I ordered a sword from Swords of Northshire as well. When I got it, it far exceeded my expectations. First thing I noticed was that it arrived exactly as I ordered. They even sent me pics before it was shipped to make sure it was what I wanted. I’ve pretty much watched all of your videos so when I received the sword I kind of critiqued it using the kind of criteria you use. That being said, the Itto was ultra tight the Fuchi and kashira had no ledge and perfect transitions. The hibaki to the koi guchi was severely tight as is yours. Overall the best thing about the sword is how lively it is. It was really light very, very easy to use and amazingly balanced! Overall the presentation was gorgeous. I chose the folded differentially hardened 1095 with natural Hamon in a wave theme with bo hi. It’s a truly magnificent mid range priced piece of art. (Forgive my syntax errors) I was excited to see that you had gotten one as well and couldn’t wait to watch this video and see what you thought.
I tend to have a lot of requests for Swords of Northshire and Cold Steel. At least if I look at the most common request. Bryce and Swords of Northshire was kind enough to send a sample so I can make a test video. I hope it helps give people perspective on what to expect. I don't know how the treatment I receive would be different than another customer but so far I have enjoyed the experience of ordering the sword.
I have a couple of swords from Swords of Northshire. Great people to work with. The first sword I ordered was specified to have a Bi-Hi. Sword came without one ( I missed it on the pre-shipping pictures). Anyway, I contacted them and they made it right without questions. My fit was tight as well but I would rather have it tight than too loose as I can fix tight easily. Excellent customer service and I believe very nice blades for the price.Thanks for the review.
You have a knack for reviewing/showing the swords/companies I'm interested in. Thanks dude! Gotta love those Chinese styrofoam sword packages. Cheap and effective... Wonder if they will offer the Matthew Jensen customized model on their site like sinosword did. Very cool how you requested the different bohi and hamon to show all of us...
I had these guys make a nagamaki for me, other than them not being able to make it quite as long as I would have like due to shipping considerations I had a very solid experience and it actually got to me pretty quickly considering that everything except the fittings was custom made. Solid company, and my sword/polearm functions incredibly well and was well fitted. Glad to see them getting some press.
I'm glad to see a Northshire review from you! Also, the remarks about them in the comments are useful. I'm still considering getting a nodachi from them at some point.
@@thebigfellar7178 Thanks - that's helpful feedback! I think that might be my next acquisition (whenever that may be), because right now I'm invested in a longsword by Lukas Mästle-Goer. :)
I would love to be around someone who has never watched one of your videos. Within the first minute I would see them flinch, "did he say break?" Classic.
Ok, I know that in most of your videos, if not all, that you state the fact that you're not a katana expert at all, but at the same time, knowing how you give such in depth detail about the swords you get, I was SO eager to see your particular feedback on swords of northshire. I watch some of your stuff, only when it's about katanas, and mainly when you do destruction tests, and I wanted VERY badly for you to do a review and destruction test on one of their swords, because aside from them, the ONLY other sword company I trust is a company called ryan sword, and they have sort of a bad reputation, even one concerning their customer service from myself, but their steel is HARD to argue with, their stuff is GOOD, I ONLY wish their customer service was a lot better, unless it has improved since I last dealt with them, which was a long time ago, maybe around 2 years ago.
I got my swords of northshire katana a few days ago. I'm pretty happy with it. The castings are ok but i chose them knowing i would change the furniture sometime in the future. The fit on everything is TIGHT and it's performed well on test cuts.
@@rossyalung6326 It's held up real well. The only issue I've has is i put a tiny, tiny nick in the blade from using it to chop through a large turkey bone wrapped in wet newspaper. It's something i could polish out but until the blade loses it's edge im not going to bother. It's a nice sword.
@@rossyalung6326 oh yeah you'll be happy with it. Just try to avoid the folded steel because it could potentially weaken the blade. Folding tamahagane is necessary to burn out the impurities but 1095 or other high carbon steels are pure enough so folding it isn't necessary unless you want the wood grain look on the blade. I hope you enjoy your sword :)
These look like very nice swords. And the prices look almost too good to be true for this kind of custom work. How do these Northshire swords compare to Citadel? I just built a custom katana on their site and with everything, even a display stand, was less than $600. Which is like an order of magnitude cheaper than Citadel... Really interested to know how the quality compares...
It is not the same level of sword. Lots of things are different and Citadel is a superior product. I will do a bit of comparison in another video but it is easy to see that the citadel bamboo is better than the sword I have in the video here. The Citadel bamboo should be, it is $2800 vs $475. They are really going after different markets and not for the same customer. $475 to get a sword that was made to my spec is not bad and needs to be considered when looking over the other options. Anyway, it is a decent sword but I need to play with it more.
