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Post by LG Martial Arts on May 16, 2020 3:59:26 GMT
No new guns, but I started buying reloading equipment since there’s high demand for ammo and nary to be found in some calibers.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on May 8, 2020 18:46:13 GMT
dave lorrez is the owner of The Samurai Shop. Hope that helps.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on May 6, 2020 23:30:35 GMT
Word of advice - stay away from Tsunami Dragon/Tsunami Katana... overpriced swords that can be purchased from most eBay vendors for less. There are dozens of eBay "vendors" that are all affiliated with each other, including Tsunami Dragon. These "companies" buy "old stock" from each other to raise their seller's profiles, and leave positive feedback for each other, artificially raising their scores as well. There are better sources for swords if you have the patience and/or ask for recommendations.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on May 6, 2020 23:14:33 GMT
That's a really good grip for your 2nd try... there are 2 main options to making a sword grip: wood core with leather, or 3D printed core with leather. If you're interested in making a 3D grip, you can make the file here The Printed Armoury Online Grip Maker and then send the file to a 3D printer, but then you'd have to wrap it yourself or get someone else to wrap it afterwards. If you're thinking of using a wood core, chrisperoni created a grip making tutorial many years ago, but is still a great resource for those who want to make their own. You can see the tutorial here: Grip Making Tutorial: Video In 4 Parts
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Apr 13, 2020 14:03:22 GMT
be very careful when cutting with something like this, really dont recommend u using it for anything more then bottles, even then its iffy I concur - be very careful with "swords" of this caliber. They are not meant for real use (even though BudK might say so) - they're wallhangers/SLO's that can cause a lot of damage if it breaks (which most probably, it will when pushed to it's low limits). Please check out this video to see what can happen with low quality "swords"
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Mar 18, 2020 22:13:55 GMT
Goodbye my friend, and know that those who knew you (even if it was only online and not in person) will remember your wit, humor, and good nature. You always found time to help those in need, and the world is now a little worse off for you not being in it anymore. Rest In Peace.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Mar 3, 2020 21:43:37 GMT
Not to be overtly political but regardless of affiliation, it is an election year in the US. Vote, when it is your time to. Use it or lose it. Not looking for replies. I concur - no matter what your political views/affiliations are, vote!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Mar 2, 2020 19:46:39 GMT
Nice stuff. I think it's the first time I've seen a Point Gallery sword in action. IIRC, shadowhowler (Sean Stevens) and MKR (before the whole debacle) both did Point Gallery Highlander katana reviews/cutting vids, not as good as Aikidoka‘s though.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Feb 19, 2020 23:42:53 GMT
A lot of katana reviews and threads online are pretty old, and as the sword industry is relatively active, I want to know: what’s the landscape of the katana market in 2020? Which brands are hot in their respective price ranges? Which brands are old news? Which brands do what well and not well? Anything new and undiscovered? Anything coming soon? What does the market want to see? What is it waiting for? Im mainly interested in a discussion of the current state of the katana market. Thanks Currently motohara is the latest craze/trend right now in terms of overall quality in aesthetics and performance. Every day more JSA practitioners are picking them up over the competitions. As for everything else, it looks like the sword market is heading towards the downturn with a lot of manufacturers not improving their quality or offering anything new or exciting. Agreed
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Feb 14, 2020 1:20:37 GMT
Holy cow! Congrats! I was wondering what you were going to do with that blade since I saw your posts about it a while back, but then never saw it used for any of your projects. Great Job!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Feb 9, 2020 2:33:10 GMT
I'll take one of treeslicers pick. Damn that's a nice sword. But I have always been a sucker for a simple hamon so my dream is an also unrealistic Go Yoshiro blade. Image from: yuhindo.com/go-yoshihiro/My favorite as well... you have good tastes
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 21, 2020 21:11:01 GMT
Sounds like a very adequate response form the vendor. Case closed! Will see how it is executed as they have promised me a new sword case before and it never came so... Just be aware that shipping INTO China can be a huge mess. They don’t like imports of any kinds of “weapons”. Make sure to contact SoN AND check postal relgulations with whatever company you decide to use to make sure the sword isn’t impounded by customs and you’re out of $ and a sword.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 14, 2020 2:56:27 GMT
