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Post by alientude on Jul 22, 2022 12:45:39 GMT
A short impromptu review of my wife's extreme budget Ryujin "Art Should Hurt" Blue Sakura katana. This is a 1045 through-hardened katana with a wire-brushed hamon and the cheapest possible koshirae, keeping the price very low. I say in the video it's $60, but looking back at my records, it was $69.99, so just mentally replace "$60" with "$70" in the video.
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Post by Arlequin on Jul 23, 2022 4:20:49 GMT
Little nostalgic. I remember when the forum was 80% percent backyard samurais reviewing and doing trick cuts with $60 musashis lol.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 24, 2022 19:45:33 GMT
An interesting review on one of the less popular swords amongst collectors. I would like to point out something that I never hear and you can take it FWIW. While true 1045 doesn’t hold an edge as well as some other steels what I never hear is that it is easier to sharpen. And will give the new comer a good learning platform. That brushed on hamon can easily be polished away (my preference) but I’d wait until a sharpening is needed and kill two birds with one stone. The fuchi can probably be shimmed. Lacquer could anchor the ito. As for the saya, a file perhaps a nail file to open the throat may cure the issue. And if you go too far then learn to shim. I think that is a very good intro sword as one can learn much at a low price.
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Post by circumstances on Jul 25, 2022 1:00:57 GMT
An interesting review on one of the less popular swords amongst collectors. I would like to point out something that I never hear and you can take it FWIW. While true 1045 doesn’t hold an edge as well as some other steels what I never hear is that it is easier to sharpen. And will give the new comer a good learning platform. That brushed on hamon can easily be polished away (my preference) but I’d wait until a sharpening is needed and kill two birds with one stone. The fuchi can probably be shimmed. Lacquer could anchor the ito. As for the saya, a file perhaps a nail file to open the throat may cure the issue. And if you go too far then learn to shim. I think that is a very good intro sword as one can learn much at a low price. Good points. I learned a ton and had a blast with a 1045 Ten Ryu DIY kit that I bought years ago for 80 bucks. It's actually a pretty good blade and I mde all my own fittings and a tsuka for it. The only stock item that came with the kit I left on it was the habaki. I put a plumb wiked sharp edge on it and I gave it to my son a few months ago. I've been looking at buying just a bare blade and doing the whole tamale myself. |
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