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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 1:14:03 GMT
with every day that passes, with every noto i do, i fall more in love with my musha, the yokote is so strong on the no hi model the only thing ive seen that compares is a pic of the hanwei wind and thunder, its like 'noto-buddy' or something like that.
i think it was mentioned somewhere that these swords are put together completely at fred chen forge (whoever he is lol), and that a very good portion of the $250-$300 is invested into the blade.
i think this shows tremendously in both the blade structure, and the polish job.
although, this being said, the fittings are far superior to any other $300 sword ive had too...
oni - (thanks for the karma man) - my only advise is before you buy a musha, buy some mats, cutting bottles with the musha is a waste of time, it feels like youre cheating lol, its like cutting air.
pika - you made a good sword choice man, i know you wont be disapointed... but still it will be good to hear your thoughts when she arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 10:33:52 GMT
Oh and indeed you will. I ordered the bo-hi model, so it turns out that SBG will have reviews on both.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2009 21:24:24 GMT
I ordered the bo-hi version not long ago, and got it this tuesday. So far I can't say I'm too impressed, atleast looking at the regard it seems to be held in. I've already got a pretty deep jag in the edge by chopping the cardbox it arrived in (although there's a very slight chance it might've been some stuck gravel, several visible scratches from cutting really small twigs (i.e soft, under 1 inch circumference stuff) and it doesn't really cut easy through bottles (although I think Norwegian soda bottles have considerably denser and harder plastic than the lighter counterparts common in America, although nothing like the industrial plastic cups I've seen people cut though. The cuts in the bottles are pretty jagged usually.) As I mentioned in my own thread, I have nearly zero experience though, and may be using crappy form. Still, I think I've heard of people being described as reckless merely for pressing their finger to the edge of their 200-300$ class katana, but when I do it to my Musha I don't even get a slight wound, even when pressing with 'moderate' force.
More disappointing, the kashira (sp?)/pommel is very loose, and I got another tsuba than the Musha style advertised for the katana I ordered, some almost complete circle (not wave theme though, but it's not like all the double ring Musashis I've seen.) I got some better results today though, so I might have more success later. I think I'll make a very small, pictorial review perhaps next week. By then I think my opinions might get better, but I still don't think it'll be as glowing a review as yours.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2009 23:52:29 GMT
I think something is a bit odd here, every time i heared someone got a musha (be it Bo-Hi or no-hi) the first thing that is usually said is that it's crazy-sharp, and solid on every aspect (tight ito, no rattling anywhere, etc.)
About the bottles- European bottles tend to be denser than their american counterparts on most cases. I found that out after batting an RCQ bottle away, while a coca cola bottle was cut pretty easily (Not with the musha, though. Still didn't get it, international shipping is a bummer)
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 5:26:03 GMT
Hi,i was wondering how does this measure up against Paul Chen's Tori Katana? i heard wonders about spring steel but not about k120c swedish powdered steel.any comments or views on this?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 11:12:12 GMT
honestly i have no experience with the hanwei powder steel.
i imagine if the swords were made to the same specs that a tori would be tough as hell, but as it stands now the tori is a lot thinner than the musha...
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Post by wiwingti on May 4, 2009 0:18:44 GMT
Forget it. Reliks is currently updating their pricing to reflect the currency exchage rate. Some day there will be one global currency. CAD & USD will both be worthless. www.reliks.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=2660$279.99 CAD or approx. $227 USD. Still pretty good. it makes it 235 usd by the way lol
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 0:52:56 GMT
bloody exchange rates huh
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 15:21:01 GMT
Thanks for this review, even as old as it is, I came across it and it got me to decide to buy this sword. I was planning on getting a Raptor, but now I'm getting one of these, with wiwingti's great price.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2009 18:34:50 GMT
I just got one of the Bo-hi version musha from Wiwingti. I LOVE IT. EVERY SINGLE INCH OF IT. Everything is super-tight fit, no rattling, no tsuba lateral play, the tsukamaki is done well, the higo tsuba looks a LOT better than i thought, and the most important- It exceeds every expectation on the performance side: The polish is a bit awkward- the mune and bo-hi are polished to a mirror polish (i can use this thing to see if i got something stuck in my teeth), and the rest is a "practical" polish. I actually like it this way, so i won't have to worry about seeing ever scratch on the sword.... The handeling is nothing less than godly, and it tops bottles with ease. It came paper cutting sharp, but not shaving sharp (and frankly, i don't see a reason why it should be....) A review will be written soon. I owe thanks to kenpachi that wrote this review and tipped me over to buying it, and marc, for having awesome prices, for being an awesome person, and taking care of the messy international order.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2009 19:35:33 GMT
Could you tell me whats the blade Width at the habaki ?
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Post by wiwingti on Aug 16, 2009 19:53:08 GMT
3/8 inches
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2009 20:32:54 GMT
and how much is that in cm? xD We use different scales in Poland so I'm not used to inches, sorry
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Post by sicheah on Aug 17, 2009 20:39:48 GMT
1 inch = 2.54cm. US is one of the very few countries that still uses the English imperial system. Time to change to metric guys! So 3/8 inch = 3/8*2.54 = 0.9525cm
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Post by wiwingti on Aug 17, 2009 22:03:50 GMT
yeah, i should have write it in centimeters but i tought that USA was still using inches lol
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2009 4:47:45 GMT
its quite thick
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2009 17:56:42 GMT
...That's what she said
Edit (so I have something productive to say) - The Musha I feel like is exactly the soul of this forum
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