I am sitting here wondering what your neighbours are thinking lol! “Hey Cecil, that funny man is all dressed up throwing swords at the squirrels again!!”
Tough sword! With that kind of shock resistance I could see buying it for the purposes of refining the profile, distal taper and mounting a custom handle to have a really tough personalized blade. Guessing that most buyers would simply hit it with a belt sander and call it good enough. Good showcase of the sword! Also, lol I've been watching too many of your vids. I had a weird dream where we were doing some cutting together in the yard, and had to edit our footage over from VHS, which turned out to be a huge hassle. Woke up laughing like wtf, I need cutting friends.
While I totally trust Matt and enjoyed this yet another thorough and informative review, I'm always a little skeptical of the swords sent out by companies to influencers. I always wondered if they didn't take just a little more extra time and care putting it all together as opposed to the same type/model of sword that somebody randomly bought off their site. I guess the only real way around that is if other people chime in relating their similar, positive experience with the same type of sword.
As a Japanese sword manufacturer, I would like to offer some insights for your consideration. Factories with the capability to produce high-quality swords typically do not engage in the production of low-quality ones. This is because companies that manufacture high-quality swords often feel uncomfortable about producing subpar ones. I'm not sure if you understand this sentiment. Additionally, factories specializing in the production of low-quality swords usually lack the expertise required to manufacture high-quality blade. This has been a consistent trend in our industry for at least the past two decades. The reason behind this is that for factories producing low-quality swords, transitioning to the production of high-quality blades requires extensive modifications. This process takes a minimum of two years, provided that the producer has a sufficient understanding of Japanese swords. If the producer lacks this understanding, it may take even longer, or they may never achieve it.
@@shadowdancerswords Thank you for that. And please allow me to say that I was not accusing your company, in particular, of anything. Mine was a statement of skepticism generally speaking. Now you can correct me if I'm wrong, but one of the things required to get orders out to the general public and other retail vendors in a timely manner is a bit of speed in making the swords and putting them all together. And of course each company could have different standards as to what is acceptable in quality when doing that. As a result of that speed of production on their regular products maybe the fixtures would occasionally not be as tight as they could be or the ito not wrapped as well as it could be and so forth. But if they are going to send a sword out to be reviewed they MIGHT take more time and care in all aspects of that particular sword than they normally would with other swords off their production line, no matter the general quality of their regular product. So yes, a sword sent out for review might have been selected from the normal swords that they produce OR it might be one they took more time and care with so it would be perfect (or at least as perfect and they can make it) for the review. And whether or not a sword was one that was selected at random from those made during general production, or put together with a little extra care for the review, the general public really has no way of knowing.
Fitment looked great, but that Ito is disappointingly loose for my taste. It's nice to see it held up well under stress. I had questions about this after seeing the other reviews and how they subsequently pulled the S7 blades. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
They offer 2 additional levels of hishigami, guessing this was just standard. I own a sword from them, and I got hishigami pro, and the ito is VERY tight.
The wrap on mine hasn't budged in 20 years, don't remember what I paid for it but I think it was in that $500-ish range. The brand was Musashi, don't know if they're even still around.
After watching every vid you put the last few years, I've learned quite a bit, and apply it when I can. You have a sticking point on the ito wrap being tight, and rightly so. I find it amusing that the cotton ito on my $300 Cheness Kaze is tight as hell, and the knots cannot be moved without a lot of force. They have a bit of a bad reputation, and may not even be in business anymore, but I really think if you were to check mine out, you would be impressed. The only complaint I see really, is the is no blood groove, and it's a heavier, beefier blade. Not nimble by my judgement.
I have very little interest in katana or any sort of Asian swordsmanship, other than the fact that I love all sorts of history. I'm a HEMA and Buhurt guy. That said, i never miss one of your videos. Very entertaining and educational.
Im here from shadiversity where they hit an s5 sword on a normal sword and an actual rock. I was wondering if s7 would hold up better. Shadiversitys sword looked like it held up a little better
i bought another sword from them and asked the hishigami service i must say im quite happy with it seesm alot more tight that the one you have and the triangles are smaller, saya fits perfectly no rattle of any kind, i think the koshirae is fine similar what you show.
Good day Matthew. Nice. One of these days, would you show the surface of the Croquet Stick of Doom. Just curious. Weird I know. 🤪 . Good on you and yours. Slan ☘️
have you ever had a blade separate from the handle during testing then go flying?? how come some have 2 pins and some only have one?? after seeing the cross section those inclusions were the weak points not the steel itself in my opinion. had it been made better it would have been tougher. a well-made blade should be able to flex a lot and return true. I've watched Japanese smiths test blades and it's a bit scary looking because of how much they bend them. I'm thinking the traditional blades have a mix of high carbon steel, low carbon steel, and iron mostly. to get that mix any other way than using iron sand would be difficult. I'm still learning about this so.....
