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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 16:48:22 GMT
Tatami is great, but unfortunately it gets very expensive if you do regular cutting...mostly due to the shipping costs. Is there anyone who uses pool noodles as cutting targets? I would imagine that it's easy on the katana's blade, and they are long so you can get a lot more cuts out of one. And i'm not sure if this is entirely true, but from the looks of them they seem like they will bend easily, so you have to have the perfect form to cut them seems like. That would make perfect targets for practicing tameshigiri no?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 17:27:40 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 17:53:16 GMT
Paul uses them in his reviews sometimes. I have never used either types tatami or pool noodles. I pretty much stick too bottles with water for a inexpensive way to cut.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 18:36:38 GMT
For the reason you state I like them. They can make you look like a fool if your aliment isn't right or your sword isn't sharp. But I don't think they can replace Tatami
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 18:51:07 GMT
i love pool noodles, a dollar for a nice long pool noodle =D get a whole buncha nice cuts, dont hurt the blade at all, wet or dry =P i string 'em up from a tree and cut away. but i dont know if its the noodles i use or if i just get lucky but i dont find them hard to cut at all =/ tho ... noodles are nice... i like milk jugs more for some reason
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 21:53:44 GMT
for my day to day cutting i just cut bottles
i try to buy mats in bulk like 50 or 100, then just cut a few (like 5) every weekend and make them last.
i find cutting to be pretty inexpensive. but practice is free.
but remember, practice time should be more important than cutting time.
i would definately cut pool noodles, but i cant find anywhere here that sells them. so i stick with bottles.
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Post by SlayerofDarkness on Dec 27, 2008 21:58:02 GMT
Yeah, lol. Bottles are great fun...my only problem is that my Hanwei Dark sentinel can barely cut a thin water bottle, and not at all cleanly. so anything other than milk jugs are a strain for it . It can handle pool noodles easily though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 23:43:02 GMT
I like pool noodles, they are good for determining sharpness, my bowie knife which is razor sharp goes through them quick as but my DSA gothic which has a fairly regular edge has trouble
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2008 5:19:45 GMT
I find pool noodles to be far easier than freestanding bottles of any kind.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2008 14:31:10 GMT
Does anyone know of a good source of tatami mats in the US. Possibly in bulk, I would like to begin my foray into cutting. Thanks, Michael
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2008 15:12:21 GMT
Strikermike,
Karma to you for such a great avatar.
Mark
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Dec 28, 2008 15:46:46 GMT
Does anyone know of a good source of tatami mats in the US. Possibly in bulk, I would like to begin my foray into cutting. Thanks, Michael www.nihonzashi.com/tatami.aspx is where I get my mats. they are good quality and come in just under $5 per mat if you get them by the box of 20. they are mugen dachi mats but nihonzashi is in florida so shipping to us east-coasters is cheaper. as you're in CT you might want to check out Swords of Might. I think they are located in your neck of the woods so you might be able to do a pick up with a reasonable drive or at least shipping should be cheap. Shipping really jacks the price up on tatami so any time you can get a break on shipping tatami take it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2008 15:49:58 GMT
Mike, Mugen Dachi sells tatami omote for tamishigiri. I see you are from CT, so you should order these through nihonzashi to save on shipping costs. Both sites have a wealth of information about cutting that will come in handy
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Post by Brian of DBK on Dec 28, 2008 16:12:09 GMT
At the 1:44 mark I take down a pool noodle with my Windlass 300 sword.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2008 16:15:01 GMT
Thanks to every one for such great info.
Thanks Mark. Something about fighting squirrels just cracks me up.
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