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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 10:27:37 GMT
Good morning everyone -
This is my first post on this site and a big thanks to paul s for making such a board possible - its about time we had somewhere to chat without owning a 5k nihonto or 20 years formal training under our belts !
Does everyone agree that you can enjoy test cutting outside of the dojo as long as the proper safety concerns are sensibly followed ?
That brings me to my next question - how have people found the various cheness lines have coped with harder cutting mediums than say tatami and goza ?
Has anyone cut any 3" to 5" green bamboo with one yet ?
I am looking to buy either a tenchi or shura from SBG this week - I want a strong , through hardened cutter to tackle some harder targets .
My collection so far is mid end differential hardened katana - hanwei , furuyama etc - I darent risk those edges on green bamboo or similiar .
I look forward to hearing some opinions and thanks for reading .
CC
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 10:57:42 GMT
Good morning everyone - This is my first post on this site and a big thanks to paul s for making such a board possible - its about time we had somewhere to chat without owning a 5k nihonto or 20 years formal training under our belts ! Welcome to our boards . Indeed, not to brag in our community too much - but at least for now we are one of our kind, no other site or forum's main theme is sub $300 swords.. by the way, cheapest nihonto I have seen goes for 7000$ and thats just the bare blade....... however that is just basing on MY experience which is far from complete. Does everyone agree that you can enjoy test cutting outside of the dojo as long as the proper safety concerns are sensibly followed ? I don't know about 'everyone' but I certainly agree you can have LOTS and LOTS of fun even without having studying martial arts for years, however I do encourage taking trainings like iaido, it can only help you to improve your control over the sword and make your body stronger and for me - knowing that when i'm actually cutting in the proper way just makes the fun greater [although I have NOT done many iaido/kendo trainings myself, only very few] Good morning everyone - That brings me to my next question - how have people found the various cheness lines have coped with harder cutting mediums than say tatami and goza ? Has anyone cut any 3" to 5"; green bamboo with one yet ? I am looking to buy either a tenchi or shura from SBG this week - I want a strong , through hardened cutter to tackle some harder targets . My collection so far is mid end differential hardened katana - hanwei , furuyama etc - I darent risk those edges on green bamboo or similiar . I look forward to hearing some opinions and thanks for reading . CC Well, from what I have seen, the cheness swords has absolutely no problems cutting tatami mats and the likes of it, however I am in experienced with either the shura or the tenchi, but thats what i've seen in other peoples reviews about them - travel in the main site to read reviews about them, also you may find interesting info about them in the reviews forum. I can assure you they cut bamboo cleanly like nothing without taking much of a damage... that of course though is relative to the blade and the quality of the heat treating it went through - which although is quite solid and does not vary much from blade to blade from cheness, might not be the greatest on each and every one of their blades, but that is pure luck [and I think they will agree to replace a blade that the heat treating on it was not done properly, but I've yet to read about such a blade from cheness, gladly ] Whatever you choose to buy - tell us how it was once it arrived perhaps even review it! we always like reviews, even if the reviewed sword was already reviewed by another person in the past. Have a nice day, -W.H.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 11:54:03 GMT
Thanks for the welcome Webos
I should mention ive also had a little training , and your quite correct it does enhance the experience when your hasuji is correct - like a hot knife through runny butter .
the 9260 silicone alloy blades have me really excited as far as a project for a custom mounted cutter goes - I would rather but the full sword than a shirasaya - thats too much a remount for me .
although the cheness tsuka core catches some bad press - its still going to be more reliable than a DIY job by a novice craftsman IMO - anyway there is always plenty of methods to reinforce a production tsuka -
I would love to see how the 9260 blades perform against more costly - higher end stuff - its a painful lesson but ive learned that expense does not always mean a better sword .
thankyou for listening
Mick
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 18:49:17 GMT
Most of the bad rap of the Cheness tsuka and koshirae was from awhile ago. Their entire line has gone through several updates on said components.
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