Its tight when you draw out the sword but over time and you drawing out the sword , it'll get broken in and it'll be more easy to draw it out the more you play around with it .
Well I shall be subscribing and looking forward for the full review and tests. Thanks you pretty much summed up what I wanted to know minus a few things and I enjoyed the slight breaks in comedy lol.
Thanks for the review i buyed a custom one 1060 folded steel, sharp with niku and I'm waiting impatiently to arrive, again thank you so much and have a great weekend!
@@cjgreen4331 sorry guys for never answering i never received this notification as for the quality and for everything it's amazing i clean it every like 2 months and cuts very good i totally recommend that place :)
@@Seven_vii sorry guys for never answering i never received this notification as for the quality and for everything it's amazing i clean it every like 2 months and cuts very good i totally recommend that place :)
Hello Matthew and thank you for your great videos. I'm about to order a custom katana from these guys and I would really like to have your opinion if I should go with their standard cotton ito or the leather. What would you consider a better option for iaido. Thank you!
I just got my katana from swords of northshire yesterday, the construction was awesome. Only thing they messed up was i requested 9260 spring steel the certificate said 1095 carbon steel (do note: the website says 1095 is more expensive, so they didn't cheat me out of money.) besides that i love the blade i was surprised how well the fitting went with the blade, and it felt great in the hands.
@@dichonelawson5218 unless you want springy. 1095 will take a set where 9260 will bounce back to it's forged shape after hitting something really hard, like Matt's tree chops.
@@MotivatedMetalworks but it takes a massive amount of force to make it bend out of shape like what you're suggesting, so I honestly don't believe that there's much realistic concern about that potential. I own a 9260 katana from them, and that thing took MULTIPLE chips and dents, from me trying to slice open a few coconuts, while I have a 1095 katana that took the beating head on, the chips and dents on the 9260 katana were really tiny, but STILL...they happened 😅
Contact Northshire right away about the Saya. They will make it right for you. It is probably a problem resulting from the differences in humidity between the two locations and happened during shipping. We had a bass player's upright blow apart as a result of the difference in humidity between Japan and New York City.
@@Matthew_Jensen I've ordered four katanas from Northshire and never had a problem but I'm in Oregon and we are having unusually warm weather. China and Minnesota is another question altogether. It's just that separation like that (they usually use crushed rice as a glue) is often the result of weather instead of an impact. I hope everything turned out alright. I love the designs you had custom done.
Perhaps but it is very unlikely. The iaido blades made already have ample reviews and the community knows what they are getting. The blades made by hand are typically very costly and I don't think I would be the best person to review the work. Don't get me wrong, I would love to do it but I am not sure it would help .
Matthew Jensen ask them if they want to send a sample (can’t hurt to try!) so you can compare it to Citadel and others makers like Rick Barret and other top sword makers in America that attempt to match Japanese construction. Couldn’t hurt to ask a few forgers and see if they have one they don’t mind sending you... If they do?... 🤯... Ya never know until you ask right? Then send the sword to me if they do send ya one.
A sharp katana made in Japan would be crazy 😜 expensive and would require all kinds of paperwork to fill out. It would never happen because you can’t just buy a sharp blade and ship it from Japan. Your looking at a cost of $7,000 to $10,000
So I'm looking for my next purchase around $500 ish range. I was thinking northshire but are they Ryan swords? If so is that a bad thing? Also looking at swords of east, Ronin, Hanwei, Citadel. Needs to handle the zombie's, hold a blade, and med weight.
They could be a Ryan sword but not always. It is a bad thing to some but not specifically because of the performance. Any sword you use will eventually damage. Hard to say what will hold up best overtime + value. You can get something from Dan Keffler and it will probably last a long time but the price is high. Or buy something for $200 and don't feel bad when the edge rolls eventually.
Or buy a 1060 off BudK for $60 and beat that one like the neighbor's kid, and keep your good blades for things katana were made for. :) I just got such a Shinwa for that purpose yesterday. Check their closeout deals - there's several not-awful options
You are cwazy ! or you don't have a Northshire sword. One or the other ,no comparison .For less than 300 dollars free assessories and pick and chose what you want , Buy one then tell me which one is better read the reviews ,you are seriously mistaken he even smiles holding it twice , he never does that. Ask him if he likes it. I love mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the word is Quality!!!!!!!!!!!
so what i' noticed is that sword of northshire is selling alot of the same katana's that ryanswords selling, but sword of northshire is more expensive.
They do if you ask, download the Samurai sword store app from google store or there own site(Samurai sword store) and you can customise a katana, they use exactly the same blades and fittings of northshire/ryan etc.
