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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Oct 6, 2013 14:11:11 GMT
Lol, if you say all three at the same time. The candyman comes out and makes your head explode by way of angry bees!
So far it seems like SBG responds well to simple reviews when unbiased. At least I hope it seems that way.
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Post by William Swiger on Oct 6, 2013 14:20:54 GMT
Matt - when the reviews are unbiased and objective, it is hard for anyone to respond in a negative manner to the reviewer. If anything, comments from members will reflect on the product itself.
Reviews that are done with a fan boy mentality or aggressive/snarky responses directed by the reviewer to other members can be quite an unpleasant read.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2013 15:47:27 GMT
Hm, you mean something like saying: "Beelejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice"? :mrgreen:
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Oct 6, 2013 15:48:18 GMT
---- I hope the community sees my reviews as objective and unbiased (for the most part). I am a fanboy of a few smiths out there but I do my best to admit it in the "full disclosure section" if it applies to the product. I honestly don't think I qualify to be a reviewer. I prefer to think of it as an opinion in the shape of a review. Again, I hope the community sees the stuff I put out there that way.
There are a lot of very knowledgable and very experiences folks on the forum here that have forgotten more about swords than I will ever know. I think I found my way of contributing to the community in a meaningful way. That way seems to be find the good, the bad, and the ugly that you don't see on the forum and throw a review up. At least in this case, something is better than nothing.
I should also mention that I appreciate constructive criticism. I know a lot of folks say they like to hear the truth and then get very defensive. I'm probably not that different but I do appreciate it. If you think I could do something to make the review more useful to the community (shy of destructive testing) please let me know. I really am adding this to help folks in the community and not for the notoriety. To that end, I am very interested in more effective methods of reviewing or contributing.
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Nov 6, 2013 3:54:37 GMT
I did a little cutting with the sword. Sorry it took so long to get around to doing. I did a few bottles, milk jugs, and then some harder targets. I was cutting with a few other long blades the same day. I cut with a Hanwei Tiger Katana, Bamboo Mat Katana, a Przemek P Custom Katana, and a Ronin Katana during the same cutting day. It was hours of good times. I found the blade a little strange to move. I am not a fan of the longer tsuka on the blade but that is just personal preference. The center of balance on the blade made the blade move a bit different than the others on the list. It was easy to move but did not feel like it was going to handle the hard targets well. In comparison to the other blades I found that I was less accurate with this sword. When I cut water bottles I usually play a game of CAPS! and just try to clip the cap off. For some reason I had trouble getting this blade as close as the others. I am used to a tip heavy blade so maybe I was over adjusting during my swing, I'm not sure. I did well with the others. Also, it had no issue moving through water bottles. As for the hard target, I used my standard wet rolled news paper around a pool noodle then a dry wood core put inside. The blade cut very well. It moved through the hard targets very easily. I have to say I was impressed with how smooth it was. I cut 20-30 bottles with the blade and another 10 cuts on hard targets. There is no edge roll on the blade and the polish was less affected than what I expected given the mirror polish. It was a fun experience playing with the blade. After using the blade I would say that it performed a little better than expected. I still don't care for some of the features and I think it is a little more expensive than it should be but I can't argue about the positives. It has a unique feel and handled well on hard targets. Hope that helped. Attachments:
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Post by ghost55 on Nov 6, 2013 17:50:49 GMT
If this cost $300 rather than $800 I would be extremely interested. It's a shame that this guy overcharges so much.
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Nov 7, 2013 3:44:00 GMT
I could not speculate on why Haz charges as much as he does. The blades are nicer but I don't know if they justify the additional cost or not. I honestly don't know how much extra time and materials went into making them. Still, the blade did a solid job cutting.
Does anyone want more info about anything on the blade?
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Post by ghost55 on Nov 7, 2013 6:20:21 GMT
I really like the style on that blade. Ah well, it's a shame that he doesn't have more sensible business practices.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Nov 7, 2013 6:23:03 GMT
Thanks for the update, Matthew.
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Post by Novice_Surgery on Nov 7, 2013 9:02:24 GMT
Thanks for the update. The style of sword isn't for me, but seems pretty unique for a production sword. Prices seem a little over the top tho.
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