Wow, you and Matthew really put more love into that sword than I even realized! She did turn out quite pretty in the end; excellent execution by Matthew. I did not have her for very long, but your criticisms echo many of the concerns I had with the design. There was some hope that maybe with your increased exposure/comfortability with longswords that perhaps you could make it work but I think Windlass needs to retool the design from the ground up. Maybe V2.0 will be the XXa that we are hoping for.
Great review!! Thanks for the shouts outs acknowledgments and praises! It’s greatly appreciated. That’s is a pretty sword, it’s too bad it lacks the things it’s needs to really make it good.
Completely agree with everything you said here. Matthew does amazing customization work that this sword is not worthy of. I'm glad that this model has been discontinued by Windlass now that they seek Matt Easton's guidance on the majority of their new offerings. Their old business model of inexpensive sharpened (blunt actually) crowbar just doesn't work any more in this decade any more.
They did re-release this model now, and they say it has improved distal taper. Their stats say 5/32" to 3/32" thickness, or ~4mm to ~2.5mm. That's...not much of a difference, and it's even thinner at the ricasso!
I have this sword. I didn't use it for the role I wanted it for, and now I have better swords. Probably I should sell it. I agree fully about the original grip material, I hate it. I agree about it feeling dumb. And I am surprised that you put so much money in this project. But I'm also happy you went forward with it as an experiment. 👍
The tang is not peened like stated in this video, it's riveted. I know this because I disassembled this sword. At first I didn't like this sword too much, but now I like it.
Can’t fix the foundation with new paint regardless of that painter being Matthew’agelo’davinchi. Is there a reason a person would want a hefty sword? A club that can cut? An estock with an edge?
I can fortunately do all of these customizations myself, but even for just the material and time I wouldn't dream of not only putting lipstick on that pig, but basically rolling out the complete spa treatment including mani/pedi, full Brazilian and unlimited mimosas. 😂 But I gotta admit, it is definitely the best looking Sword of Roven I have ever clapped my eyes on. Shame that the blade can't be elevated as easily as the rest. Excellent video as always!
Thanks! I forgot to mention this in the video, but I was going to talk about how with a lot of budget swords, you can customize the blade by grinding in better distal taper, because a lot of budget swords are too thick for most/all of the blade. The problem with the Roven is that it's too thin near the guard, so even if you grind in some more distal taper near the tip, you'll still have issues. Likelier a floppy blade. I think this sword needs a full redesign, but it could be great.
Kyle, may I just say one thing: I’ve noticed that your cutting-form (and therefore your success-rate) has improved significantly lately! Well done Bro! 👍🏻 I believe this is due to the fact that your overall “footwork” - including leg- and hip-movement - noticeably has improved a lot. 😎 Just be careful not to overdo it - ask Kane Shen - you really don’t want to throw out your back or something… 😉
Honestly I wish Windlass would bring back their discontinued European arming sword model, for the price it was one of their better blades. I have one, but its still fully torn down and waiting for a new handle to be made lol
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Looks like Windlass has recently re-released the Sword of Roven, with an updated grip.
museumreplicas.com/signature-series-sword-of-roven/
The grip looks much better. Actually looks excellent.
But I'm pretty sure it still feels dumb. 😅
Wow, you and Matthew really put more love into that sword than I even realized! She did turn out quite pretty in the end; excellent execution by Matthew. I did not have her for very long, but your criticisms echo many of the concerns I had with the design. There was some hope that maybe with your increased exposure/comfortability with longswords that perhaps you could make it work but I think Windlass needs to retool the design from the ground up. Maybe V2.0 will be the XXa that we are hoping for.
Well, Windlass's v2.0 listing says it has improved distal taper, but from their stats it looks very similar.
Great review!! Thanks for the shouts outs acknowledgments and praises! It’s greatly appreciated.
That’s is a pretty sword,
it’s too bad it lacks the things it’s needs to really make it good.
You're welcome, and thanks back to you for the customizations!
Completely agree with everything you said here. Matthew does amazing customization work that this sword is not worthy of. I'm glad that this model has been discontinued by Windlass now that they seek Matt Easton's guidance on the majority of their new offerings. Their old business model of inexpensive sharpened (blunt actually) crowbar just doesn't work any more in this decade any more.
They did re-release this model now, and they say it has improved distal taper. Their stats say 5/32" to 3/32" thickness, or ~4mm to ~2.5mm. That's...not much of a difference, and it's even thinner at the ricasso!
I have this sword. I didn't use it for the role I wanted it for, and now I have better swords. Probably I should sell it.
I agree fully about the original grip material, I hate it. I agree about it feeling dumb. And I am surprised that you put so much money in this project. But I'm also happy you went forward with it as an experiment. 👍
Cool!
Thanks Matt!
The tang is not peened like stated in this video, it's riveted. I know this because I disassembled this sword. At first I didn't like this sword too much, but now I like it.
Can’t fix the foundation with new paint regardless of that painter being Matthew’agelo’davinchi. Is there a reason a person would want a hefty sword? A club that can cut? An estock with an edge?
Putting lipstick on a pig just means you have a fancy pig.
I can fortunately do all of these customizations myself, but even for just the material and time I wouldn't dream of not only putting lipstick on that pig, but basically rolling out the complete spa treatment including mani/pedi, full Brazilian and unlimited mimosas. 😂 But I gotta admit, it is definitely the best looking Sword of Roven I have ever clapped my eyes on. Shame that the blade can't be elevated as easily as the rest. Excellent video as always!
Thanks! I forgot to mention this in the video, but I was going to talk about how with a lot of budget swords, you can customize the blade by grinding in better distal taper, because a lot of budget swords are too thick for most/all of the blade. The problem with the Roven is that it's too thin near the guard, so even if you grind in some more distal taper near the tip, you'll still have issues. Likelier a floppy blade. I think this sword needs a full redesign, but it could be great.
Kyle, may I just say one thing:
I’ve noticed that your cutting-form (and therefore your success-rate) has improved significantly lately! Well done Bro! 👍🏻
I believe this is due to the fact that your overall “footwork” - including leg- and hip-movement - noticeably has improved a lot. 😎
Just be careful not to overdo it - ask Kane Shen - you really don’t want to throw out your back or something… 😉
Thanks! I'm working hard on improving my form.
Honestly I wish Windlass would bring back their discontinued European arming sword model, for the price it was one of their better blades. I have one, but its still fully torn down and waiting for a new handle to be made lol
They also never have the nodes where they're supposed to be....much shock goes to the handle. Windless sucks
interesting