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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Sept 25, 2014 2:11:40 GMT
I made this and posted it up. It ended up feeling a bit more rushed than I hoped but I wanted to but it is good all the same. Enjoy.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 25, 2014 2:44:57 GMT
Another awesome video, Matthew. Thanks!
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Post by greypilgrim on Sept 26, 2014 19:55:41 GMT
That is probably the best sword test video I've ever seen on YouTube. Thanks for all your efforts.
Kenny
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Sept 27, 2014 15:45:42 GMT
The kind words and karma are appreciated. I had a good old time doing it.
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Post by Anankai on Sept 27, 2014 21:25:02 GMT
Didn't think it would hold up so well... Great display of durability for those Ronin Katanas! Thanks for your review! I really like your sense of humor, especially on this absolutely hilarious review: :lol:
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Sept 28, 2014 14:49:20 GMT
I did not think it would hold up as well either. The blade could have taken more punishment but the tsuka started to rattle. I did not feel comfortable striking harder targets with the core the way it was. I did not want to have a youtube video of the sword sailing out of my hands and into my house. I am also glad that some of the humor came through. It is not as comedic as the Bamboo Mat review but it still had some humor in it. I thought about doing a few more "drunken overviews" but I don't have time just yet. Maybe that will be my youtube series.
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Post by Anankai on Sept 28, 2014 17:55:39 GMT
Yeah, the tsuka proved to be the weak point on this katana. Smart of you to stop messing with it when it became unsafe to use. Safety comes first! Do you think something can be improved on the tsuka to make it tougher? Just stronger mekugi or something else?
Looking forward to your next drunken overview! Think I just watched the Bamboo Mat one about four times :lol:
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Post by Matthew.Jensen on Sept 28, 2014 23:10:16 GMT
That is a hard question for me to answer. The tsuka core was not very damaged when I opened it up. It seemed to split along the seams... given what I was doing that did not come off as bad. The ito was also still tight.
The mekugi do not look like fire hardened bamboo (I don't know if they are or are not) but it looked like the same light weight stuff on most katana from China. Anyway, my guess is this..
The hard targets caused a little bit of wiggle to take place where the ha-machi and habami meet. The habaki is a softer metal than the blade and I am guessing that it compressed from the hard targets. Then, as the gap grew, the ha-machi bent from striking the habaki and the habaki continued to compress. That lead to a reasonable amount of wiggle in the tsuka core from the lack of tightness. The nakago was allowed to gradually hit the tsuka core causing it to compress. eventually there was enough rattle in there that it felt unsafe for me to continue doing hard cutting..... and thats a shame because I wanted to cut a TV in half...
Anyway, I don't know how it could be made better.. Maybe the ha-machi could be different? The tsuka core could be made of stronger wood? The mekugi could be fire hardened bamboo? I say I don't know because I don't know if any of those things would have helped... I don't make em` I just break em`.. LOL
Also, as for drunken review.. I was thinking about doing the TFW katana I got from Sean a while back. or maybe a Hataya Kotetsu? Maybe a Kris Cutlery Kamiplan? any thoughts?
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 28, 2014 23:19:13 GMT
How about all of those, in that order.
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Post by Germanic on Sept 30, 2014 0:24:39 GMT
I kinda want a Ronin Katana nao.
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Post by Anankai on Sept 30, 2014 3:26:43 GMT
:lol: Hataya Kotetsu please! But really, any drunken sword review will be very welcome
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Post by Emanchad on Oct 1, 2014 6:39:45 GMT
Wow this is really interesting videos of a swords,,and this is my first time to see this and know this kind of swords nice video sir.
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Post by Deepbluedave on Oct 3, 2014 22:54:32 GMT
Nicely done Matthew, I would say it held up very well to everyday cutting and even some abuse (log splitting and tin cans) and with a little bit of care could have been returned to excellent condition. Once the pipe came out I knew it was game over. I really enjoyed watching your reviews so well done as I did not fast forward to the end.
ps you have a great cutting spot.
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