@@Matthew_Jensen By the way, what is your opinion on people who believe that Europeans had superior martial arts and techniques compared to Japan? I believe they are different, but neither one is superior.
That is a deep question and I don't have a great answer. I can say that it goes both ways. Some people thing one art, system, culture, or way is better than another. It could be true or false and I am not qualified to judge. What I can say is many of the arguments made by one side or another are typically looking at a very specific set of facts without taking into consideration all of the context. It is a fun fantasy argument to say if some omnipotent being were to abduct a knight and a samurai of equal weight, skill, age, experience, ect... who would win? It is another fun thing to computationally model a fight between the same opponent and see who wins most of the time. To folks who have a strong interest in both, there is an understanding that the topic has a depth that makes it hard to quantify. Most people just want to know which is better katana or longsword, knight or samraui...
Obviously European swords are better. They slay dragons, can be stuck in stone, and if you happen to have an unfortunate boating accident, a hot chick rises from the water to return your blade.
With sword destruction tests could you consider destroying the saya as well? A lot of swords have saya made with cheap wood. While this is by no means necessary I think it would be interesting to see what the saya can take as well. Perhaps slam the sword home with the saya strapped to a tree or something to try and break the koiguchi,hell go at it and try and cut the saya in half. Anyhow I look forward to see your review
I can break them but I do not think it shows as much. I note any issues I see or how the lacquer chips but breaking the saya on a hard object is less useful because it will defiantly break. That said, I am not opposed to doing it, what do you think it would show other than the wood? How could I show it is cheap vs good?
Matthew Jensen no real clue on that. I suppose it would be better off as just a stunt rather than showing anything about the saya? I just think it would add some entertainment value with a tad bit of knowledge to take from it. Of course it’s your review and if you don’t find it to be useful or too dangerous without any real bonus to destroying the saya it won’t take away from the review at all.
@@Matthew_Jensen Quality of wood would actually be apparent. Is there a bunch of defects they're covering with paint? Knots, poorly cut/fitted seams, does the glue hold worth a shit? What kind of wood? Granted you might not be a wood guy, but "hardwood" just means desiduous where soft wood is conniferous (aspen is cheap and soft as pine while still classified hardwood). Btw, left handed salute = "fuck you" in the military. ;) Keep up the good work!
I would venture a guess it happened in transit. It is not uncommon given the new lacquer and that the materials were in a place that was very warm and then very cold.
Matthew Jensen Purchased 04/2016. Went with 1095 katana, clay tempered, no bo-hi, sharp, leather Ito. Was pretty nice, only flaws were low quality leather Ito, the type with rough edges, and was fairly blunt around the yokote. I replaced the Ito and menuki myself. Dealing with Bryce was pleasant though not sure it was worth the $100 premium over the equivalent straight from ryansword. Have since found a random Chinese blacksmith who only does about 8 swords per year, the quality is far higher and cost less. I would’t buy from SoN again. Edit: have pics but don’t know where to send them.
Thx for telling me @Gorebashed , I made up my mind and decided to buy the huawei T10 clay tempered Unokubi Zukuri, no bo-hi for 268$ after looking towards the positive reviews and non of the negatives
It's cool that they can do different kinds of etched hamon, but I always thought of it as an unhappy incidental. Are you proposing that people ask for those on purpose?! Weird world
I can't say that everyone does, but I did. I wanted to show how they do as many things as possible. I would not expect someone to ask for different hamon on different sides.. or to have one side be a different bohi.. That said, I asked for it and they did it. From the customization side of things that is promising.
@@Matthew_Jensen mostly kidding on my part, I get that your goal was to showcase the customization potential. From that standpoint it's a win. Must have a unique tachikaze with the the three total hi, eh
Lol, the Japanese in the certificate doesn't make much sense....like they used Google translate. Idai sano tezukuri no Ken. Nice review though as usual, really enjoy your videos :)
The main reason is I don't care that much. At least not about the type of steel. Also, I went back and forth about the steel type a bit over email and some things get lost in the fray. The steel type happens quite a bit because of the aforementioned main reason. If that was not enough excuses, I have more..
I ordered a sword from Swords of Northshire as well. When I got it, it far exceeded my expectations. First thing I noticed was that it arrived exactly as I ordered. They even sent me pics before it was shipped to make sure it was what I wanted. I’ve pretty much watched all of your videos so when I received the sword I kind of critiqued it using the kind of criteria you use. That being said, the Itto was ultra tight the Fuchi and kashira had no ledge and perfect transitions. The hibaki to the koi guchi was severely tight as is yours. Overall the best thing about the sword is how lively it is. It was really light very, very easy to use and amazingly balanced! Overall the presentation was gorgeous. I chose the folded differentially hardened 1095 with natural Hamon in a wave theme with bo hi. It’s a truly magnificent mid range priced piece of art. (Forgive my syntax errors) I was excited to see that you had gotten one as well and couldn’t wait to watch this video and see what you thought.