Could you post a link to the company (Dragon sword) please. I can't locate the link when I use Google. I keep getting Dragon King , not Dragon Sword in my search bar.
Remember mat don't say anything bad about dragon sword because you'll hurt there feelings because they can't take criticism worth a fuck but you do you bro I'll be watching you and your videos for swords of all kinds
I do remember. It's gets onto a different subject than the sword but in a nutshell I thought the comments they made to him were both rude and not in their best interest. Most customers judge vendors by different standards than they would a private person. Sending someone a sword then critiquing their competence is not something that goes over well. At the same time, if you post public stuff on RUclips, then you are opening yourself to peoples opinions. Hopefully things have improved.
Nice sword but I don't like shitodome on the kurigata. A lot of sword makers will not glue in the shitodome because it is a matter of personal preference. If you want them you can glue them in yourself but if you don't want them they are easy to remove.
Because humility makes one immune to judgement, and encourages those wiser than you to teach you what they know. He could make the worst most blatant mistake and if someone points it out, all he has to say is "Yep, that's what I said in the intro :) "
I am sitting here wondering what your neighbours are thinking lol! “Hey Cecil, that funny man is all dressed up throwing swords at the squirrels again!!”
Tough sword! With that kind of shock resistance I could see buying it for the purposes of refining the profile, distal taper and mounting a custom handle to have a really tough personalized blade. Guessing that most buyers would simply hit it with a belt sander and call it good enough.
Good showcase of the sword!
Also, lol I've been watching too many of your vids. I had a weird dream where we were doing some cutting together in the yard, and had to edit our footage over from VHS, which turned out to be a huge hassle. Woke up laughing like wtf, I need cutting friends.
As always... love the video! Appreciate all of the effort you put into entertaining us. Thank you, Matthew.
Where do you find these guys. Throwing a sword at a tree. Really?😂
While I totally trust Matt and enjoyed this yet another thorough and informative review, I'm always a little skeptical of the swords sent out by companies to influencers. I always wondered if they didn't take just a little more extra time and care putting it all together as opposed to the same type/model of sword that somebody randomly bought off their site.
I guess the only real way around that is if other people chime in relating their similar, positive experience with the same type of sword.
As a Japanese sword manufacturer, I would like to offer some insights for your consideration. Factories with the capability to produce high-quality swords typically do not engage in the production of low-quality ones. This is because companies that manufacture high-quality swords often feel uncomfortable about producing subpar ones. I'm not sure if you understand this sentiment. Additionally, factories specializing in the production of low-quality swords usually lack the expertise required to manufacture high-quality blade. This has been a consistent trend in our industry for at least the past two decades. The reason behind this is that for factories producing low-quality swords, transitioning to the production of high-quality blades requires extensive modifications. This process takes a minimum of two years, provided that the producer has a sufficient understanding of Japanese swords. If the producer lacks this understanding, it may take even longer, or they may never achieve it.
@@shadowdancerswords Thank you for that. And please allow me to say that I was not accusing your company, in particular, of anything. Mine was a statement of skepticism generally speaking.
Now you can correct me if I'm wrong, but one of the things required to get orders out to the general public and other retail vendors in a timely manner is a bit of speed in making the swords and putting them all together. And of course each company could have different standards as to what is acceptable in quality when doing that.
As a result of that speed of production on their regular products maybe the fixtures would occasionally not be as tight as they could be or the ito not wrapped as well as it could be and so forth.
But if they are going to send a sword out to be reviewed they MIGHT take more time and care in all aspects of that particular sword than they normally would with other swords off their production line, no matter the general quality of their regular product.
So yes, a sword sent out for review might have been selected from the normal swords that they produce OR it might be one they took more time and care with so it would be perfect (or at least as perfect and they can make it) for the review.
And whether or not a sword was one that was selected at random from those made during general production, or put together with a little extra care for the review, the general public really has no way of knowing.
Can you make a playlist of all the durable swords where you had to flip to the back side of the sword to break them?
Which is a better steel S5 vs S7 ?
I've heard S5 is more resilient.
From all the test I’ve seen the s5 looks better on paper but the s7 out performs it in durability irl.
5160 is also good steel. Go with 5160, 6150, s5 and s7 steels for superb blade
Fitment looked great, but that Ito is disappointingly loose for my taste. It's nice to see it held up well under stress. I had questions about this after seeing the other reviews and how they subsequently pulled the S7 blades. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
They offer 2 additional levels of hishigami, guessing this was just standard. I own a sword from them, and I got hishigami pro, and the ito is VERY tight.
Your daughter has the spirit of a cat, who likes to push things over!
The wrap on mine hasn't budged in 20 years, don't remember what I paid for it but I think it was in that $500-ish range. The brand was Musashi, don't know if they're even still around.
