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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2012 1:15:08 GMT
I am considering buying my first sword soon and I was wondering if the katanas on musashiswords.com are good considering there are alot of cheaper ones there but they look great. I was looking at a shirasaya first, possibly the rosewood one. By the way I am new to the boards but I have been looking through them and have been very interested in swords for the past 6 or 7 years oh and I am curious if I am the Only Newfoundlander on here.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 7, 2012 1:34:33 GMT
ive heard nothing but good about the rosewood shirasaya, a musashi sword is a perfectly acceptable starter blade...it was mine in fact, just dont expect nice fancy fittings, real rayskin, or silk ito. they are bare bones utilitarian katana. they will suffice for light cutting, kata, drills, ext, but dont try to take on hard targets or you could damage it
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Post by chopper on Jun 7, 2012 1:34:50 GMT
A couple of us just talked about their swords in another post. They would probably be a good starter sword. They will more than likely have poor quality fittings and cheap cotton ito. There is a chance the ray skin will be fake. If it's not then it will be poor quality. Unless specified, they will be 1045 steel which is the minimum amout of carbon for a sword. They would be good as light cutters only. I have two or three. They would be a good sword to practice customization on You would probably pay less if you don't buy directly from their website. Try www.swordnarmory.com/ or www.trueswords.com/
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Post by chopper on Jun 7, 2012 1:35:47 GMT
Saito, you beat me to it. :lol:
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Post by ken~kata on Jun 7, 2012 2:01:29 GMT
Hi, I started Swords about 2 weeks ago.. I got the MUSASHI $49.00 Carbon Steel for my 1st. Sword to start cutting with.. (Cheapest Model with the Musashi TSUBA ) MUSASHI seems to give "A lot of Sword for the money..".. I just bought 30 yds. of Black Ito that cost me $35.00 :shock: A. Ken
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Post by jhart06 on Jun 7, 2012 2:19:01 GMT
The eighty dollar and up musashi will have cotton ito, if a bit on the shoelacey side it will be durable. The rayskin is real, but the quality isn't amazing. The hamon is 'real' though some people go into near semantics on that because it's not known if they use clay to create it.. Personally.. It's DH and has a temper line.. At eighty bucks, I'm not splitting hairs there... Depending on the sword your fittings will vary, but there are several in the eighty dollar category that have iron fittings all around. For that money, you won't get better, and the next closest would be a ronin dojo or dojo pro, and those thorough hardened, which is a minus or plus depending on your view.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Jun 7, 2012 3:23:37 GMT
Musashi katanas are consistently recommended as great starter swords. I got my younger brother the exact one you are considering and I have to agree with the previous statements. It is suitable for light cutting, such as soda bottles and milk jugs, as well as soaked beach mats, pool noodles, cardboard boxes(though cardboard does dull a blade pretty fast.) I wouldn't go for genuine tatami mats, as those may throw a bend into the blade. For less than $50 it is absolutely worth it. Hell, consider the fact that you can pay a lot more for just a middle of the road pocket knife. If you go up a step, the 1060 Shirakawa line looks great as well.
I believe so. Newfoundland is just too new to have a large showing.(joke.)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2012 9:49:50 GMT
I believe so. Newfoundland is just too new to have a large showing.(joke.)[/quote]
Lol yeah that might be true
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