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Post by Cottontail Customs on Feb 2, 2015 23:48:20 GMT
After everyone seeing so many different things in the hamon, you should totally do a rorshach theme build! Whether it be the ink blot test or the guy from the comic. They make a "moving" ink blot mask that reacts to heat/cold, I could wrap the tsuka with it under the ito in place of samegawa Or maybe just wrap the tsuka in a trench coat and fedora, lol -Josh
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Post by Mikeeman on Feb 2, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
I think that's the best idea you've ever had... The mask thing. Not the coat and hat.
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Post by Robert in California on Feb 5, 2015 4:35:02 GMT
Say Josh, how does the feel of this new Huawei of yours compare to other katanas you have dealt with? Thanks, Robert
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Post by Deepbluedave on Feb 5, 2015 6:02:16 GMT
Great review Josh very detailed and well written, and well done on the photos for capturing that stunning Hamon.
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Feb 6, 2015 1:08:02 GMT
Thanks Dave Robert, I think the handling and balance is excellent on this sword. I would of course find it more comfortable to use with a thinner tsuka that has also been profiled properly. I have already begun it's transformation, the tsuka is carved out and almost ready for shaping and the supplies have been ordered. I'll give another update on handling after the changes have been made. -Josh
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Post by Demon Sword on Feb 14, 2015 2:35:04 GMT
excellent review , im looking forward to your customization on such a fantastic blade
the hamon was mesmerizing and reminds me of plasma
truly a great blade to create a project on, what was the cost after shipping ?
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Post by Robert in California on Feb 20, 2015 22:15:18 GMT
Hi Josh, FYI, am still waiting on word of my Huawei "medium2hard target" custom Huawei katana. I think, judging how Huawei's online store stock has diminished, that they are off enjoying the Chinese New Year holiday. Think the official C.N.Year day was about 2 days ago. So Longquan sword makers will probably get back to work reasonably soon. My order is for a folded 1085/T10 suguha...but I got to admit that wild hamon on your mono T10 gives me a case of the "I wants". "Luckily" for me, my wife helps stiffen my "only one more sword" resolve. RinC p.s. Got a nice farm pig pic I took (at a farm of course). Trying to decide if a pig would be a better avatar pic? Motto could be something like: "Hog of the Buffet Table" or some such....nah, lacks pizzazz or something.
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Feb 23, 2015 22:27:57 GMT
I just finished customizing the tsuka for this sword. You can see it here -Josh
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Post by Sweet on Apr 16, 2015 13:36:16 GMT
That is a beauty of a blade...
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Apr 16, 2015 14:19:37 GMT
Since everyone is in love with the blade, has anyone checked with Huawei to see if they sell just a bare blade? It seems a waste to buy the whole sword just for the blade and maybe a couple other parts.
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Apr 16, 2015 16:38:28 GMT
Since everyone is in love with the blade, has anyone checked with Huawei to see if they sell just a bare blade? It seems a waste to buy the whole sword just for the blade and maybe a couple other parts. They will sell a bare blade. I commissioned one from them years ago and they sell a blade in shirasaya which I've also purchased before. It really depends on how much work you want to do and what skills you have. For many, it makes more sense to transform existing parts, like the saya and tsuka, than to build them from scratch. Hauwei uses real horn parts, usually good quality parts, on their saya and while saya from companies like Hanwei are usually very heavily lacquered and harder to strip down, Hauwei lacquer is applied thinly and is fairly easy to remove. Their fittings are negligible most of the time, although some people might appreciate their simple iron tsuba, and it doesn't factor in too much to their pricing. I just toss them and add new fittings. Again, it really depends on how much you can do and are willing to do yourself. You can save a hundred or maybe two by buying just the blade but it could take days or longer to make the furniture from scratch, plus the cost of materials, so you'd have to decide on which makes more sense for you -Josh
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