Two handed sword advice.

I was unaware of Tinker having done one. I'll try looking through SFI today, but searching "Tinker Hanwei Bastard" is going to bring up a whole messton of the H/T line swords. You still have yours? It's nice to hear that the blade responds well to the modification.

I still have two of them. The original that has the hollow pommel of the first generation (which Tinker worked over) was shortened and the hollow pommel filled with JB Weld. Then it was reassembled with the intact original grip. A second version was sent to me by Blake Pogue at Hanwei to disassemble and show that Hanwei had actually corrected the problem. Unfortunately for that sword, but good for everyone else, the grip was very well attached and had to be destroyed in removal. The bare blade, pommel and guard are sitting on my work bench along with the scabbard. I really need to shorten the blade and grip, and reassemble it with a new handle. Alas, so many unfinished projects and so little time and energy to finish many of them.