If You Like 'em "Thicc", This Sword is for You!
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2022
- This is a review of the hand dao by LK Chen, a reproduction of a Song Dynasty sword. Showing you the results of my cutting tests and my opinion of the handling, fit & finish, etc.
It's quite an unusual design, or at least by most Western standards I suppose. It's intended to be wielded mainly with one hand but has a grip long enough to easily accommodate two-handed use. The blade is wide and angular with almost no point, sort of like a box cutter in overall shape.
Not heavy, but it's balanced with chopping power in mind, more so than speed & agility. It's certainly imposing and hits hard. Also a remarkably sturdy blade and durable edge. If you're looking for a practical, utilitarian cutting sword that is well made without breaking the bank, this one fits the bill.
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** Specifications **
Overall length: 89 cm (35'')
Blade length: 65 cm (25.6'')
Blade thickness: 6.3 mm (1/4''), tapering down to 4mm (0.157'')
Weight: 1.1 kg / 2 lbs 6.7 oz
Point of balance: 18 cm (7'') from the guard
Blade material: GB 60Si2MnA spring steel (hardness 56-58 HRC)
Hilt assembly: Full tang, pinned(?)
Price: $330 USD / 412 CAD (as of March 29, 2022)
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Feedback from a casual fan: I know that you often ask your viewers what kind of videos we want to see. This is a great example of what I'm interested. Show me a weapon. Tell me what makes it interesting (design features, materials and their quality). And show it being used in a variety of tests. This video was bang-on great. I really care about weapons and their relative practicality. Not to be all "mall ninja", but it's a weapon! I want to know how well it can do the thing it is designed to do. This vid gets a +1
Agreed!
+1 to this
Good comment... I agree 100%
YES
Yes. Skall makes great solid reviews and I enjoy them even tho I'm not buying anything
student in material science(diploma level), im not super qualified to talk about this steel, but according to what ive found for GB 60Si2MnA, its a steel produced in China, theres 7 different industry standards to producing it, clay hardening is not one of them. theres no test data on this steel in terms of scientific measures other than the stated rockwell hardness(HRC). what i can say, looking at the hardness, is that the edge seems to be on the higher end of the harness you would expect. its the lower range of the edge of a few katanas, but higher than a lot of other blades. because of this, i expect the blade to not easily be scratched, keeping in mind the spine is softer(not by much). it may chip depending on the quality of the annealing process, and a few other factors that i wont be paying money for to view, but from the performance in the video, seems like its a good steel.
in short, your own remarks on how the sword performs accurately reflects what is expected of the material
edit: typo
I looked up the composition and it's pretty much identical to EN45, and similar to AISI 9260, both of which are well regarded sword steels.
_I like em round, I like em chunky_
Bum bum bum bum dun dun
But they still sound, they can do choppy
i like em fat, i like them funky
I like em big, I love them plumpy.
I think moto moto likes you
I think that's actually a really nice looking sword, the design is almost "brutalist", very minimalist, angular and strong looking. If I had to take a sword with my on the daily I think that one would be it :D
Looks like a Uru hai orc cleaver , brutal
Off-topic but uhh... I like the art you make. Good stuff.
@@cocokolah8567 Hehe thank you ^..^
This sword looks like the kind of sword you equip your second tier soldiers with. Not the experienced veterans who are more restrained but your troops who are looking to prove themselves and elevate to that lofty rank. Good sword.
I love how Skall is perfectly capable to make fun of himself while still trying to lose weight.
He’s got a great sense of humor
He’s not doing too bad
@@eazy8579 didn’t say he was.
I’m just saying it’s good that he can make fun of himself about it
@@jnzupka I wasn’t saying you said anything wrong, just complementing him
@@eazy8579 all right
The power comes from the belly. That's his natural armor.
I don't think I've heard such a glowing recommendation in a while on this channel, and those that were, were usually the more expensive swords. Impressive!
