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Post by JRDsgns on Oct 3, 2014 21:56:31 GMT
Any chance of a review on the more affordable blades (Budo I and II). I will definitely be keeping an eye on these
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Post by whitefeathers on Oct 4, 2014 0:09:52 GMT
Nice looking sword!!!!!
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Post by grmnsplx on Oct 4, 2014 1:49:51 GMT
I must say, I really want this to be a 5 star sword,but it just isn't. The only thing holding it back is the fuchigashira. Kaneie seems to have switched their supplier, or their supplier has changed what they are offering. Either way it's for the worse. I just can't understand it. I mean if you're selling a sword for around $1k, there has got to be margin enough in there to spend the extra $10 so some nicer f/k.
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Post by grmnsplx on Oct 4, 2014 1:53:00 GMT
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Post by frankthebunny on Oct 4, 2014 1:57:05 GMT
I'm in agreement. If it's already up there in price, what's another $100-$200 for steel and horn fittings? The blade and polish is what makes this one special imho. Although I flooded this review with pictures, none really captured properly how beautiful this really is. I could literally stare at the blade for hours and get lost in the hamon and polish.
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Post by frankthebunny on Oct 4, 2014 1:58:59 GMT
This fuchi has me drooling Attachments:
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Post by VicoSprite on Dec 3, 2014 14:59:57 GMT
Im curious, can this color ito be purchased somewhere? And josh, what would you describe the color as? It does look unique. Cheers, Cody
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Post by Krelian on Dec 3, 2014 18:02:38 GMT
It looks to me like what many Japanese suppliers call "azuki". Ever eat Japanese red bean? It's sort of a medium-dark red with a bit of a brown tint... Or is it medium-brown with a red tint?
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Post by frankthebunny on Dec 3, 2014 18:41:39 GMT
I think it's just brown cotton which might look different from pic to pic since my camera and lighting are pretty poor. You might want to ask Jeffrey Ching as he probably knows more about these swords than anyone else here.
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Post by Jeffrey Ching on Dec 6, 2014 18:30:56 GMT
It should be the same as the Wine red silk as sold by namikawa.
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Post by Robert in California on Aug 13, 2015 16:50:58 GMT
Outstanding review of a fine sword. Your technical knowledge and experience gives us valuable insight into a reviewed sword. I rate your reviews at least 11 out of a max possible of 10. Surprising about the alloy (zinc ala Longquan budget swords? or aluminum ala Huawei lower priced swords?) fittings on the sword and the wood saya fittings. Sort of like an elegant lady wearing GoodWill thrift shop clothes. Thanks much! Pro level review....detailed, complete, very honest and clear eyed! RinC
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Post by Robert in California on Aug 13, 2015 16:53:08 GMT
Higher grade fuchi/kashira needed for this one...ArtsFeng perhaps? (a step above the budget alloy stuff).
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Aug 13, 2015 19:08:49 GMT
Outstanding review of a fine sword. Your technical knowledge and experience gives us valuable insight into a reviewed sword. I rate your reviews at least 11 out of a max possible of 10. Surprising about the alloy (zinc ala Longquan budget swords? or aluminum ala Huawei lower priced swords?) fittings on the sword and the wood saya fittings. Sort of like an elegant lady wearing GoodWill thrift shop clothes. Thanks much! Pro level review....detailed, complete, very honest and clear eyed! RinC Thank you very much Robert, that is kind of you to say. To be completely honest, I'm not sure how much the fittings being made of zinc alloy negatively affects the function of the sword. Many fittings in certain periods of Japanese history were made of very delicate metals. At the same time though I don't know how much active use those swords had and I would like to think if used, they weren't as strongly used or abused as the production swords are today. I know I like to have steel/iron fittings on my swords but I rarely cut with mine so why does it really matter? Also, would a zinc alloy fuchi or kashira easily brake during backyard cutting or tameshigiri? I have had both a fuchi and kashira made of zinc break though they were not on the same sword and it wasn't during cutting. The fuchi was heavily glued onto the core and took some strong tapping with a mallet and wooden block to remove, which caused a crack. The kashira cracked while lightly tapping the tsuka back on a nakago. The 5-6 Kaneie swords I've worked on all had better than average tsuka cores and tsuka fit so there was no need to abuse the parts. The other benefit I see with these zinc fittings is the unique design of course. With the ebay sellers/artsfeng, you're getting the same designs over and over again, perhaps some do a better job of grinding off the casting lines and or painting the gold and silver "inlays" but overall, nothing unique at all. Bottom line is that I would like to see them make these from steel but if it adds to the already high price, I can do with the nicely deigned and well fitting zinc f&k.
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