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Post by seriouslee on Mar 16, 2017 2:46:57 GMT
It's nice. Not overwhelmingly nice, but okay, nice. Cons: An etched hamon - almost no polishing - from the shinogi down it is rough/etched Ordered the Natural Wood and what I received is very much burgundy. (My chair is super burgundy) And the tsuka is a different shade of red from the saya. Pros: Separate piece at the foot. (Not that I think it would protect the saya, but it is a nice touch) A very nice blade - geometry feels nice and even, the mune is substantial but the lower half is thin. The habaki is one of the better fits I have seen on cheap production blades. The fit to the saya is great. This is in a way a "in case of emergency break glass" in that I would not use it to cut anything for fun but if I carry it when I walk, it would be available if needed. The ad copy says 1566 steel. Why I am suspicious, I do not know but it feels too thin and flexible.
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Post by nddave on Mar 16, 2017 10:42:37 GMT
Who's the manufacturer? It looks like a Musashi.
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Post by seriouslee on Mar 16, 2017 13:09:35 GMT
Who's the manufacturer? It looks like a Musashi. Paul Chen/Hanwei It was $165, the Musashi's I've seen are about $50. No peg etc.
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Post by ChrisA on Mar 16, 2017 15:14:19 GMT
I picked up one of these a couple of years ago on sale. I have cut with it (light! cutting) and it performed like a champ. However, it is lightly constructed and I hesitate to do so again. I am also concerned about the lack of any kind of guard and having a hand slip onto the edge is possible, further restricting usefulness for cutting.
The suka and saya are identical in color and texture on mine.
All in all, a nice display/conversation piece for the money I paid (less than $165). Not a good all purpose cutter.
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Post by seriouslee on Mar 16, 2017 16:28:45 GMT
I just noticed the staining on the back is much more uniform, same color. (I wonder if the cutting of the grooves was done after the staining and that removed some color in the process on that one side?) The more I hold this the more I am liking it. I love touches that are proof a human hand touched the blade during manufacturing & that it wasn't stamped out and shipped. Although from a Quality point of view I think Hanwei needs to step it up a bit. The older I get the more I will carry this, I think. The only thing I worry about is the end wearing. I agree not an all purpose cutter.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 16, 2017 19:24:55 GMT
I like mine. The colour of both pieces match. I hit the hamon lightly with metal polish and made it more pleasing to my eyes. I’ve done light cutting on plastic bottles and jugs; it cut fine. I like those groves as I find it helpful to know the swords orientation before drawing. I have a second smaller Hanwei Zatoichi without the grooves and used tape so that I can tell by feeling with my thumb, the grooves are better. It’s probably subjective that you feel the blade too thin and flexible, unless they have changed in the last eight years or so. Mine measures 6.81mm – 5.36mm and not flexible. Looks like you might carry the sword stick. Judging from my bo, pavement of any kind will play havoc with the tip. On the bo I put a rubber crutch tip. On both sword sticks I got a piece of scrape piece of new rubber shoe sole from a repair shop, rough cut it to size, and glued to saya. When thoroughly dry I wrapped the end of saya twice with masking tape and then used a motor tool for final shaping, then removed the tape. The tips with rubber added.
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Post by seriouslee on Mar 17, 2017 6:24:49 GMT
I would love to have you over to work that magic. Alas. As I said the more I hold it, the more I like it. Most people here have a walking shealeigh sort of thing. Maybe a two foot piece of polished tree limb. The stick never touches the ground. That, I can do.
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Post by nddave on Mar 17, 2017 12:27:03 GMT
Who's the manufacturer? It looks like a Musashi. Paul Chen/Hanwei It was $165, the Musashi's I've seen are about $50. No peg etc. Nice I see what you mean about the color that's what threw me off about the manufacturer.
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Post by Sanctus on Mar 19, 2017 13:42:41 GMT
I like mine. The colour of both pieces match. I hit the hamon lightly with metal polish and made it more pleasing to my eyes. I’ve done light cutting on plastic bottles and jugs; it cut fine. I like those groves as I find it helpful to know the swords orientation before drawing. I have a second smaller Hanwei Zatoichi without the grooves and used tape so that I can tell by feeling with my thumb, the grooves are better. It’s probably subjective that you feel the blade too thin and flexible, unless they have changed in the last eight years or so. Mine measures 6.81mm – 5.36mm and not flexible. Looks like you might carry the sword stick. Judging from my bo, pavement of any kind will play havoc with the tip. On the bo I put a rubber crutch tip. On both sword sticks I got a piece of scrape piece of new rubber shoe sole from a repair shop, rough cut it to size, and glued to saya. When thoroughly dry I wrapped the end of saya twice with masking tape and then used a motor tool for final shaping, then removed the tape. The tips with rubber added. I love the two things you've done to make these functional canes: 1. "indexing" (by groove or with tape) so that you know where your edge is 2. added a protective tip I love canes with ferrules made of metal. Some of these look like decorative "thimbles" put to other use. You choice of shoe sole is inspired!
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Post by harrybeck on May 22, 2017 2:28:27 GMT
i have one of these,it appears to be pretty delicate as far as the blade steel is concerned. mine was knocked off of a low table onto a concrete floor and the edge of the blade leading up to and including the point was badly damaged,
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