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Post by kk on Jul 1, 2020 2:34:51 GMT
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 1, 2020 2:55:30 GMT
Hey Senator Johnson? Wisconsin residents need a second round of stimulus checks. I have a huge bill with LK Chen to pay off (han dao, frontier dao and now the Ming jian.)
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 1, 2020 14:14:39 GMT
Hey Senator Johnson? Wisconsin residents need a second round of stimulus checks. I have a huge bill with LK Chen to pay off (han dao, frontier dao and now the Ming jian.) 😁 I know, right? They're pumping out new models faster than I can find funds to buy them. |
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 1, 2020 21:28:00 GMT
Fancy. Bit too fancy for my tastes, but I can see it being popular.
I need to get my finances in order so I can get a few things...
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 2, 2020 3:13:09 GMT
Fancy. Bit too fancy for my tastes, but I can see it being popular. I need to get my finances in order so I can get a few things... Fancy, huh? To my eye, it looks pretty simple for a Ming era jian. Knowing the guard is inspired by lingzhi mushrooms just makes me want it even more. My knowledge of mycology is shallow, but my interest is borderline obsessive. |
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 2, 2020 3:27:46 GMT
Granted I am unfamiliar, but to my own very simple tastes, there's a lot going on.  |
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 2, 2020 4:48:57 GMT
Here are some classic examples of Ming and Qing dynasty Jian. The Gale Wind is comparatively quite simple in it's decoration. My own preference is for the Han Flying Phoenix jian but the Gale Wind looks like an excellent example of it's type and with a pattern welded blade should be quite beautiful in it's own right.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 3, 2020 1:06:45 GMT
Very nice video, thanks for posting.
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Post by stormmaster on Jul 3, 2020 2:01:07 GMT
my preference is even fancier tbh but this looks neat
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 13, 2020 5:05:41 GMT
Is the tang peened, or is it threaded and topped with a nut? If it's a nut construction, how common was that for Ming era jian?
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Jul 13, 2020 7:08:55 GMT
The usual historical Ming construction was the same as Qing: a rivet (often tubular) through the tang and grip, and the tang peened at the end of the pommel.
There were other styles with full-width tangs and knife-style riveted grip scales, but these were less common. And other styles too!
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 18, 2020 2:14:59 GMT
The usual historical Ming construction was the same as Qing: a rivet (often tubular) through the tang and grip, and the tang peened at the end of the pommel. There were other styles with full-width tangs and knife-style riveted grip scales, but these were less common. And other styles too! Sorry, just saw this. Thanks for the info! So a nut would be ahistorical? |
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Post by MOK on Jul 18, 2020 11:53:10 GMT
The usual historical Ming construction was the same as Qing: a rivet (often tubular) through the tang and grip, and the tang peened at the end of the pommel. There were other styles with full-width tangs and knife-style riveted grip scales, but these were less common. And other styles too! Sorry, just saw this. Thanks for the info! So a nut would be ahistorical? Yeah, threads weren't much of a thing at that point in history. As the LK Chen site says, "The pommel is secured by threaded nuts instead of historical peening methods to enable self adjustment by the owner should the hilt expand and contract over seasonal temperature and humidity swings." |
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 18, 2020 21:00:04 GMT
Sorry, just saw this. Thanks for the info! So a nut would be ahistorical? Yeah, threads weren't much of a thing at that point in history. As the LK Chen site says, "The pommel is secured by threaded nuts instead of historical peening methods to enable self adjustment by the owner should the hilt expand and contract over seasonal temperature and humidity swings." Thanks! Don't know why I didn't see that on the website. |
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