New guy here! 1st sword incoming!
Dec 20, 2011 22:40:58 GMT
Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2011 22:40:58 GMT
Greetings everyone!
Just thought I'd drop a post and introduce myself, and also apologize in advance for asking a lot of blatently dumb questions upfront.
I've always been a knife knut, and have been collecting, handling and experimenting with knives for quite a few years now. I think the idea of getting sword was just an extension of that - however I quickly realized that a sword is in no way a "big knife" - there is a LOT more going on there. I wanted a real sword, but I also knew that in all reality it would spend a lot of time in a stand, and when it did get used it would only be used for light cutting - pool foam noodles, water/soda bottles, I might even try a plain tatami mat once, but defnately not real often. So I knew I didn't need a super expensive sword - heck, I didn't even knew if I would really like a sword! So I thought I'd get a decent but real sword to try it out, and if I really liked it and it really grew on me then I could buy a better sword. So I began searching for reasonably priced sword that was ready for real but light use.
I spent quite a bit fo time reading up on safety, what makes a sword work, styles of swords, how they are made, and of course all the info here at buyers guide on what makes one real vs a wall hanger. the articles here were particularly useful.
I decided first on a Katana as it seemed to me to be the best cutting swword style [thoguh certainly all can cut], and then I decided after several weeks of deliberations, reading and weighing the pros/cons that for my first one I went with a musashi bamboo warrior. It seems like exactly what I need - a good qualiy but reasonably priced sword that looks decent and will handle light cutting. I ordered it from trueswords.com from the recomendations here - it should be here in a few days - I hope to have a very ametuer review here soon.
I'm also a big "gun guy" [I'm sure many here are too], as well as the author of "Snow and Steel", a novel about Stalingrad, and a serious student of Russian culture, history, customs, and of course weaponry.
I look forward to chatting with everyone, and please forgive me if i ask too many dumb questions - I promise you I'm not trying to be difficult! Thanks so much!~
Just thought I'd drop a post and introduce myself, and also apologize in advance for asking a lot of blatently dumb questions upfront.
I've always been a knife knut, and have been collecting, handling and experimenting with knives for quite a few years now. I think the idea of getting sword was just an extension of that - however I quickly realized that a sword is in no way a "big knife" - there is a LOT more going on there. I wanted a real sword, but I also knew that in all reality it would spend a lot of time in a stand, and when it did get used it would only be used for light cutting - pool foam noodles, water/soda bottles, I might even try a plain tatami mat once, but defnately not real often. So I knew I didn't need a super expensive sword - heck, I didn't even knew if I would really like a sword! So I thought I'd get a decent but real sword to try it out, and if I really liked it and it really grew on me then I could buy a better sword. So I began searching for reasonably priced sword that was ready for real but light use.
I spent quite a bit fo time reading up on safety, what makes a sword work, styles of swords, how they are made, and of course all the info here at buyers guide on what makes one real vs a wall hanger. the articles here were particularly useful.
I decided first on a Katana as it seemed to me to be the best cutting swword style [thoguh certainly all can cut], and then I decided after several weeks of deliberations, reading and weighing the pros/cons that for my first one I went with a musashi bamboo warrior. It seems like exactly what I need - a good qualiy but reasonably priced sword that looks decent and will handle light cutting. I ordered it from trueswords.com from the recomendations here - it should be here in a few days - I hope to have a very ametuer review here soon.
I'm also a big "gun guy" [I'm sure many here are too], as well as the author of "Snow and Steel", a novel about Stalingrad, and a serious student of Russian culture, history, customs, and of course weaponry.
I look forward to chatting with everyone, and please forgive me if i ask too many dumb questions - I promise you I'm not trying to be difficult! Thanks so much!~