Right I missed the budget swords because I might actually buy them
Imagine if Skall gets his hands on the much larger LK Zhanmadaos...
ruclips.net/video/amZAqwWXkQc/видео.html sauce
Dunno if we've gotten a good review on a cheap weapon since the Devil's Edge weapon reviews.
Just like to point out there have a little bit miss translation, “手刀” should mean “Single handed blade” here. “刀” can both mean knife & blade in Chinese, but in this situation should mean blade.
Yes, and iirc some polearms with single-edged blade at the tip also incorporate the character in their names
I know I'm just a random person but I really appreciate you'r correction. You didn't get mad and cause an issue like most people you simply helped him. Thank you
This sword embodies the concept of: "Heft."
It just looks like it has a weight to it.
The funny thing is, it's lighter than it looks but feels heavier than what the scale says.
@@Skallagrim The power of balancing.
Looks like it would handle like a machette or a seax
I really love the rugged, minimalistic look of this sword.
The perfect crossbowman’s sidearm
Im happy you brought back the old intro!
this is one of the most aesthetically pleasant swords i've ever seen, right up there with the thing that's not actually called a claymore but that comes to most people's mind whenever someone says "claymore", you know the one. love it. love this one too.
would you recommend it for someone that recently started learning ? it's still really affordable for the quality it seems, and they sell a non sharp version too.
The wavy greatsword?
If you're looking for a nice blade that's affordable, check out skal's review of the kingfisher machete
@@nullpoint3346 that would be a flamberge, the one that's simple looking with the V-shaped crossguard and the little ♣️ ornaments
Honestly it's a fantastic blade to learn how to cut with, stiff thick blades are much easier for beginners, but it has advantages over a katana while it should be able to cut as well as one. For one it's one handed, and spring tempered many katana are not. It would be a heck of a first sword if you are learning, and song dynasty China is very cool, I suggest reading some about that time period. Historical context always ads allot to my appreciation of historical replicas.
@@tehuselessguig3138 Thanks, kind of hard to remember the real names for weapons when your only significant exposure to them is ad hock forging and videogames.
I love this sword. A nice thick blade, looks cool, and has a unique deisgn to keep that flow going when you're swinging. Definitely something to keep in my writer notes. Great video 👍
Finally another sword review! I love videos like this.
I'd like to add ion my own feedback: I'd love to see more information on HEMA gear - reviews on the professionally made stuff as well as ideas for 'good enough' substitutes for people just getting into it.
Edit: Almost forgot, would you recommend this as an early cutter for someone learning longsword? Since you can use both hands, but it's a much shorter (easier to control, safer?) blade
i second your opinion, a video talking about HEMA gear, especially protective gear and maintenance, would be really informative and i would probably help people that are learning to not get hurt, which is the most important thing imo
Great review. This thing is wicked and I appreciate you being so thorough as always.
Thank-you Sir,
For outdoor shoots.
Reminds me of those modern apocalypse themed swords you used to show off a lot in your older videos.
It's like a "Zombie Tool" intended for use against hopping vampires instead. :D
Great video, it was so entertaining, and well balanced. Commentary, footage, overall scenery, the actual sword and the shots (both from the water and the funny take) at the end wrap everything so nicely. I love that kind of content waaaay more than some other over-the-top creators, and am so glad that Skall keeps true to his style.
Cheers, man, you're doing a great job!
skall this review was amazingly constructed , pretty simple and without voids , pretty much felt like 2 mins, whatever you did , keep it up
This is a good one, Skal. Thank you for your effort.
I needed that ambience today, thanks Skall
Always a pleasure! Great show! Take care!
Yay! A sword review/testing. Haven't seen one from Skal in a while, athough; pandemic and all, can't blame him.
Don't speak any further. I'm already in love with this thicc piece of metal.
beautiful, simple blade. Thank you!
That’s a really cool looking sword. Keep up the awesome work, Skal!
the scenery actually is really impressive. Thanks for another cool video!
I got this sword a while ago and have been eagerly awaiting your review of it.
As a beginner smith i greatly appreciate you showing the name and details of the steel in question. For anyone reading this, if you happen to have a spreadsheet with steel types and their international equivalents, that would be of immense help!
