Need opinion on custom katanas (and 2 stores I singled out)
May 3, 2022 22:01:30 GMT
Post by sharpie on May 3, 2022 22:01:30 GMT
first order of business: Hello, forum!
So more or less recently I've got a sudden... itch to get myself a katana, and so I went on searching for one to buy, and on my search, I ended up discovering a whole world I didn't QUITE expect (thanks in no small part to this forum), among other things, with all the steel types, wave designs, blade constructions and, of course, "custom" parts. After quite a bit of digging, I decided I want a "custom" katana, but I'm also very much aware there are some shady sellers out there, they may lie about stuff, botch the execution of the blade, etc etc. In my search, I found a lot of stores online with custom options, but not all of them offered, at least not explicitly, the option to have custom length of blade AND handle, but, I did found 2 that APPARENTLY fit my "needs": Sino Sword (the "best" in this regard) and Shinken of Swords
their respective pages if you're wondering or whatever:
www.sinosword.com/Custom-Japanese-Samurai-Katana-Sword-Unique-Design.html
www.shinken-sword.com/Custom-Swords/Custom-Your-Unique-Nihonto-Swords/Customized-Japanese-Clay-Tempered-Battle-Ready-Samurai-Katana-Wakizashi-Tanto-Nodachi-Swords
Now, I may be relatively inexperienced, but I do know there are some things here: 1- they both offer the blade in the Shoshu Kitae construction, and I know this type of construction is very complex and can render the sword less than useless if done wrong; 2- Shinken of Swords has L6 steel at a weirdly low price, also, ditto for last point
I know some vendors can actually mean well but let some often crucial details slip by, SPECIALLY with "custom" swords, and also that some hide scams with very good customer service, but still, I want to know if either of these 2 are good and trustworthy, and if they're not, I would appreciate very much if someone can point me in the right direction. Sino appears to be the "best" because they can change everything I care about while having some nice-looking fittings, and that includes having Shoshu Kitae construction, but see above, and one of the problems is there's no price until you finish the order, so one can't roughly estimate the quality by the price. If I can't get a Shoshu Kitae, then I'll look for a mono steel L6, but those aren't easy to find with custom options from what I've seen
As the next logical step, I suppose I need to say what I want with the sword (because that was a recurring theme in my research), and I want something that is functional, looks good (to me), resistant and, this may sound cringy and corny, in case "things get real", which is not something I want at all, but as Plato once said to Albert Einstein when they were writing the Bible: you never know. I want something good so I'll never have to spend money on another katana in the future (maybe some other type of sword tho), and I don't care if it's not a 100%-legit-japanese-katana-nihonto-kamehameha-with-lasers-at-incredibly-hihg-speed, as long as my boxes as ticketed
To end this: money isn't a problem, I don't have any
Thanks in advance, Forum, sorry for long post, this search is making me heckin frustrated
So more or less recently I've got a sudden... itch to get myself a katana, and so I went on searching for one to buy, and on my search, I ended up discovering a whole world I didn't QUITE expect (thanks in no small part to this forum), among other things, with all the steel types, wave designs, blade constructions and, of course, "custom" parts. After quite a bit of digging, I decided I want a "custom" katana, but I'm also very much aware there are some shady sellers out there, they may lie about stuff, botch the execution of the blade, etc etc. In my search, I found a lot of stores online with custom options, but not all of them offered, at least not explicitly, the option to have custom length of blade AND handle, but, I did found 2 that APPARENTLY fit my "needs": Sino Sword (the "best" in this regard) and Shinken of Swords
their respective pages if you're wondering or whatever:
www.sinosword.com/Custom-Japanese-Samurai-Katana-Sword-Unique-Design.html
www.shinken-sword.com/Custom-Swords/Custom-Your-Unique-Nihonto-Swords/Customized-Japanese-Clay-Tempered-Battle-Ready-Samurai-Katana-Wakizashi-Tanto-Nodachi-Swords
Now, I may be relatively inexperienced, but I do know there are some things here: 1- they both offer the blade in the Shoshu Kitae construction, and I know this type of construction is very complex and can render the sword less than useless if done wrong; 2- Shinken of Swords has L6 steel at a weirdly low price, also, ditto for last point
I know some vendors can actually mean well but let some often crucial details slip by, SPECIALLY with "custom" swords, and also that some hide scams with very good customer service, but still, I want to know if either of these 2 are good and trustworthy, and if they're not, I would appreciate very much if someone can point me in the right direction. Sino appears to be the "best" because they can change everything I care about while having some nice-looking fittings, and that includes having Shoshu Kitae construction, but see above, and one of the problems is there's no price until you finish the order, so one can't roughly estimate the quality by the price. If I can't get a Shoshu Kitae, then I'll look for a mono steel L6, but those aren't easy to find with custom options from what I've seen
As the next logical step, I suppose I need to say what I want with the sword (because that was a recurring theme in my research), and I want something that is functional, looks good (to me), resistant and, this may sound cringy and corny, in case "things get real", which is not something I want at all, but as Plato once said to Albert Einstein when they were writing the Bible: you never know. I want something good so I'll never have to spend money on another katana in the future (maybe some other type of sword tho), and I don't care if it's not a 100%-legit-japanese-katana-nihonto-kamehameha-with-lasers-at-incredibly-hihg-speed, as long as my boxes as ticketed
To end this: money isn't a problem, I don't have any
Thanks in advance, Forum, sorry for long post, this search is making me heckin frustrated