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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jun 30, 2008 7:01:41 GMT
OAL: 46-1/4 inches Blade Length: 34-5/8 inches Blade Width @ Base: 2-3/16 inches Blade Width 6 inches from point: 2-3/16 inch Blade thickness at base: .200 inch Blade thickness 2 inches from tip: .085 inch Distal taper is convex Hilt OAL: 11-3/4 inches Handle length: 8-3/8 inches Pommel Type: brass butt cap Guard Type: n/a COG: 7-5/8 inches from base of blade Blade Node: 22 inches from base of blade Primary Hilt Node: On handle approx 1/2 inch from Weight: 4lb 13oz. www.tinkerswords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=295The sword in the subject is the above one. Here is the video with me test cutting with the sword for the first time. Far from my best performance with it yet but still good enough. hk.youtube.com/watch?v=n8jWmCZRM8AHere are the two videos with me sparring guys for the first time with this sword's RSW model. The last guy was a kendo champion who just won a competition and came over to spar with me. After he took a heavy hit on the elbow, he had to rest for 10 mins and asked me to switch to the lighter sword. By then I went to my European longsword to continue sparring. hk.youtube.com/watch?v=nYSkF6ouofUhk.youtube.com/watch?v=bU7ECjCts6o
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Post by randomnobody on Jun 30, 2008 7:07:35 GMT
Good stuff. That's a very interesting sword.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2008 13:35:05 GMT
Thanks for sharing. I love the way that sword sings as it goes through the targets.
What do you have those swords covered with during your sparing?
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jun 30, 2008 17:54:28 GMT
Foam and fabric. It's "Realistic Sparring Weapons" as shown here: www.rsw.com.hk/We made them each one by one with hands. The weight and balance are exactly the same with the real sword. So my opponents were hit heavily.... Thanks for sharing. I love the way that sword sings as it goes through the targets. What do you have those swords covered with during your sparing?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2008 0:55:36 GMT
Look out it's the buster sword!! ROFL.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jul 1, 2008 12:31:15 GMT
Today we arranged a sparring with my most accomplished student "Unicorn", who won a competition with approximate 15 other competitors last year. This time he chose his small nodachi to spar with me, which has about the same sword length (very close) but a lot lighter. Before the sparring I did some warm up through test cutting first. hk.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYwktmhLj4Then the sparring.... hk.youtube.com/watch?v=K-x5flk-IJ4It was so brutal...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2008 14:23:21 GMT
Lancelot! Is that really you? What happened to your lovely hair?!?!
Very nice sword, though!
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jul 1, 2008 14:44:39 GMT
I cut them all!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2008 14:47:04 GMT
Probably showing my ignorance here, but can you share what material is used for the "grip wrapping" (it looks like waxed string or fine leather cord in the pics) - and any insights or tips as to the process. I'm re-doing a handle on one of mine, and like the grippy look of this one. By the way, your design appears well balanced. As someone mentioned (might have been you) the SIZE of the grip makes the overall piece appear deceptively short in the photos.
Looks like a Bulldog...compact, solid, tough.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jul 1, 2008 15:08:48 GMT
It's laquered linen cord. As of the production process, the guy to ask is Tinker himself. The design was from a battlefield sword long long time ago, lost to our history perhaps.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Jul 6, 2008 10:29:10 GMT
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Aug 24, 2008 10:48:03 GMT
Used the RSW version in sparring today... In order to wield it effectively, I've to renew my techniques with internal Chinese martial arts.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Sept 26, 2008 15:02:54 GMT
My tinker custom sword vs thick cardboard tube.
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Post by shadowhowler on Sept 26, 2008 16:38:07 GMT
Wow. I just watched the sparring video's... and I must say I am VERY impressed Mr Chan. Makes my old padded pvc pipe battles that I once thought were epic pale in comparasion. Getting a weapon that large and heavy to move that well is quite an acomplishment. kuddos.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Sept 26, 2008 18:13:13 GMT
Thanks! Indeed, most of my time training with this sword is to get it to move in the way I want it to. I almost have to build another set of powering mechanism, tactics and skills from the ground up apart from my usual European longsword techniques. It takes internal energy, chi and other Chinese martial arts essences to power this thing up. Otherwise, a couple rounds and I would be out of air... I've not fully mastered the sword yet. When I'm done with it, I should be able to fight equally well with either hand leading, employing single handed strikes as easily as I want, and being capable of get into and out of reach between strikes. Right now, I can barely get my feet going in the direction I want once the sword is in action. LOL. I have my right foot injured in a slippery accident during sparring a bit more than two weeks ago and am still waiting for full recovery. So I didn't take big steps in the latest test cutting video to avoid the pain. Wow. I just watched the sparring video's... and I must say I am VERY impressed Mr Chan. Makes my old padded pvc pipe battles that I once thought were epic pale in comparasion. Getting a weapon that large and heavy to move that well is quite an acomplishment. kuddos.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Sept 29, 2008 10:33:40 GMT
The largest and thickest cardboard tube I've ever cut!
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Nov 18, 2008 11:15:41 GMT
Cutting a 5 liter bottles, and then 4 other bottles with a new powering mechanism. You may notice that the sword now moves a lot faster than before.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2008 13:49:14 GMT
Looking great Lancelot! Do you mind describing some of the changes you've made to your technique? (Are you using more of your rear leg to push?)
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Nov 18, 2008 19:50:07 GMT
Looking great Lancelot! Do you mind describing some of the changes you've made to your technique? (Are you using more of your rear leg to push?) I was using Chinese martial arts style (Tai Chi), staying loose on most joints and let the body's center weight do most of the work. The sword was definitely a heavy one, but compare to my body weight it was still nothing. So the sword suddenly became light in feeling and traveled a lot faster than my former videos.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2008 23:02:30 GMT
Having done a bit of taijiquan myself that makes a lot of sense! Thanks very much
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