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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 0:25:23 GMT
So, on Saturday Garrett came over to my house to show me some of his swords, and this one jian caught my eye. It has copper dragon fittings, and just felt perfect in my hand, so I placed an order for one and will have to wait for 6-8 weeks until I get it. I will definitely take pictures once I get it and also do a review on it once all this snow is gone. I definitely recommend to get one of his swords, they all look amazing.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 5:50:06 GMT
What kind of this sword? Can you show us?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 18:08:38 GMT
Well, Garrett doesn't have any pictures of the sword up on his website yet. Maybe I should hassle him until he does  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2008 6:10:15 GMT
LOL .good idea...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 2:59:16 GMT
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Post by genocideseth on Jan 10, 2009 22:31:20 GMT
Did it ever come in?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2009 23:55:28 GMT
3-5 weeks still. As I said, the wait is going to kill me |
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Post by genocideseth on Jan 11, 2009 0:31:45 GMT
I know how you feel man. Except I cannot relate to you EXACT situation... I usually get stuck waiting 3 weeks... But man... 6? It will be worth it from what I hear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 9:46:31 GMT
3-5 weeks is nothing compared to what some people wait for their sword or knives.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 20:09:15 GMT
I just got an email from Garrett. He said that my sword is in line waiting to be made. Since Chinese New Years is coming up, the forge won't be running for a bit.
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Post by genocideseth on Jan 11, 2009 20:13:39 GMT
So the swords are first made, then sent! Wow! I would think of it as a sword being made just for me! ;D (But that is just me).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 21:32:41 GMT
I was actually able to tweek some of the things with the sword. The blade is going to be a bit shorter then the one he showed me to fit me better, and I asked if brass fitting could be used instead of copper, but with the fittings he doesn't know if he'll be able to do that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 5:41:55 GMT
I have a zhisword that I'm told will be done "in february". Arg.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 10:37:34 GMT
thenabi, let us know how the zhisword is. I have been looking at one of their jians as well as one of their katana.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2009 4:59:08 GMT
Yeah, definitely let us know thenabi. I've been checking them out, and some of their blades look really promising.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2009 5:13:46 GMT
Yeah, I have that thread on zhisword in the general section asking that too. I posted at SFI but they could care less...so the review shall be here!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2009 10:56:53 GMT
I owned a zhi sword. It was the straight katana with the little crow style blade. If you look up a dynasty forge double edged katana, it was nearly identical save that the blade was straight. The blade was well polished, the fullers were crisp and clean, and the balance was reasonable. Two things wrong, though. The sword was bent, and the temper was bad. I'm assuming that the sword was bent because the temper was bad. LoL The sword was beautiful, the fittings were nice, and the scabbard was amazingly well built.
Oh, and when I took the sword apart to straighten the blade I found out that they had sealed the tsuka on with a very difficult to remove silicone. I don't know why they didn't use epoxy, but it was definitely silicone. Would I buy another one? Hell no. Was it heartbreakingly beautiful? yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2009 8:29:26 GMT
Ha. Well I'll let yall know...
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Post by eyepokeu on Jan 31, 2009 2:04:38 GMT
forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=92087Well I had a T-10 dadao made from Zhi sword. The blade was very good and fittings were just like i saw on the site. I did a little review on the above link. paid 500 so not bad for the money. The blade did rattle a little but that was probably from the shipping. I torqued the bottom piece on the handle and it tightened well. Their stuff has gotten better over the years....not perfect.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2009 6:22:24 GMT
And that's about the response I'd expect for a lowly zhisword on that forum, good as it is for what it is....I'll let yall know when I get it, hopefully in february.
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