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Post by Deepbluedave on Apr 1, 2012 20:26:22 GMT
Heres a run down so, Marks blade, Seans fitting and Artelmis's deeper green colour, all I need now is for someone else to have one and I'll be starting to lose my cool. All great looking though I am surprised none has one with the Morrigan guard on it yet....
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Post by Deepbluedave on Aug 7, 2012 9:48:00 GMT
Got to add Chucks double clip to the list
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Post by metinemre on Aug 7, 2012 20:48:40 GMT
I recently mailed John and James with a design request, mixing morrigan guard, fishtail pommel, blend of Sean`s and Chucks`s blades with one clip at the top front and a slight curve at the front. Waiting for James to reply back. Fingers crossed. Price will go up considering morrigan is the signature edition of the Longship line but that type of soft scimitar touch design is my dream matching my morrigan`s hilt. Here`s a picture i made on paint mixing 3 different pictures. Attachments:
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Post by Deepbluedave on Aug 7, 2012 20:52:19 GMT
Metinemre, that will look great very unique, is it still going to be a 1 hander?
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Post by metinemre on Aug 7, 2012 20:55:03 GMT
Thanks Well i hope James approves it. I was thinking about 28-30`` blade with 7-8`` grip. Mostly as one hander but possible to be used with 2hands aswell.
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Post by metinemre on Aug 8, 2012 0:59:38 GMT
Sorry for off-topic replies to this review. Design approved, minor details will be discussed later probably and i will update everything with a new post once the project starts. Price will be a little higher than Morrigan or my budget but still reasonable for an art piece with additional upgrades and a lot of extra details on the blade. Thanks for Marc, Sean and Chuck for their verrimus reviews, Dave for lighting up the combination idea and ofc James and John...
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Post by Kuya on Aug 11, 2012 6:08:57 GMT
Whoa... you actually got it within budget! Congratulations, bro!
Anyway, since this old review showed up thanks to the recent discussion bumping. I have a question after reading the review. Are non-katanas allowed to have the "cheap rounded fade-out" bo-hi/fuller grooves, and not be dinged for it?
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Post by metinemre on Aug 11, 2012 6:32:18 GMT
Thanks a lot. A little higher than the budget but it`ll work, thanks to all friends here and ofc John and James.
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Post by chuckinohio on Aug 11, 2012 9:29:24 GMT
Actually a squared off termination to a fuller is a detriment in my opinion, and many others. If you look back at the diuscussion of the Hanwei Cawood prototype, you will see that the original had a fuller that terminated in a squared off very abrupt manner, and was generally poo pooed by the membership. In the Euro world VS the 'wish it was a nihonto' world you will find a definite preference for smooth flowing transitions for the most part, unless the form calls for definite sharp transitions, such as a Cinqueda or the like. Generally, the sides of the fuller should be sharp and well defined while the termination is blended into the blade body gradually. This could be a function of aesthetics due to the fact that Euro swords tend to have more substantial fullers than your average Katana, and the abrupt transition is not visually pleasing in such??
Historical European examples seem to follow this trend, establishing what is acceptable and allowable as far as historical authenticity is concerned, whereas it is pretty much the opposite of what is expected in a Katana.
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Aug 11, 2012 10:59:24 GMT
Kuya... Despite what many people think , a rounded Bo-hi termination is perfectly acceptable. It is where and how the hi terminates that is the issue.
This is a whole different kind of sword , with completely different geometry expectations.
Beyond that , this is a fully hand made custom with sole authorship by a master Swordmaker . The type of Bo-hi you talking about is bead cut by a machine which also mirror polishes the sword ... A serious shortcut in manufacturing and a hallmark of very cheap , poorly done swords.
Again , this is a custom completely hand- made by a master.
Apples and oranges doesn't even come into it. ..
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Post by Kuya on Aug 11, 2012 17:18:01 GMT
Ah, KK. I was just wondering about it all, since I've seen the whole sharp and/or fully along and matching the curve and pointed end of the shinogi-ji is what's supposed to be proper in other katana discussions. I don't think that the current "katana government" would pass a semi-circular rounded bo-hi, regardless of which master smith did it. All of the katanas that I've seen others link that were made in Japan by "registered smiths" and endorsed by their cultural government (honestly, I have no idea how all that politicking works over there) have either the sharp slant or all the way to the end of and matching the shinogi-ji's shape. I have seen some link other swords with "good bo-hi" that have a rounded tip to the bo-hi, but it still had a slope/slant before it came to the lightly rounded tip.
Anyway, no bash on the sword reviewed, I just needed information on the grading scales and accepted allowances for different types of swords, so I know what to look for. I like how the groove on the sword reviewed still had a little bit of a slope/slant at the ends of the groove that matched the curve orientation of the sword. I would have preferred a slightly steeper slope/slant to fully match the blade's curvature characteristics, but that's just personal taste. Like how some double edged swords have a groove that tapers to either a sharp tip or a rounded tip to match the blade as well.
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