposed to have based it on a western-style saber that was given to him as a gift.
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Post by chuckinohio on Jun 7, 2011 22:16:21 GMT
Interesting thought.
Assuming that the blade is thicker from the outset on the blunt version, and not just a dulled sharp, your idea may very well be a viable option.
Good thinking.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jun 7, 2011 22:27:15 GMT
Unfortunately, it wouldn't work; at least, not if the measurements from Kult of Athena are correct. According to them, the blunt is actually thinner than the sharp; the measurements below are what they list:
Blunt -
Thickness: 7.2 mm - 1.2 mm
Sharp -
Thickness: 8 mm - 1.9 mm
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Post by Anders on Jun 8, 2011 2:11:40 GMT
Still, the differance between the blunt and the sharp at the thinnest is less then a millimeter. And this would be a measure of the thickness of the blade itself, not the edge. The blunt will still have way more metal in the edge then the sharp one does. Heck, that's probably why the blunt is thinner in the first place - they're trying to keep the two models roughly the same weight.
Now, if I understand this correctly, the problem with the sharp wasn't that the blade is too thin (one millimeter doesn't sound that bad to me, let alone two) but that the edge is. If you sharpened the blunt, then, you could get a blade that is thinner on average but has a more durable edge.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jun 8, 2011 2:14:59 GMT
That's a good point. And it would certainly be nice if it were true, seeing as the blunt is 12$ cheaper than the sharp.
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Post by Anders on Jun 9, 2011 12:31:26 GMT
True, though it may take a bit of experience at sharpening and a willingness to experiment to find out.
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