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Post by Bryan Heff on Nov 24, 2014 13:18:42 GMT
I am not a cutter per say...but every once and awhile I like to see how a sword performs...especially one that I worked on. I barely swung and it went through it like it was not there. Going to have to chop up some more pumpkins.
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Post by William Swiger on Nov 24, 2014 15:30:30 GMT
Cool and like a knife through hot butter......
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Post by JGonzalez on Nov 24, 2014 15:56:51 GMT
You looked surprised by how easy that cut through I know I was surprised, that looked effortless.
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Post by Germanic on Nov 25, 2014 0:45:38 GMT
Pumpkins aren't necessarily "tough" cutting targets, but you hardly even swung that thing and it sailed right through like it was air. Pretty freakin' nice.
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Post by Aikidoka on Nov 25, 2014 2:16:01 GMT
Very nice!
So you shortened a GSOW to a single-hander? It obviously cuts very well, but I'm curious ... how does it handle?
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Post by Bryan Heff on Nov 25, 2014 11:07:51 GMT
Thanks guys. Like I said, I am more of a collector than a cutter so my cutting is more just a basic test of how a blade moves and cuts as I like to modify swords and turn them into something uniquely my own, this one in particular. The GSOW story is here if you are interested. It went through several stages but this configuration was the ultimate goal. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16498@ Aikidoka - The sword handles very well. I have owned many a single hander sword (some Del Tins, a few Windlass) that were not nearly as handy as this. This is a rather blade forward sword and would never be confused with a fencing sword, but for a wide little profile taper blade...it handles quite nicely.
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Post by Bryan Heff on Nov 25, 2014 11:49:30 GMT
Here is a dull (completely dull) H/T Norman swung with force....I wanted to see what a very dull sword could do when swung hard.
And here is my H/T unfullered bastard with custom hand made fittings. Again...not much technique here. The honeydew melon was delicious...which was a bonus.
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Post by Germanic on Nov 25, 2014 12:42:37 GMT
Interesting how the blunt blade cut through the water bottle. Was it a clean cut or did it rip through?
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Post by Bryan Heff on Nov 25, 2014 12:49:35 GMT
It was a clean cut. Just to clarify this is the sharpened H/T Norman...not the blunt H/T version that they sell...but the edge was made very dull (by me) using sharpening steel, run up and down the edge, so it still has good edge geometry etc just not at all sharp. I dulled it when I first bought it a few years ago b/c I have some kids and while I keep the swords locked away..it still bothered me and since I don't really cut with them I figured who cares.
I really swung hard. Had it been a softer swing it probably would have batted the bottle away.
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Post by Aikidoka on Nov 25, 2014 15:40:32 GMT
Just read the old post where you modified the GSOW. I agree with Wes, this blade looks perfect! The POP test that you did showed that it is MUCH stiffer and the wide, thin blade profile results in some effortless cutting. Nicely done
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Post by Voltan on Nov 25, 2014 19:29:02 GMT
So Bryan, nice to see you doing your part to help make the pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving! For someone who doesn't cut very often, your "adversaries" proved no match for you. Well done!
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Post by Bryan Heff on Nov 26, 2014 13:09:30 GMT
Pumpkins talk a tough game but they are soft...wimps.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Nov 26, 2014 14:48:31 GMT
nice cut Bryan - looked like a hot knife going through butter
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