I live in McAllen, TX (way down by the border in Deep South Texas), and have never worn armor - wouldn’t want to either with the heat/humidity. From memory (one of the Texas history classes I took in college), there was an expeditionary force of American soldiers that went into Mexico in the late 1800’s (summer time no less). The soldiers for the most part, were issued regular wool pants, jackets, and hats, as was customary for the military at the time. Because of the wool uniforms, around 100 American soldiers died of heat stroke/exhaustion in Northern Mexico (near the border town of Roma, TX). There’s still a mass grave outside Mier iirc, although I think the bodies of the soldiers were repatriated to the US. In any case, heat/humidity can cause a host of problems, which can and often does lead to heat exhaustion/heat stroke, which is again, why I’ll never wear any kind of armor where I live. I was trying to find links to the above information, but couldn’t seeing as I’m on my phone. If I find links, I’ll add them later. I wonder why they didn't get summer tunics. From what I remember, the troops were the first ones in the area, so they were wearing the "regular" issue wool uniforms since they still hadn't really learned how hot it can get down here.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 12, 2020 17:11:40 GMT
I live in McAllen, TX (way down by the border in Deep South Texas), and have never worn armor - wouldn’t want to either with the heat/humidity. From memory (one of the Texas history classes I took in college), there was an expeditionary force of American soldiers that went into Mexico in the late 1800’s (summer time no less). The soldiers for the most part, were issued regular wool pants, jackets, and hats, as was customary for the military at the time. Because of the wool uniforms, around 100 American soldiers died of heat stroke/exhaustion in Northern Mexico (near the border town of Roma, TX). There’s still a mass grave outside Mier iirc, although I think the bodies of the soldiers were repatriated to the US. In any case, heat/humidity can cause a host of problems, which can and often does lead to heat exhaustion/heat stroke, which is again, why I’ll never wear any kind of armor where I live. I was trying to find links to the above information, but couldn’t seeing as I’m on my phone. If I find links, I’ll add them later.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 11, 2020 18:18:21 GMT
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 11, 2020 18:13:45 GMT
In all honesty, you overpaid for the knife. While there are some very reputable smiths in Pakistan, they almost never sell their wares outside of the country. The items that do make it onto the international market are mass manufactured using subpar materials and subpar heat treating as well.
Most people who have been in the “game” long enough will avoid any and all Pakistani made knives and/or swords, unless they’re antiques since modern representations are poorly made, and even if they look nice, and not going to do well performance wise.
Pakistani Damascus (layered steel, not to be confused with wootz Damascus or “true” crucible steel Damascus) has a long and sordid history, usually with tales of smiths using any and all kinds of steels in their mixtures without rhyme or reason, other than cost to profit margins. Because of the poor (and oftentimes mysterious) materials (some makers claim to be a mixture of certain steels, but actually could be completely different steels) and heat treatments, I wouldn’t recommend anyone buy from random Pakistani sellers on eBay or social media.
Your Bowie has a nice shape to it, but not knowing the properties of the steels used OR the heat treatment used, I would say again, you overpaid, even if it was “just” $50.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jan 2, 2020 19:44:57 GMT
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Dec 21, 2019 17:51:04 GMT
Looking at the listing on eBay, the sword looks like a Windlass to me. Brand new, they run about $160 plus shipping from most retailers in the US.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Dec 3, 2019 0:56:04 GMT
Busse makes nice stuff for sure. But wouldn't all of those fullers a long with that more thick, textured coating create a lot more friction on cutting or chopping? Here's a discussion about Busse's (patent pending) Corrugated Bevel Technology and if they're "cut out to be what is claimed" (pun intended) on Bladeforums... some people seem to like it, I only like it on certain blades. www.bladeforums.com/threads/cbt.1600870/#post-18282007
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Dec 2, 2019 4:18:47 GMT
this is my favorite "Bowie" knife I have at the moment - a production Busse Silent Knight without blade catch on the spine
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