After watching every vid you put the last few years, I've learned quite a bit, and apply it when I can. You have a sticking point on the ito wrap being tight, and rightly so. I find it amusing that the cotton ito on my $300 Cheness Kaze is tight as hell, and the knots cannot be moved without a lot of force. They have a bit of a bad reputation, and may not even be in business anymore, but I really think if you were to check mine out, you would be impressed. The only complaint I see really, is the is no blood groove, and it's a heavier, beefier blade. Not nimble by my judgement.
I have very little interest in katana or any sort of Asian swordsmanship, other than the fact that I love all sorts of history. I'm a HEMA and Buhurt guy. That said, i never miss one of your videos. Very entertaining and educational.
Im here from shadiversity where they hit an s5 sword on a normal sword and an actual rock. I was wondering if s7 would hold up better. Shadiversitys sword looked like it held up a little better
And in some other video the S5 from RVA Katana broke the blade easily,,,,
i bought another sword from them and asked the hishigami service i must say im quite happy with it seesm alot more tight that the one you have and the triangles are smaller, saya fits perfectly no rattle of any kind, i think the koshirae is fine similar what you show.
I'd like to see your collection of destroyed swords!
Agree, it held up very well.
Not a fan of through hardened blades for aesthetic reasons but this was one tough blade.
would love to see a review of their 1800 dollar（Hyoshinshi hideyo Nyudo Replica）love the look of the sword minus the color of the saya
Good day Matthew. Nice. One of these days, would you show the surface of the Croquet Stick of Doom. Just curious. Weird I know. 🤪 . Good on you and yours. Slan ☘️
What's the strongest/best metal you experienced for a katana or other sword in general?
Great review. Seems to be a pretty tough blade
Hello, can you do a review of the Albion squire ?
George Lucas Cameo at 16:03 very cool.
I am wondering what thier nakago looks like? Is it pretty cleaned up with nice file marking?
Matt, can you share where you get your Tatami? They seem to be sold out everywhere.
21:32 that long, hard look you give a blade right after you break it. i know it well
have you ever had a blade separate from the handle during testing then go flying?? how come some have 2 pins and some only have one?? after seeing the cross section those inclusions were the weak points not the steel itself in my opinion. had it been made better it would have been tougher. a well-made blade should be able to flex a lot and return true. I've watched Japanese smiths test blades and it's a bit scary looking because of how much they bend them. I'm thinking the traditional blades have a mix of high carbon steel, low carbon steel, and iron mostly. to get that mix any other way than using iron sand would be difficult. I'm still learning about this so.....
Could you post a link to the company (Dragon sword) please. I can't locate the link when I use Google. I keep getting Dragon King , not Dragon Sword in my search bar.
found you again love yer content
Nice I to comes undone. Silk/chemical fiber Ito is very resilient if glued and added shitAdomey.
So the croquet stick of doom is steel?
he mentioned that it's a type of mild steel, probably similar to a very thick golfclub stock
@@KF1 maybe rebar?
Remember mat don't say anything bad about dragon sword because you'll hurt there feelings because they can't take criticism worth a fuck but you do you bro I'll be watching you and your videos for swords of all kinds
This sword did make for a little bit of a back and forth. In my eyes this seems like a decent sword but I would not be shy if I did not think so.
@@Matthew_Jensen I know you wouldn't but remember what happened to are other backyard cutting brother after his review of a dragon swords sword
I do remember. It's gets onto a different subject than the sword but in a nutshell I thought the comments they made to him were both rude and not in their best interest. Most customers judge vendors by different standards than they would a private person. Sending someone a sword then critiquing their competence is not something that goes over well. At the same time, if you post public stuff on RUclips, then you are opening yourself to peoples opinions. Hopefully things have improved.
@@Matthew_Jensen hope they have as well good fortune to you my friend
Very impressive. Still no Anathar
Copper, softer than a copper alloy, the hell you say?!
Nice sword but I don't like shitodome on the kurigata. A lot of sword makers will not glue in the shitodome because it is a matter of personal preference. If you want them you can glue them in yourself but if you don't want them they are easy to remove.
Just some words
for the old algorithm.
Think it’s fair to say it’s what s7 is supposed to be.
Apoc Steel 😅😅👊👊👊
Why do he always say he not a expert but he sound like one to me
Because humility makes one immune to judgement, and encourages those wiser than you to teach you what they know.
He could make the worst most blatant mistake and if someone points it out, all he has to say is "Yep, that's what I said in the intro :) "
$2000 forged in the mountains sword? HAHAHAH YOU FOOL I have a croquet stick, you are out armed and classed sir.
could you please try the same with a longsword, it's for scientific purposes.
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I don't know of any made with S7
@@Matthew_Jensen Mmm I see
They are copying Skyjiro in their naming of sword series (Ashigaru, Warrior Monk, Sword Saint).
Interesting