Ordered a Frontier Tang Dao today

So am I. That's one of the reasons I went with it. Plus Swordsages review was good:

Interesting review. I've never been sure how to use yours - the test to destruction strategy is not in my world. OTOH, seeing what it takes to profoundly damage the sword yet still leave a piece that could function as a weapon if one were in a fight for ones life? How the tang was constructed was also of value to me - the small rat tail for the end cap was actually amusing.

I had already decided on this one based on my experience with the Flying Phoenix Jian and the simple, pure, aesthetics of this dao. I can't say I see anything in this review that makes me doubt my order though I'll keep my adhesive handy in case of need

Thank you for your thoughts, I do greatly appreciate hearing them.

Use them in whatever way may be helpful.  Objectively speaking, the close up video, the cross section of the grain structure, and seeing the swords condition after a deflected cut should be somewhat informative.  I include my thoughts and a bunch of other crap if you are interested, however, the main takeaways can be whatever you find useful.  

Speaking of differential hardening...