Lyuesword Tachi Review
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- Опубликовано: 22 янв 2021
- Sword review starts about 6:20 after a quick discussion of Tachi in Japanese Swordsmanship.
A surprisingly affordable offering from Lyuesword: 1095/1060 Damascus, Sanmai construction, finished with finger stones. Unexpectedly light and very well balanced.
Product page: www.lyuesword.com/products/hi...
Inserted pictures from Lyuesword and Ryansword, two places that have a good selection of Tachi for sale.
While earlier tachi tended to be longer and more curved, by the end of the 16th century tachi with blade shapes that were basically the same as the uchigatana were becoming popular. For those with the resources, they would have tachi and uchigatana koshiare and change out the blade into the mounts they wanted to use at the time.
Great review of a fabulous looking sword . I am still chomping at the bit waiting for my fully custom sword from them that I placed back on September 11. You really know how to make a man envious .
I'm thinking about ordering a sword from them. But all I see 2 payment method one called wintopay and then western union. I'm uncertain about western unioning someone money. there is no protection in that and I don't even know what Wintopay is or how to use it. How did you pay and are they reputable?
Good info sir! Working my way through your videos and I very much admire the style of your videos. Along with the fact you review stuff that you don't see very often. Well done.
Thank you, my friend. Please forgive the quality of the early ones. They are rather... rough.
@@michaelrizzo5523 welcome. Im working my way down to them. It happens. My early ones were horrendous. We all learn as we go.
Gotta say I love how "down to earth" your videos are, if that makes any sense; great review of a very nice sword, good stuff.
Thanks! I appreciate that!
Loved it. Great review
It looks way nicer than the ryansword tachi and less troublesome too,....bet it feels awesome in the hand, thanks for another very expressive review, God bless and happy cutting.
Thanks! The Lyuesword is more of a razor blade, so I'm reluctant to put it to hard use, while I've been pretty rough with the Ryansword with no issues. I also swapped the thin Tsuba on the Lyuesword with an iron one.
Thank you just when I thought one could not get a good sword for anything less than 1000$$,this I great news, thanks for sharing their website...
awesome tachi
Whoops... Kashira done fell off in practice. Glued it back on. I really prefer the Kabutogane design on GUnto with the Sarute grommet and the Ito through the pommel.
very well spoken
Where to purchase the gunto and tachi from your review?
2 lbs 3 oz, 3.5" pob. That's just about right! And good polish on the planes. Congrats on the nice sword.
It's pretty cool, gorgeous blade and a good value for the money, but I'm reluctant to put it to any hard use because it's such a straight razor.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Only a problem with harder plastics like those around the necks of bottles. Tatami, paper rolls, pool noodles, cartons, milk jugs.- you have a great many options still.
Haven't seen much of tachi cutting. Would be neat to view
@@KF1 The extra Sori can be challenging.
@@michaelrizzo5523 And here I thought the horseriding would be the challenging part :)
Keep on with the vids, good sir. You have a clear manner of speaking that's easy to listen to.
@@KF1 Thank you, my friend!
Hello! Been a fun of your videos and reviews for a while.
After you made a few videos with some Lyuesword production, i kinda made an opinion on them, that they have a good quality stuff for a good price.
Thought today i've seen on the subreddit that is pointed on katana swords, that lyueswords are better being avoided becouse of bad quality of the swords, cases of steel being not clay tempered, but just a piece of steel without an actual core, bad assembling and samegawa being plastic.
Though the reviews on their official site are just "perfect" and very good (especially at the "create your own sword" wich if you have a look, looks fabulous) do you think that they have this "dark side" of the coin?
Mine have all been very good quality for the money, including folded steel and sanmai construction when specified, with the differential hardness confirmed by files. Their blade edges are very fine and kind of fragile. My tsuka cores are all wood with proper full tangs, and the samekawa on mine are real, though fit and finish on fixtures is not the best, and the cheaper ones have cheap castings. I'll probably re-review these swords soon. Lyuesword does make a line of cheaper monosteel swords with fake samekawa and fake hamon, but they're pretty up front about it in their descriptions. A lot of their movie and ninja swords are in this cheaper category.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Thank you so much for the insight! I was planning to get a sword from them, probably even the tachi one that you reviewed, so really appreciating your work here!
Good price for what you get. I mean pattern welding is expensive. I prefer spring temper mono steel geared more for durability against harder targets but the folded stuff sure is pretty.
Turns out it's a tougher edge than I thought, but I still won't put it to any hard use.
Do you feel the shorter less curved blade on it is to save on manufacturing costs?
In general, Lyuesword's blade types/shapes and even handle lengths all seem to fall into a few common "types", implying they're assembling from a limited selection of components. While Ryansword (which may or may not be affiliated, depending on who you ask) also has very similar builds, they specifically have categories of longer-bladed "odachi" and "o-katana", though only currently offer one longer-bladed tachi. The prices on these are a bit higher, but not significantly. Conversely, Lyuesword's more curved tachi are the more expensive ones. I suspect the blades with more sori come from different smiths.
