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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Mar 8, 2016 6:26:24 GMT
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Post by Rain on Mar 9, 2016 22:58:47 GMT
If a sword smith or smiths whipped up fifty or a hundred of these and a few venders are moving them it could be a while until someone checks one out. No way to say if the sword is any good unless someone has checked this particular model out right? |
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Post by Jayhawk on Mar 9, 2016 23:07:15 GMT
It reminds me of a pudao I bought, I think, from SwordNArmory. The metal is pretty soft on my padao, and it's a rough as hell piece of work. I think I paid $45 plus shipping. I'll be curious to see if anyone has bought one. I like dadaos, it looks rough but decent, and the price is low enough someone ought to take the plunge and keep me from doing it!
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Mar 10, 2016 2:13:39 GMT
Probably me. Buuuuut... maybe not until next month. And I also wanted to save up for the new MAA messer, so now I'm torn. The dadao seems like an inherently very very sturdy design, so it's hard to screw up.
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Post by Jayhawk on Mar 10, 2016 2:16:33 GMT
I agree about them being hard to screw up, and I quite like how this one looks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 2:32:46 GMT
I'd say to go for the messer. You know the company, so it will probably be more reliable. But of course, I'm biased. I really want to see a thorough review of the MAA messer, before I pick one up. I'm interested to see what you make of it. I actually bought the CS viking hand axe based on your video, and I really like it. Please make a video on the messer!!!
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Mar 10, 2016 3:26:14 GMT
The dadao seems like an inherently very very sturdy design, so it's hard to screw up. And yet, it's very common for them to be screwed up. Usually by matching the profile of the replica to an original, and paying no attention to the cross-section. So you get a "replica" dadao with no distal taper (rather than lots of it), and/or a flat blade with a bevel ground on near the edge (rather than wedge-section), and weight and handling nowhere near typical originals. |
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Mar 10, 2016 6:16:56 GMT
Well, yes. I meant strictly in terms of durability. The chances of catastrophic failure with a sub-$100 dadao are microscopic compared to potential durability issues in a sub-$100 longsword, rapier, katana, etc.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Mar 10, 2016 6:43:03 GMT
Depends on what shortcuts are taken under that grip-wrap. Even if full-tang, compare the blade with a long wakizashi: perhaps 1.5 times the width, 2/3 the thickness at the base, 3 times the width and 1/4 to 1/2 the thickness at the widest part. That's not necessarily stronger. The edge angle is potentially very acute, and can roll relatively easily.
It's more likely to be heat-treated on the soft side, which might make damage more likely, but catastrophic failure less likely than with a sub-$100 katana, but compared with a softer katana blade, it might not be any more durable.
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Post by thana357 on May 23, 2016 5:17:55 GMT
I bought this Da Dao a few weeks ago . It comes with no edge and it is very heavy . The wrapping is nicely done , it might be the best feature of this Da Dao , the sheath is surprisingly durable but the strap is too short to be useful. I use belt grinder to sharp it up but await more belt with finer grits . As it is I can cut plastic water bottle just fine but not soda bottle and mat. I hope once business and things slow down during summer I will spend more time cutting and get more familiar with this Da Dao . |
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on May 23, 2016 6:20:11 GMT
I would love to see a video if you're up to that
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Post by Jayhawk on May 23, 2016 10:34:33 GMT
I would love to see a video if you're up to that Or even real life pics. Do you think it is heat treated? |
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Post by thana357 on May 24, 2016 3:07:57 GMT
Sorry no cutting video, I did all my cutting in a garage and not enough light ,living in Town house suck. I still try to figure out how to set up the cutting stand at my family restaurant roof top . The roof top is not flat and I don't want to fall off the two stories building roof.
About the heat treatment, I believe they heat treated this sword because it take and hold the edge .The blade is very thick at the base near the guard and taper down toward the tip .The major draw back of this sword is that it is so heavy and ill balance it feel more like farming tool than weapon
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Post by thana357 on May 24, 2016 9:33:18 GMT
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Post by thana357 on May 24, 2016 9:41:49 GMT
 compare with Cold steel Da Dao  close up of the blade and rough finish |
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on May 24, 2016 10:14:40 GMT
Thanks! Looks promising. How sturdy is the hand guard?
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Post by aussie-rabbit on May 24, 2016 12:22:01 GMT
" 1045 Carbon Steel, Battle Ready, Chinese " - 1045 is the lowest possible " high carbon steel " that it does not even come with a decent bevel hardly makes it " battle ready " YMMV
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Post by thana357 on May 24, 2016 16:09:11 GMT
The guard is sturdy and secure to the grip ,no play no wobbly here
They have to stop putting this "battle ready " tern in the description if it take more than 2 hours with a belt grinder to sharpen it.
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Post by Jayhawk on May 25, 2016 3:08:33 GMT
That sounds just like my pudao! Even down to the essentially dull "battle ready" edge. It ought to do, but I'd prefer that condor dadao in a real battle. That said...it looks cool and is perfectly in my price range to buy just for the h@ll of it.
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Post by thana357 on May 29, 2016 8:20:33 GMT
That sounds just like my pudao! Even down to the essentially dull "battle ready" edge. It ought to do, but I'd prefer that condor dadao in a real battle. That said...it looks cool and is perfectly in my price range to buy just for the h@ll of it. Sadly , it is your one and only Da Dao under $100 choice for 2016 but Hanwie bring back the red handle war Lord Da Dao . The War lord Da Dao is pretty awesome timeless classic . |
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