You are really make those cutting test accurate! I hope i will see more of these.
Outstanding thank you. This blade is definitely to my liking.
Seems like the type of Utility weapon which can be used to clear brush, chop wood or Enemy Heads. Very useful weapon for a soldier to have on them it's like an ancient Chinese machete.
Loved the editing. High quality video, kudos.
Thanks!
i loved the location of filming another great vid!
Thanks for the great video!!!
Great review thanks
Very Nice Video. I always watch this type of video. The last cut (horizontal) was amazing.
We talking thicc and chunky? I recently purchased the "Father's Sword" from the Conan series from Ryansword. The weight and proportions are straight out of a cartoon. LOL Great review, Skal.
I am in love with this sword
That steel (60Si2MNA) is very similar to 9260, a _very_ good sword steel favored by Angus Trim.
The chemical composition of the two steels is virtually identical except for a little nickel and chromium in 60Si2MNA.
60Si2MNA is: Carbon(％) 0.56-0.64 Silicon(％) 1.50-2.00 Manganese(％) 0.60-0.90 Phosphorous(％) ≤0.035 Sulfur(％) ≤0.035 Chromium(%) 0.35 max Nickel(%) 0.35 max
9260 is: Carbon: 0.56- 0.64% Silicon: 1.8-2.2% Manganese: 0.75-1.0% Sulfur:
Si what is please the better one of the two and for which reasons according to you? Thank you in advance
@@user-uo2pj6sx5w If one is better than the other, it's by so small an amount that no one would ever notice.
Kind of reminds me of how a Khanda looks. Interesting video, danke for reviewing it and showing demonstrations. Certainly would enjoy a video of any research you did on this type of sword.
It's so Thicc! It makes Skall look thin again!
That's pretty interesting. It seems well made. The scenery's great.
Lovely sword, lovely location!
Glad to hear this one worked out. I tested one of these in the differentially hardened configuration and while it cut well, one test in particular caused it to break at the hilt. I wonder if the guard wiggle was from not being welded, the version I had had some welding at the guard. I suspect yours did not get welded.
Oh damn, I love that kind of dao and I hadn't been able to ever find one!
My dad had one of these that he used for yard work, especially cutting back the out of control bamboo we had growing all over the back yard
That looks like the kind of sword I'd use in battle. Utilitarian style, and thick enough that I can go into raging berserker mode and not worry about breaking it.
"Yeah I would enter a state of berserker rage in combat 😏"
@@anguishedcarpet bro on some mall ninja shit lmaooo
@Kragatar... But there's also unfortunately this test... ruclips.net/video/9gJC7xQlQSI/видео.html
I hope this video does well because I miss you doing these types of videos back in the before times.
Finally, a sword review!
Your edge alinement has improved. Nice cutting.
This swords reminds me of the sword Sundowner uses in Metalgear Rising. The "point" of Sundowners sword was 90 degrees to the blade. But could a 90 degrees "point" still penetrate like Sundowner does in the game? I mean not fully through i get that but a slight penetration at least.
they're safety scissors, that kind of thing has to be child-proof when you run a daycare.
jokes aside, sundowner's swords are very much designed for hewing and chopping, and so the thick design serves them well, and with his enhanced strength i have no doubt he could drive them through a target, but stabbing really isn't their main purpose, in that case. It'd be like stabbing with an axe head or a dough scraper more than anything. Sure, you can, but _would_ you?
Put enough energy behind a thrust and you could penetrate with a coconut.
It’s also a lot like Ashitaka’s sword from Princess mononoke
@@enricobaschenis4257 If it's already pointing the right way, yes.
But that's the only time.
You had me at "thicc", I love the blade and the review.
Beautiful
O wow that is a cool looking sword!
Has a very practical design without sacrificing aesthetic value.
Might be my favourite sword now
Classic Skall, delightful ☺️
That's thicker than I was expecting honestly; it's *Definitely* a heavy cutter.
