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Post by pattyb0009 on Aug 2, 2020 3:18:24 GMT
Hello, all! Do any of you fine folks know anyone who makes custom gloves/custom sword gloves? Like the leather and maybe lined kind. Not so much the bulky HEMA ones. Thanks!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 23, 2020 14:34:46 GMT
Albion has long been the standard for "perfection" in terms of handling and fit and finish, but the offerings from VA have been pretty spectacular of late. Their Craftsman series is pretty top notch (made by Sonny and Zach), and Sonny and Zach Suttles will make it right for you if something is not up to spec. I've spoken to Sonny many times and had custom stuff made; he's a pleasure and very responsive to email in my experience. Even their Chinese made blades are pretty great. Their scabbard work is also pretty out of this world. For my money, the best scabbards around: great detailing, riser work etc.
But Albion is very good in fit/finish and feel in the hand. Plus it's such a storied company at this point that there is a certain mystique to holding one of their blades in your hand. Very cool.
Plus the Albion maker's mark is pretty nifty looking.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 21, 2020 22:58:05 GMT
Welcome! I myself like detailed but not overly ornate menuki that strain the seams of the ito.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 21, 2020 19:21:57 GMT
Inquiring minds want to know...
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 5, 2020 14:53:24 GMT
Notes on the bottom of cups is a really good idea lol. I'm stealing it.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 5, 2020 14:51:51 GMT
I went the better part of a year...then suddenly 3...and my sainted bride says if one comes in, one goes out. So I have built in limits. Not like Dave...or Bill... Sir T, I'm the same way. My wife and I have a "game room" where we play board games and DnD. As part of the decor, she thought it would be cool to install sword racks on one wall. Little did I know that part of the deal (which I did eventually agree to lol) would be that once the slots are filled up (minus a handful tastefully displayed in our bedroom), one had to go out for another to go in.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 21:25:17 GMT
I'm attempting to pace myself compared to last year. Set some goals, practice patience. Learned to not hesitate to "let one go." There will always be another KOA sale, another used one will pop up someday. Trouble is, this innocent & benign sword hobby quickly metastasizes into armor, shield, dagger, knife, axe, spear, forging, leatherwork, osprey book, ren-fest addictions. YES. SO many tangential hobbies.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 21:21:37 GMT
I generally wait a couple of weeks at least. Sometimes it's days if there is a really good deal!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 21:18:16 GMT
I’m working on quantity first, then I’ll work on quality. Every sword I get teaches me something that can be improved. I think that's a fantastic attitude to have. I agree. That's how I started out too. I had to see what I liked best before I could accumulate the best examples in those categories.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 21:11:57 GMT
I love mine. It is in the "never sell" category. Great review!!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 20:53:53 GMT
But clothes pins might shut out the loud neighbors!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 3, 2020 19:03:21 GMT
Sometimes, I'll send my wife funny pictures in the middle of the day or try my best to imitate funny voices we hear while watching TV shows. Whatever I do just kind of comes to me in the moment and I have to wait a few seconds to see if it's going to be funny or annoying! lol
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 17:49:20 GMT
Thanks so much for the pictures! This looks like a decent buy, especially for the price as you said. I will pick one up soon. Thanks so much!!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 16:16:20 GMT
That's EXACTLY the model, Brother Nathaniel! So, it's a good buy?
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 14:58:34 GMT
You might have already answered this, but is that a factory edge on the sword, or did you touch it up?
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 14:57:22 GMT
Baekdosan pays quickly, has excellent communication and offers a fair price for your swords! Very nice person to deal with. He comes highly recommended! I look forward to doing further business with him in the future!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 2:58:44 GMT
Probably going to pick up a Deepeeka Fulham gladius (sharpened) from KOA soon. If I do, I'll report back!!
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 24, 2020 2:56:18 GMT
Ah good. Good idea with the alcohol.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 22, 2020 0:13:28 GMT
Sure. Could very well be a copy. Wasn't trying to be argumentative. Castings/etchings could possibly be poorly done depending on the stage of the war. Japanese and German weapon production hit a wall, with unskilled labor stepping into factories or makeshift weapons manufacturing operations. I don't see why unskilled laborers couldn't have made bad castings. Not trying to patronize or anything. Just like to chat about this stuff. Also, that could be a cellulose fake ray grip. If it were a fake, I don't know why the effort wouldn't be better spent trying to counterfeit a more valuable type of Japanese sword. Why sell fake Timexes when you can fake Rolexes?
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Post by pattyb0009 on Feb 21, 2020 22:51:38 GMT
This does not look like a Japanese produced blade. The castings look horrible. The habaki is not correct. I'm not familiar with these, but this looks poorly made. It is almost certainly a machine stamped blade. It is most probably an authentic Japanese sword from or before World War 2, but is not traditionally made. The castings/engravings etc. would have been horrible if these were rushed and cheap productions. Japanese swords from World War 2 vary dramatically in quality from bad castings and poorly made stainless blades to exquisitely crafted traditional blades that rival the best from Japan's long and storied sword making tradition.
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