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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Aug 6, 2008 6:03:10 GMT
I regret to inform you ...... that naganata is a wall hanger ....... that design has been floating around for a few years and I've had the chance to examine a couple of them (4-5) the staff is two parts and screws together about 6" down from the tsuba .... the blade is made from crap steel and cutting with it is ill-advised because of the way it is constructed it's a crap shoot to when it will break.... it looks pretty and for less than forty buck thats fine sorry to be the barer of bad news I just don't want to see you end up with a bad accident
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 6, 2008 6:22:13 GMT
I'm afraid swordboy is correct on this one. This piece is not intended for, and will certainly not hold up to, any level of forms work or especially cutting. If its aesthetics appeal to you, then it's at least good for that. Unfortunately, not much else.
About the only decent naginata I am personally aware of is Hanwei's, but the cheapest I've ever seen it go for was $450. Hanwei has some nice Chinese pole arms for reasonable prices, but most of Hanwei's Chinese lines aren't intended for cutting, either. They'll at least hold up to being swung about.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Aug 6, 2008 6:24:52 GMT
didn't chop or some one just make one for around a hundred bucks
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 6, 2008 6:30:34 GMT
Ah, yes. chop chop bought a naginata blade from Kris Cutlery and mounted it himself. It's not exactly a task for a beginner, though.
Of course, the blade is a mere $95. I've thought of buying one to cut down and mount as a wakizashi on more than one occasion.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 7:31:40 GMT
Nags are definitely not a task for a beginner. I love the idea of getting a nag blade mounted as a wakizashi or something.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 9:37:13 GMT
Nags are definitely not a task for a beginner. I love the idea of getting a nag blade mounted as a wakizashi or something. Speak of the devil, whatever happened to randoms Naoshi wak. from Raw blades
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 13:43:22 GMT
sigh, well crap
oh well, i geuss i have something nice to freak my friend out with, but not to cut with, thanks for the info anyway
I only said real weapon because for some reason I dont consider my butterfly knives weapons at least i won't need to pay $450 since my uncle does blacksmithing as a hobbie (maybe $185 for a good one from him)
God I feel like an ideot
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 6, 2008 15:36:31 GMT
Nags are definitely not a task for a beginner. I love the idea of getting a nag blade mounted as a wakizashi or something. Speak of the devil, whatever happened to randoms Naoshi wak. from Raw blades Whoops, hiya choppers; I'll be transferring funds sometime this week from a backup account into my primary checking which should (finally) allow me to send off that money order. Mr. Raw and Mr. Williams have been very patient.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Aug 6, 2008 17:08:42 GMT
don't feel bad ..... we all started the same way and now you know better any if your uncle has any wood working experience kriscutlery.com/documents/japanese.htmlthis should get you started ....... and it's only $90.00
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 21:14:48 GMT
Was the original post deleted or what? I clicked this thread and it's like it starts in mid conversation, like there's a previous post or page missing.
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 6, 2008 21:22:40 GMT
Yep, the original poster deleted the original post. Seems he was ashamed.
No reason to be, really.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 22:04:06 GMT
Thanks. And I agree. Velocigecko, there's no shame in asking about a particular item, even if it turns out to be a purely decorative, non-functional piece. Far better to ask questions than to just go ahead and buy something and have it break on you, possibly even causing you injury.
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 6, 2008 22:22:21 GMT
If memory serves, he'd already bought it, believing it to be functional. Which is something we've all done at some point, I know I'm guilty.
Part of the steps of learning.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2008 4:39:06 GMT
Yeahhh. I have several back home that I believed to be REAL swords at the time. But you live and learn then you move on. Now if I could just get my dad to understand the difference. But thats another battle for another day
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2008 14:06:38 GMT
yeah i think ill try that
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2008 18:52:29 GMT
OK .. thanks Vyapada I knew it !! .. thanks to clear my mind, it's great to learn new things for another people .. that's what I like this forum .!!! .. it's just am not familiarized with oriental swords and pole weapons, but am learning, slow.. but learning ..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2008 23:24:03 GMT
Glaives are European... The Chinese versions that I know of are the Pu Dao and the Quandao.
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