Now then Skall, I have an idea for an interesting weapon video you could do; in the anime Kill la Kill, there exist two swords called Scissor Blades, which can be screwed together to form a weapon capable of cutting Life Fibers from both sides to prevent them from regenerating, truly killing them; a weapon called the Rending Scissors. Considering that they'd really just be a pair of double-edged cutting swords screwed together, and that you could *unscrew* to use separately, I'd like to know your thoughts on a real life pair of warscissors; how they'd be made, what the advantages and disadvantages would be, what kind of fighting styles might develop around them, etc. And not only is Kill la Kill not the *only* bit of media to feature giant scissors as a weapon (the Original Devil May Cry had demon wraith enemies that wielded a giant pair of scissors against Dante), but it's not even a very farfetched idea when you think about it; after all, a giant pair of scissors is pretty much *exactly* what hedge clippers are.
Now I am imagining Skallagrim doing the next video on sword-scissors and sporting only full Nudist Beach regalia. Or maybe it should be one of the star-studded henchmen.. or... shudders.. maybe he'll go all in on the sentient blood-draining school-girl uniform.
I.. I am not sure how to feel about those mental images...
But yeah. Sure. The costuming aside. It would be interesting to see if one could build something like a half-scissor and see if one could swing and twirl it around using the loop in the handle over the wrist.
I am not sure it makes for a good real life weapon. It is more like the designer looked at a pair of normal sized scissor halves and thought, scale it up and they look somewhat like a sword and just went on from there.
Oh, and for the uninitiated bystander comment reader. Let's just say that Kill la Kill goes to unexpected places, watch it at yer own peril. I love it. But it is an Imaishi unleashed show, so the insanity can be a bit much for some viewers.
@@jmalmsten I'm glad to meet a fellow Kill la Kill fan here; but I was also thinking about using them both as a pair of separate swords, *and* as a pair of actual warscissors. Like I said at the end of my comment, it's not as farfetched an idea as you might think, considering that a giant pair of scissors is pretty much exactly what hedge clippers are.
Besides, *no* weapon's practical for *every* situation, and *sometimes* , all it takes to turn a totally looking fantasy weapon into something that *would* actually be realistically viable is a *slight* tweak in the design; a Reaper Scythe for instance, just needs its blade to not be *that* strongly curved. It can still be curved, just not so strongly as to throw the tip out of line with the rest of the blade. As long as you don't go *that* far with the curving, it'd actually be a *great* polearm for doing hooking stabs that get *around* an opponent's shield from a *distance* .
I suspect that a pair of real life Warscissors wouldn't be as impractical as you think; and even if the *exact* form of them we see in Kill la Kill in the Rending Scissors turns out to not be the most practical form, I'd imagine just a *slight* tweak to the design would make it *way* more practical. Just a little something extra to think about.
Oh, and yeah, let's hope he doesn't get any weird cosplay ideas if he *does* make that video; we *don't* need to see him (or *any dude* really), in a Kamui; leave that to chics who can actually make them look good.
@@jmalmsten Definitely a stylized sailor uniform with a stripperific alternate form.
Maybe not sentient or vampiric, but definitely covering the bare minimum and barely anything more.
I absolutely _don't_ want to see that, but I definitely spend too much time thinking about what the male equivalent for those special uniforms would look like.
"Too much time" being about half an hour.
I know Sheele in Akame ga Kill used a giant-ass pair of scissors. dr much about them though
@@ledlebrgr5380 then that's *another* example; and considering that you're now the *third* person to voice an interest in the idea (I'm counting myself in that), I'd say the idea's intriguing enough for Skallagrim to make a video on.
these are usually used as a sidearm for archers and crossbow men, so it serves the purpose well enough
Make ammunition too
I have two versions of miao daos with that same Option 2 manganese spring steel, 100 cm blade, 145 overall length. The steel holds up pretty decently even for big blades.
5:20, man the new Elder Scrolls graphics look amazing I'm so excited to play it
Cool blade, skall.
