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Post by 293master293 on Aug 12, 2008 18:37:51 GMT
Well, I have finally finished making my crappy defective claymore from Hanwei into a successful ninja-to/falchion. I do not really know which would be proper to call it, but it seems right down the middle. I will post pictures and a cutting video in a little bit.
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 12, 2008 22:19:29 GMT
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 12, 2008 22:26:01 GMT
Cutting video:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 5:08:25 GMT
Heh, I lost a garbage can like that once...
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 13, 2008 5:21:52 GMT
Heh, I lost a garbage can like that once... Do not be mistaken, this one is "Battle-Worn" too. I just did a repair job on it yesterday using a blowtorch and a piece of steel.
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Post by salvatore on Aug 13, 2008 7:44:34 GMT
Heh, I lost a garbage can like that once... This is just a guess, but you didn't lose the garbage can via a PK, right? You may or may not be someone I know! Master, that is a very nice blade, do you think you'll be making more lade via stock removal an such in the future?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 7:56:30 GMT
It isn't a ninja-to mate, that is a bunch of hollywood BS there is no such thing as a ninja-to, the original single edged straight sword that was the forerunner to the katana was called a chokuto. The ninja did not use straight swords, they used a shortened version of the katana more like a kodachi or ko-katana.
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Post by salvatore on Aug 13, 2008 8:00:37 GMT
It isn't a ninja-to mate, that is a bunch of hollywood BS there is no such thing as a ninja-to, the original single edged straight sword that was the forerunner to the katana was called a chokuto. The ninja did not use straight swords, they used a shortened version of the katana more like a kodachi or ko-katana. True, they didn't. But Chokuto were used(Not saying ninja used these, I know they didn't!) before the katana seen curvature, could it be classified as such, I think that is pretty reasonable, no?
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 13, 2008 8:11:29 GMT
Master, that is a very nice blade, do you think you'll be making more lade via stock removal an such in the future? For sure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 8:50:31 GMT
The ninja came about after the invention of the katana, quite a long time after the chokuto was in use.
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 13, 2008 8:56:17 GMT
The ninja came about after the invention of the katana, quite a long time after the chokuto was in use. It doesn't matter. A ninja-to is a type of sword nonetheless. It doesn't matter if it is a historical weapon or not.
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Post by salvatore on Aug 13, 2008 9:09:08 GMT
The ninja came about after the invention of the katana, quite a long time after the chokuto was in use. Of course, I had already noted that ninja would never have had used these, just asking if we could classify this weapon simply as a Chokuto.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 10:58:48 GMT
Well excuse me for trying to help you not to look like an ass master when you talk about things that you seem not to know about otherwise you wouldn't use the wrong terms. Before anyone accuses me of being pedantic, it is important to use the right terms so that we don't spread the wrong information. For your information a Ninja-to is not a type of sword it is a mislabelled name by people who have no f**king idea themselves.
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Post by oos3thoo on Aug 13, 2008 14:49:01 GMT
Wow.. Relax man. I understand the term is wrong, and is a poor representative of Ninjutsu, But The style of the sword is similar to that of a hollywood Ninja. It looks similar to a Tactical Katana.
Good job Master and excellent use of your old blade.
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 13, 2008 18:54:31 GMT
Well excuse me for trying to help you not to look like an ass master when you talk about things that you seem not to know about otherwise you wouldn't use the wrong terms. Before anyone accuses me of being pedantic, it is important to use the right terms so that we don't spread the wrong information. For your information a Ninja-to is not a type of sword it is a mislabelled name by people who have no f**king idea themselves. I never called you anything my point is, this sword is not in any way a historical blade. You can search all of your life and not find an antique sword that is identical to this. I called this a ninja-to simply in reference to the hollywood movies which, yes, are a type of sword whether they are historical or not.
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Post by 293master293 on Aug 13, 2008 18:55:51 GMT
Wow.. Relax man. I understand the term is wrong, and is a poor representative of Ninjutsu, But The style of the sword is similar to that of a hollywood Ninja. It looks similar to a Tactical Katana. Good job Master and excellent use of your old blade. Thanks Seth. BTW, the last 4.5 inches of the back edge is razor sharp to. Makes it 20x more fun.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 20:12:12 GMT
Well excuse me for trying to help you not to look like an ass master when you talk about things that you seem not to know about otherwise you wouldn't use the wrong terms. Before anyone accuses me of being pedantic, it is important to use the right terms so that we don't spread the wrong information. For your information a Ninja-to is not a type of sword it is a mislabelled name by people who have no f**king idea themselves. That's funny because I read a book written by someone who practiced in a traditional Ninjutsu dojo in japan and he even calls them Ninja-to. I think ninja in general should be left alone, some people think ninja were real, some say they aren't, others say they were just samurai.
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Post by oos3thoo on Aug 13, 2008 22:07:46 GMT
Well excuse me for trying to help you not to look like an ass master when you talk about things that you seem not to know about otherwise you wouldn't use the wrong terms. Before anyone accuses me of being pedantic, it is important to use the right terms so that we don't spread the wrong information. For your information a Ninja-to is not a type of sword it is a mislabelled name by people who have no f**king idea themselves. That's funny because I read a book written by someone who practiced in a traditional Ninjutsu dojo in japan and he even calls them Ninja-to. I think ninja in general should be left alone, some people think ninja were real, some say they aren't, others say they were just samurai. Bloodwraith is a person who practices traditional Ninjutsu. And he is also going by what the last actual ninja says. Teachings from Maasaki Hatsumi himself.
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Post by oos3thoo on Aug 13, 2008 22:08:21 GMT
Wow.. Relax man. I understand the term is wrong, and is a poor representative of Ninjutsu, But The style of the sword is similar to that of a hollywood Ninja. It looks similar to a Tactical Katana. Good job Master and excellent use of your old blade. Thanks Seth. BTW, the last 4.5 inches of the back edge is razor sharp to. Makes it 20x more fun. Sweet! So you can also do reverse strikes?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2008 22:30:04 GMT
that's mighty fine but it doesn't matter, point is, it's stupid to say that it is or isn't a Ninja-to or whether or not ninja-to is the proper name for a straight blade. It's like arguing the identity of Jack the ripper, you just can't know for sure, you can speculate and think about and form your own opinion but you can't know for sure.
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