First Time UK Buyer. Quick Question on the O Katana
Nov 20, 2011 14:07:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2011 14:07:32 GMT
talon wrote
there's no need to worry if it's not paper sharp,a sword is not a knife,it doesn't need to be razor sharp (in fact razor sharp is bad for a sword) razor sharp is only good for razors,try doing some cutting with it,if you feel it needs a bit more bite then you can always touch the edge up(try using a steel to align the edge),unless you're into trick cutting a sword doesn't need an aggresive edge,katana's traditionally aren't razor sharp (no sword should be),you have a razor sharp edge for shaving,not for cutting with a sword,it needs to be sharp but also resiliant,you can't have both,
there's been a lot of emphasis on razor (or even sharper which isn't possible unless you use obsidian or glass) swords recently,
granted im old school and i want a sword that can cut,but have some resiliance,if you're bottle or mat cutting you can take the edge as sharp as you like,for practicallity i look for the middle ground,check out saito's deer clip, or lancelot's deva slayer videos,not razor sharp,but more than up to the task of the sword's intended purpose
there's no need to worry if it's not paper sharp,a sword is not a knife,it doesn't need to be razor sharp (in fact razor sharp is bad for a sword) razor sharp is only good for razors,try doing some cutting with it,if you feel it needs a bit more bite then you can always touch the edge up(try using a steel to align the edge),unless you're into trick cutting a sword doesn't need an aggresive edge,katana's traditionally aren't razor sharp (no sword should be),you have a razor sharp edge for shaving,not for cutting with a sword,it needs to be sharp but also resiliant,you can't have both,
there's been a lot of emphasis on razor (or even sharper which isn't possible unless you use obsidian or glass) swords recently,
granted im old school and i want a sword that can cut,but have some resiliance,if you're bottle or mat cutting you can take the edge as sharp as you like,for practicallity i look for the middle ground,check out saito's deer clip, or lancelot's deva slayer videos,not razor sharp,but more than up to the task of the sword's intended purpose
Well attempted to cut up a few water filled bottles today, the natural enemy of any sword owner apparently. And had some interesting but personally, disappointing results. The two 2L bottles came apart easily when I cut diagonally at an angle of around 45 degrees. However the smaller bottles where attempted a horizontal slice just bounced off it like I hit them with a hammer and not a blade. It seem only the top 2-3 inches have been sharpened while the rest is duller. But I don't really know what it could be. My gut feeling is that it must be my technique or the fact the blade could do with some touching up. This episode has made me wary of trying it out on some thicker branched in case I burr or roll the edge. I was thinking of purchasing either a rad sharpener (www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001WOTHC) or a pretty fine whetstone (www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0033M69KC) just to make the edge a little keener.
What do you think, am I worrying about nothing and possibly need to practise more or am I describing a sword where the edge just needs to be sharpened a little bit? Would I be ok to follow this guys advice and run a gerber down it a couple of times and see if it has an effect.
I don't relly want to reshape the blades geometry or anything but it just not seem to cutting in the way I imagined from the SBG site:
When I hit is it's literately catapulted away. And going from everyone here I know the review and the blade are sound which again makes me think just a little touch up of the edge.
Thoughts and advice guys?
One of the more interesting things about now owning a sword to any new buyer. They are heavy and when drawn they are silent now loud metal scraping (i mean if it did it would just dull the blade) and tension fit mean drawing it is no easy task. Really makes good work of your muscles just swinging it around.