Out of nowhere Q: If you were in the woods in a survival scenario (and possessed the bushcraft skills required for such a situation) where you had to worry about marauders, what sword, if any, would you bring?
You would probably want something sturdy like a machete type weapon so you can use it for wilderness survival and still fight marauders well.
A spear.
@@GameTimeWhy Falchion or messer would be good I think but i would prefer to have a sturdy knife dedicated for bushcraft rathen than dulling/damaging my sword edge on wood. I would want my sword to be as good of a shape to fight marauders that i can in the wilderness
If it were me, I'd have a machete or a messer
A sword that’s capable of doing bushcraft with…
rather nice chopper. definitely dig it, it does exactly what it should, and well. as for asian vs european, i have more experience with asian than european, but my take is it seems like european more chest and back as the origin of the movement, where as asian seems more to start from the core- at least the styles i've used. so it's less about powering through and more about starting the movement in the dantien (believe that's the right one, right below the belly button) and making the rest of your body a conduit for that power. of course, many different styles in asia, but that's just what i've found.
love to see ya chopping again bud. you take care.
the backgrounds in this video are beautiful
Hey! Mordor called, they want their sword back 😂
The image of you cradling the sword was nice....a man and his sword
finally another sword review
very cool
Very cool.
that aesthetically is a very nice blade
great scenery, looks like Cornwall
Reminds me of the cleavers some of the criminals use in Dishonored. Would definitely love to have one of these.
The tip is akin to a sheepsfoot tip, found in many utility knives.
Right, it is sort of an angular sheepsfoot. That type didn't even come to my mind at the time.
This is a pretty cool sword! :D Appearance-wise it kind of reminds me a little bit of a type of sword once used by the Emishi people. Speaking of which I've had a very hard time finding an Emishi-made sword.
It was pretty cool seeing Dune’s Duncan Idaho use this style of sword.
Oh lawd he comin'!
It IS a good day!
"I'm just gonna enjoy the scenery a bit more."
Typical viking, always feels good when seeing a coastline
Ah, the Executioner’s Greatsword. Good memories of DS3.
I like the natural backgrounds and shit.
I like this.
reminds me of a Uruk Hai sword! very cool. :D
I was thinking the same
This is a great example of how slow European technique is as opposed to wudang. More force than necessary is applied, and yet power is simultaneously lost because Skalla, though not a beginner, is too stiff and uses too much "arm". But you do see the beginning of some waist technique in his movement, just that any real degree of skill won't develop without rigorous daily training for hours.
It was an interesting video.
Looks like the shanks we made out of steel rulers in metal work
Nice
Looks like fancy MACHETE....no trolling tonight Skallator. Good job.
Oh hey, I just rewatched Princess Mononoke in theater. This sword was there.
I'm not even into collecting weapons or anything, just find your videos interesting and entertaining... But even I want one of those.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I love the way you pronounce "below" 😊
hey skall! black fencer has come out with a sharp cutting sword at a decent price! would be great to see you review it
I really want this to get more views. This is such a cool sword. Only thing I'd wish were different is the pommel, but that does seem consistent with the theme--and might have some utility.
I've seen a Chinese movie where a swordsman threads the pommel with a piece of cloth and uses that to swing the dao around.
Edit: The movie is The Final Master (2015). You can find the scene on youtube by searching "the final master alley".
Huh, that actually looks really nice. It's like...a thicc and blocky katana :D
The blade shape reminds one of the traditional folder sheepsfoot patterns.
I loved sunbathin in the fiords.
I think I saw that sword somewhere in that scene where Saruman goes: *"You will taste MAN FLESH!!"*
G'day Skall,
So I watched your vid a couple weeks back about great swords and how they're swung in the game Elden Ring...and while I agree with your views I'd like to draw a specific great sword to your attention called the Knights Greatsword. This one has its own moveset which I find similar to the very movements you have displayed.
Furthermore, twin swords or twin blades. What're ya reckon? Please do a part two covering these!
Also yes, a lovely location here. Reminds me of your bush track musings. Very nice
Executioner greatsword (dwarf edition)
NICE DAO