@@michaelrizzo5523 thanks for the info
@@michaelrizzo5523 I've been eyeing that those Ryansword 1095 O-Katana. Sadly it seems like the differential hardened ones all come with Alloy fittings. Unlike the Odachi they don't seem to offer customizing. Yarinohanzo has a differentially heat treated 1060 monosteel O-Katana (89cm Nagasa) that I may end up with since it seems good value for money and is available locally without the customs fees and related hassle.
@@mir9302 I'm expecting a Ryansword Tachi to arrive next week. Review shall follow, of course. I think Ryujin has their O-Katana back in stock at SBG.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Ryujin has some nice stuff (I would like their Gunto)but SBG, unfortunately, doesn't do international shipping anymore and the forwarding service they recommend makes it a bit expensive.
There are demonstrations of sword drawing with tachi here on YT,there is a similarity with gunto soho in that the saya is grpped and turned over so that the cutting edge faces up for drawing,there was an item used in old Japan called 'koshi ate' which enabled a tachi to be carried like a katana.on the waistline,edge up.
It's a shame that nobody produces a classic military tachi which would be much more restrained with plain iron mounts,simple hilt binding and a blade with decent fumbari and deep sori,your tachi also has the menuki incorrectly fitted,the one below the tsuba should lie under the palm of the right hand,the lower one in the palm of the left hand just as gunto menuki are fitted which of course were copied from early tachi.
I usually either turn the gunto into a katana orientation for drawing and always especially for noto, or just wear it edge-up katana style, treating the ashi as a kurigata. Slung tends to equal slop for me, even though it increases my draw length. The closest thing to an austere tachi I've seen is a Type 97 reproduction, but it also has minimal sori. I just received a deeper-sori (2.8cm) tachi from Ryansword which has the menuki in the palm orientation, but so far I'm sad to say it's probably the best thing about it.
@@michaelrizzo5523 The wide canvas belts worn by IJA officers were frequently fitted out with a leather 'holster' that would carry a gunto at approx. 45 degrees,cutting edge up,ideal for combat wear as the sword could not become entangled between the legs,the same type of belt is used in some schools of kenjutsu and I have seen Toyama ryu instructors wearing them in WW2 images.
The 'problem' I have with reproduction Japanese swords is that the manufacturers make them with no real regard for historical accuracy,'tachi' are flashy and based on ceremonial swords worn for special occasions,katana similarly have shiny,tacky mounts that a real swordsman would disdain,look at Nakayama Hakudo's katana,plain and simple with katate-maki binding,blade by Minamoto Yoshichika,a sword that complies totally with 'shibui'.
I agree wholeheartedly: Give me a plain iron Tsuba and Fuchikashira any day!
by the looks of it, it's not really a tachi. That's just a katana with tachi fittings on it. The blade profile isn't that of tachi
Yup, a lot of these reproductions are. The blade geometry is definitely uchigatana. My Ryansword tachi has a much deeper sori, and they do make one with a longer blade at a suspiciously low price. The more "authentic" sori Lyuesword tachis are very expensive.
Still waiting for that gunto vs traditional katana discussion.
I think I'm going to do it in sections. It's been months since I've been able to go outside without getting drenched this year, so I'll do the close-up parts first. It'll also spare all of you from what's looking like a really long topic in one sitting.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Have you by any chance read Taisaburo Nakamura's book: The Spirit of the Sword?
@@mir9302 I haven't yet, but thanks for the recommendation!
@@michaelrizzo5523 It's a really worthwhile book for anyone interested in the old imperial sword style as well as the swords used.
@@mir9302 Just received the book. It is indeed excellent, and in line with my general philosophy of martial arts. Thanks so much for the recommendation!
Please refer to specific ground technique katana as uchigatatana, as the term katana refers to all oriental greatswords larger than a tanto.
great video and a look at the rich Japanese history, digging the Tachi its definitely in my future...please also check out my sword review channel...good stuff..love to hear history of Medival times
man that blade is foggy, you verified its a sanmai via metal line?
There are definite transitions visible between Damascus and non-Damascus steel above the hamon where it isn't cloudy, and also on the spine. There's also that weird concave transition in the edge bevel that seems to match. No way to really tell unless I break it, which may happen one day since it feels so razorblade delicate. Wouldn't trust putting this to any heavy cutting. I ordered a similar blade from Ryansword, so we'll see what I get. Not sure I like the foggy.
@@michaelrizzo5523 hmm , have you thought about using white vinegar to check ? Its handy for hamons and metal lamination check . just need vinegar and windex to cancel the acid once it's visible
@@michaelrizzo5523 usually for honsanmai , ,least on mine , you should find the lamination near the edge of the blade and/or 2 lines down the spine. on folded steal/Damascus styles its harder to see but one line will be brighter at a specific angle . ive never had any good luck with the ryan swords myself . oh another thing to try is white diamond polish , helps bring the hada out a bit more and remove fog. its a lot easier then acid and stone polishing . really easy to apply and wipe away
@@drkangel3620 I'll try the diamond polish, thanks! And yes, there will be a negative Ryansword review coming soon...
@@michaelrizzo5523 glad to help, also I'm while I am not surprised , I look forward to he video
Boring.
And the Tachi is always displayed with the sharp edge facing downwards.