Cloudhammer Custom made O-Katana with deep sori
Sept 16, 2023 16:25:54 GMT
Post by miraculix101 on Sept 16, 2023 16:25:54 GMT
Hello all,
first of all, i talked with John of RVA Katana via email, because i wanted a sword made of S5 steel. After some exchanges via email, John convinced me to a sx105v blade, through hardened. Since S5 is a shock steel, same as my Z-Sey S7, they are good for absorbing shock and are durable. But any through hardened blade should be durable, the better the material, the better the durability.
ANd John convinced me, for the purpose i stated, heavy cutting, to a secondary bevel on the blade for cutting.
So i ordered in march 2023 a through hardened sx105v blade with a deep sori, secondary bevel, 80cm nagasa, with a 30cm tsuka with full samegawa wrap and hishigami and dark blue or blue leather ito.
Tsuba was a fitting number 102 from cloudhammer website.
After a lot, a very lot of emails until a short while ago, which John of RVA Katana all answered, and a lot of problems of the manufacturer of cloudhammer swords regarding my sword (tsuba wasnt available, saya maker had to wait for dry weather etc...) the time to delivery was more than what i expected in the beginning.
But in the end, it was delivered, and i am very very happy with the result (because of this, ill write this review in a language, which isnt my mother language, hope you will forgive me some errors 
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)After arrival, very safely packaged (i didnt take photos, but it arrived in a safely wrapped wooden box which contained the sword, which was itself was wrapped in bubble wrap.
Ive got only 2 things to complain, the first would be, the nagasa is only 78cm, its 80cm with habaki.
The second, would be the wait time.
Quality wise, its for the money perfect.
Now some pictures, some taken from me, some from cloudhammer before shipping.
It feels feather light in handling, so i measured the weight:
The ENDQUESTION:
Would or will i order from RVA Katana again? The answer is a definitely YES
In comparison, my biggest heaviest blade, made from Hanbon forge: Its a custom build, with:
Size (blade / handle): Custom Size please w..--> 85cm nagasa length, Sori 2,8cm/ Motohaba 3,5cm/Sakihaba 2,7cm/Motokasane 8,0mm/ Sakikasane 5,5mm/ O-Kissaki 7cm,
A very heavy, guess to wield 2 handed cleaver/butcher
