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Post by Bushido on May 2, 2012 15:53:44 GMT
You can ask them for pretty much anything you want. Specs, steels, fittings, engravings, fold patterns in the steel etc etc. The sword will become gradually more expensive, but anything's possible. I went for the dark antiqued look with no engravings or frills simply because I wanted a performance cutter, not a looker. Didn't want to pay extra for a lot of fancy engravings or anything "non essential", and thus I could put my entire budget into having them make me the strongest and sharpest blade possible. The fact that I opted for folded steel on the side pannels is however mostly because I love the look of folded steel :lol:
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Post by etiennehamel on May 2, 2012 22:25:07 GMT
very nice price! i'll think about getting one probably in t-10 or 1095 (both DH) i kind of like the Fushou model and the cloud-dragon one, if it is not alloy fittings i'll be getting that one because it looks so old (the fittings at least). but i admit i like a dao too... very tough choice! at least i have plenty of time to think about it  |
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Post by jhart06 on May 2, 2012 23:09:21 GMT
I wonder, i'm not horribly needing a katana, but does anyone think Sinoswords (or huawei) could pull off a folded steel saber/shamshir style blade?
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Post by Bushido on May 4, 2012 23:54:30 GMT
I think they could, and there's no harm in asking right? Why not Send them your design and general idea? |
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Post by Bushido on May 16, 2012 6:28:54 GMT
FINALLY! It's been a couple of long months of waiting and nervous anticipation, but today is finally the day I will get to hold my sword for the first time! My father is currently on his way home from a business trip to china, and he's bringing my sword with him! So excited!  I'll be back in the review section of the forum shortly, and you can expect a thorough review with lot's of pics!  |
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Post by Charl on May 16, 2012 8:52:56 GMT
WOW! congratulations! Cant wait for the review....
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Post by Bushido on May 16, 2012 20:41:52 GMT
Gotitgotitgotitgotitgotit... Anyhow, Got the sword! I'm as happy as a horse in a swimming pool full of something that horses like! Since I'm gonna be taking my time with this review, I thought I'd share a couple of initial impressions here in the thread. You know, for the impatient ones I was quite surprised to find the sword packed in a "silk" wrapped embroidered box with nice little metal hinges/locks. I was kind of expecting a brown paper box and styrofoam, so this was a pleasant surprise which adds to the initial impression! Not the highest quality box mind you, the silk is a bit frayed etc. But nice nontheless! Opened the box and found the sword wrapped in a sword bag, which was also nice! Yellow silk interior in the box, a nice presentation! Unwrapped the sword, and before unsheathing it I gave the whole thing a shake. Quite a bit of rattle... Anyhow, that can always be fixe. Unsheathed the sword, wiped the protective oil off and got my first up close look of the sword. This steel is gorgeous... Nice and straight hamon, very subtle swirl to the folded steel, clear lamination lines... It's an orgy of metallurgy! Tested the sharpness as well, it's able to get shavings off of your finger nails, but not exactly paper cutting sharp. With a bit of technique I managed to get a half assed cut through the paper, but most of the time it just snagged and tore the stuff up. Closer inspection revealed some minor scratches on the fittings, but that I can live with. however, the tip was slightly rolled/damaged... Not much, but just enough to be noticable up close and it kind of bothers me. Not so much that I will try to correct it mind you, Wouldn't want to risk making things worse, just a minor detraction from the overall impression you know. However, I think the sword is really nice. it's sharpish straight out of the box, it's very advanced metallurgy wise, and it's a full custom including extra nice bits such as sword box and bag for sub $300! That's hard to beat right there! I'm very happy, can't wait to get more closely acquainted to this baby! Gonna take a couple of days and get to know her and hopefully, if the weather allows, do some test cutting. I'm kind of nervous as I've never handled a chinese jian, but the blade geometry is very nice, the length and balance of the piece seems good as well and the grip fits me nicely. The overall shape of the grip tells me I should be able to get a good feel for the edge alignment, we'll see how it goes! Short initial impressions summary: + nice and unexpected extras. + Very good steel, gorgeous! + total custom for sub $300. + Nicely balanced. + Samegawa handle wrap is very nicely done! + sharp-ish (I'm just glad it's not dull) + Good looking! (no semprini, I designed it ) - Rolled tip (not extremely bad, but worse than unrolled you know). - Some minor scratches to fittings and details. - "only" sharp-ish (could be sharper, but it's not dull at all. Both a pro and a con). - Rattling around in the sheath. I'm very happy! |
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Post by junon on May 17, 2012 3:42:56 GMT
can you post some pics? |
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Post by Bushido on May 17, 2012 4:44:02 GMT
Tried snapping some with my mobile phone camera, but the picture quality simply sucks. Will post a couple as soon as I get home to my camera, and will post lots more for the review! |
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Post by Bushido on May 19, 2012 17:03:37 GMT
Review (full of pics!) is up in the review section of the forum |
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Post by Taiwandeutscher on May 20, 2012 0:55:38 GMT
Wonderful review, thanks a ton.
Seems you made a good deal.
I got purely practicing swords for nearly as much (stainless, no maintainance needed what so ever, no cutting, but very good for form training), also a few for nearly tripple price with higher perfection, for cutting and with lots of cleaning, warm rubbing and oiling to do.
But your pruchase makes me want to have one like yours, too.
Two suggestions:
When I brought Chinese swords to Europe, the wooden parts (handles or scabbards) tend to shrink in the dry climate. compared to China. If untreated, wood even can crack up, what would be a catastrophy. I used some nice organic oils to keep the wood heavy, again and again (Nourishing the sword, yang jian 養劍, blade and all, is a must, anyway, the more the better, and it takes a while till all pores of the metal close and you get a stable condition of the blade. Then it is your sword, finally!)
And then, please, get some proper training in Chinese swordmanship. Your cuts make me very uncomfortable, looks awfully dangerous, with so little control of the blade.
You could check some of Scott Rodell's cutting vids to see real Chinese swordplay, on Seven Star Trading (?), if you don't find a teacher nearby.
Many thanks once again, stay safe and grets from Taiwan!
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Post by Bushido on May 20, 2012 10:25:25 GMT
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
And thanks for the tip, I'll make sure to oil the handle as well. I've re-oiled the blade after each cutting session using the hanwei sword oil.
I appreciate your concern, and I'd love to get some proper training. However, instructors aren't exactly easy to come by where I live... Rest assured I have a huge amount of respect for sharp weapons and I'm being very careful. I may not have any training in chinese swordsmanship, but I do have some amount of experience of training with other weapons. Also, I take extra care not to even try any "fancy" moves or anything like that.
Thanks, will do!
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I'll be back in the review section of the forum shortly, and you can expect a thorough review with lot's of pics! 
