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Post by N2T on Apr 1, 2013 0:49:35 GMT
Actually when I set the card on the edge, I can't get it quite flat because of the curve but it's hard to show in the pics, there's curve but it's not all that pronounced and it's very much on the edge of the blade, perhaps it's not as meaty as it should be, but it does seem to be handling the harder targets well. I will see if I can find some graph paper in the near future to better show the curve, or perhaps due to my lack of exp I am confusing a med cut edge with a heavy.
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Post by LastGodslayer on Apr 1, 2013 1:11:26 GMT
Actually, if its mostly on the very edge then thats good. More haniku (lit: edge meat) the more robust the edge is.
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 1, 2013 1:32:03 GMT
karma incoming Let's show some kudos for the effort going in to answering all our questions
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Post by Maynar on Apr 1, 2013 3:18:21 GMT
Done.
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Post by N2T on Apr 1, 2013 16:17:05 GMT
Thanks guys, guess I did ok for one of my first posts, lol. there may be more swords in the future, there will for sure be more tests on this sword.
Edit to add, gf was kind enough to bring home two small water bottles from work. Blade cut through them cleanly even though I've never cut a water bottle before, I'm not sure what this test is supposed to show, or is it just cool? I doubt gallon jugs would be any more difficult.
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 2, 2013 1:38:53 GMT
it's cool and shows your girlfriend is too; oh, and that the sword is decent sharp (at least) and you have decent form (from a new cutter standpoint at least ). Cut safe!
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Post by N2T on Apr 3, 2013 4:31:10 GMT
cutting water bottles with ease, tried cutting an old coffee can (5lbs) filled with water, deep indentation but the metal bent instead of cut, no blade damage, I was able to fold it into 4 layers of aluminum and it was easy to penetrate with a thrust at that point but I did get a a very small, say half mm chip at the tip of the blade, unsure if this is blade softness or just too fine a point on too hard a target, I would not have known about the damage at all, but being a bullet caster, I have a habbit of running a Qtip over surfaces to check for rough spots (bullet molds with rough spots stick) I did this to the edge of my blade and got a little tell tail tuft at the very tip, no folding, just a chip. To me, I think no big deal, but I've got no other sub 200 dollar blade to compare it to, all fittings, mint.
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 3, 2013 4:48:46 GMT
yeah, cutting or piercing metal is certainly harder on any sword and a little damage is possible. The tip of most production swords is pretty thin- it takes a good deal of extra attention to create a tip purposefully meant for thrusting.
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 3, 2013 7:32:08 GMT
Yep, that sounds like what I'd expect. Careful, many would consider that outright abuse. Still, not too shabby if that's all it got for it.
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Post by N2T on Apr 3, 2013 14:01:40 GMT
Oh it was abuse I agree, but it's worth knowing how far I can push it before damage is caused. I'm not going on a mission to break it, but I may..ok will purchase more swords in the future, and I wanted a standard to hold them against. Overall I'm very very happy with this sword, I'm honestly unsure blade wise what would compare with it at the sub 200 dollar price point.
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Post by LastGodslayer on Apr 4, 2013 14:41:50 GMT
Not much would compare. For what you spent it was a pretty good deal in my honest opinion. You could have got similar deals from Huawei or Sinosword, but your blade seems to contradict the idea I had about Ryanswords.
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Apr 10, 2013 14:53:34 GMT
Yes, it does look a lot like a sabre grind with just a touch of curvature at the very last moment, while this provides a sharp blade (and one that is not difficult to re-sharpen) it is not as strong as a more traditional edge, hard targets (bone) are more likely to chip the edge. Excellent photo's
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Post by WestPat on Apr 10, 2013 18:52:39 GMT
I too bit on two swords from Ryan Sword. One is folded steel that they are customizing for me that will end up being a wall hanger. One is a 1060 wak in standard black. It will be a backyard beater for cutting bottles, mats, and pulpy brush in the back yard. The communication so far has been great, even with the 8-10 hour time difference. They have strived to make sure that they had the details correct and have been straight forward in every aspect. I have 160 invested, shipping and all. I will report back with my own review once they actually arrive. David West
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2013 12:38:50 GMT
This is great to hear good things about Ryan. I've done alot a research about Ryan and yes in the past his reputation was poor. But rest assure ryan sword has came along way. I've purchased a ryan645 1095 clay tempered folded sanmai katana. I was able to customize almost everything about this sword. I would have to say it is the best looking sword I own. I own a masahiro and a Paul Chen. And the Ryan sword compared to those is far better in overall performance. Maybe I got lucky. Everybody know how his swords look in those picture. Really nice and colorful swords. But it came in the mail much better looking than the pictures. I wish I knew how to send a pic.
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Post by N2T on Apr 18, 2013 0:41:24 GMT
Update, lots of cutting done, I am not a soda drinker, but my GF got me a full bar as a present for coming back from afghanistan (man I love this girl), so..rum and coke, gin and tonic, and a few other mixed drinks left me with a few soda cans, 2 liter bottles and slightly tougher tonic than normal tonic water bottles. The sword has cut through all of these med/soft targets with ease. Aluminum cans refilled with water pose no issue. Now, after much use the small bit under the tsuba has started to loosen just a tad, and the sheath had the little wooden part on the side come lose, I very much see the sheath as a throw cheap item, it's there, it's got some color and finish on it, it looks sword sheath shaped..other than that, it's not an expensive item. A bit of super glue, and good as new..but it's obviously the weak link in this purchase.
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Post by WestPat on Apr 26, 2013 15:03:40 GMT
Well, I received my two swords today and I have to say I was pleased. They came in well packaged and exactly how I ordered them. It took a few days longer than promised, but that was becaused I had them do some engraving on the sayas. I checked my previous post after I looked at the swords and I feel the same way I did then. One will be a display sword, and the cheaper wak will be used to wage war on the briar bushes, vines, and pulpy plants in the 5 acres I call a back yard. I would like to do a full review, but can someone post a link that will help me post pictures. David
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Post by panik86 on Jun 28, 2013 22:38:51 GMT
It seems to me that ryansword has a bad reputation because pother marketers do not want to be under cut by another company? Either that or ryansword has become good in the last few years. My ryansword is a champion. Want to see how my ryansword is holding up after being dropped on concrete (accidentally) and being smacked full power into wooden stands at bad angles? Check out my vids at youtube.com/motterboy20 almost all of the videos up to what will be early July will all have been made with a ryansword, (ryan466 to be exact). Feel free to ask my questions on my YouTube videos or my channel, I probably will not check back here for responses.
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