Rat-30 Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'm looking at the Practical Plus from Paul Chen, and the Cold Steel Warrior Katana - Which Katana do you use for Tameshigiri? Why? Which to avoid? Why? Thanks in advance for the feedback - All the best,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athorn4941 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Avoid Stainless steel blades. The molecular structure of stainless makes it more ap to failing. I would suggest this site on sword questions. http://forums.swordforum.com Jalt ProductionsWeb Page TemplatesArt Of The Ninja , Learn Guitar , Learn Japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davison Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 go to this site,the blades here are of high quality if you dont mind the price.they are worth every penny. https://www.bugei.com Why punch someone when their on the ground when you can just kick them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDevilAside Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Avoid Stainless steel blades. The molecular structure of stainless makes it more ap to failing. ....what? Could you explain this further? "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunyo Kogusoku Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Stainless steel is too brittle for swordsmanship, be it solo or paired work. If a sword made of 440 stainless steel comes into contact with anything too hard (like a tameshigiri wara or another sword) it breaks. Simple as that. http://www.killsometime.com/Video/VideoIndex.asp Scroll down this page and click on the link captioned "Wanna Buy A Katana" . You'll see how damn brittle these things can be. The poor guy demonstrating the toughness of the blade gets a bellyfull. LITERALLY! Regards,-Steve DelaneyThe methods of war become the methods of peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstrowes Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 i just took delivery of a paul chen practical plus. it's very nice. well put together and very sharp. you could do a lot worse than picking up one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcher Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I don't personally use a katana anymore, but my wife uses a custom-forged sword. Costs a pretty penny to get a sword worth having, IMHO. "let those who shed blood with me be forever known as my brother." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDevilAside Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Haha, what I'd do for a wife that wields swords "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat-30 Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Haha, what I'd do for a wife that wields swords I think I'd do whatever she said All the best,John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamesu Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Hehehehehe, and yea,i agree withGstrowes, my Prac-Plus is a good sword for cutting, it hasnt failed one cut yet, its just a tedious job to clean. Osu. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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