Have you had or have any Other katanas to compare the Northshire with? I'm debating on them or couple other places for my next purchase
I've seen so many requests for this on the various forums. Glad it was you to finally review them, given your vast perspective with other makers
I tend to have a lot of requests for Swords of Northshire and Cold Steel. At least if I look at the most common request. Bryce and Swords of Northshire was kind enough to send a sample so I can make a test video. I hope it helps give people perspective on what to expect. I don't know how the treatment I receive would be different than another customer but so far I have enjoyed the experience of ordering the sword.
I have a couple of swords from Swords of Northshire. Great people to work with. The first sword I ordered was specified to have a Bi-Hi. Sword came without one ( I missed it on the pre-shipping pictures). Anyway, I contacted them and they made it right without questions. My fit was tight as well but I would rather have it tight than too loose as I can fix tight easily. Excellent customer service and I believe very nice blades for the price.Thanks for the review.
It’s a beauty. Looking forward to the full review.
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You have a knack for reviewing/showing the swords/companies I'm interested in. Thanks dude! Gotta love those Chinese styrofoam sword packages. Cheap and effective... Wonder if they will offer the Matthew Jensen customized model on their site like sinosword did. Very cool how you requested the different bohi and hamon to show all of us...
I had these guys make a nagamaki for me, other than them not being able to make it quite as long as I would have like due to shipping considerations I had a very solid experience and it actually got to me pretty quickly considering that everything except the fittings was custom made. Solid company, and my sword/polearm functions incredibly well and was well fitted. Glad to see them getting some press.
I'm glad to see a Northshire review from you! Also, the remarks about them in the comments are useful. I'm still considering getting a nodachi from them at some point.
So far I like the blade. and the experience of ordering was fun. They may be able to do some funky custom stuff too.
You will not be disappointed ,they make excellent swords I will never buy from another company they make them tight and strong !
@@thebigfellar7178 Thanks - that's helpful feedback! I think that might be my next acquisition (whenever that may be), because right now I'm invested in a longsword by Lukas Mästle-Goer. :)
I would love to be around someone who has never watched one of your videos. Within the first minute I would see them flinch, "did he say break?"
Classic.
That really would be rather comical 😂😂
Ok, I know that in most of your videos, if not all, that you state the fact that you're not a katana expert at all, but at the same time, knowing how you give such in depth detail about the swords you get, I was SO eager to see your particular feedback on swords of northshire. I watch some of your stuff, only when it's about katanas, and mainly when you do destruction tests, and I wanted VERY badly for you to do a review and destruction test on one of their swords, because aside from them, the ONLY other sword company I trust is a company called ryan sword, and they have sort of a bad reputation, even one concerning their customer service from myself, but their steel is HARD to argue with, their stuff is GOOD, I ONLY wish their customer service was a lot better, unless it has improved since I last dealt with them, which was a long time ago, maybe around 2 years ago.
Hanbon Forge is the same as Swords of Northshire, but cheaper.
And I'd rather go with JKOO/Sinoswords.
I got my swords of northshire katana a few days ago. I'm pretty happy with it. The castings are ok but i chose them knowing i would change the furniture sometime in the future. The fit on everything is TIGHT and it's performed well on test cuts.
How's your sword holding up after 4 months? I am planning to buy a sword from them too.
@@rossyalung6326 It's held up real well. The only issue I've has is i put a tiny, tiny nick in the blade from using it to chop through a large turkey bone wrapped in wet newspaper. It's something i could polish out but until the blade loses it's edge im not going to bother. It's a nice sword.
@@michaelbarr9139 thanks for the info. I've heard a lot of good reviews from them, hopefully my sword turns out great 👌.
@@rossyalung6326 oh yeah you'll be happy with it. Just try to avoid the folded steel because it could potentially weaken the blade. Folding tamahagane is necessary to burn out the impurities but 1095 or other high carbon steels are pure enough so folding it isn't necessary unless you want the wood grain look on the blade. I hope you enjoy your sword :)
These look like very nice swords. And the prices look almost too good to be true for this kind of custom work. How do these Northshire swords compare to Citadel? I just built a custom katana on their site and with everything, even a display stand, was less than $600. Which is like an order of magnitude cheaper than Citadel... Really interested to know how the quality compares...
It is not the same level of sword. Lots of things are different and Citadel is a superior product. I will do a bit of comparison in another video but it is easy to see that the citadel bamboo is better than the sword I have in the video here. The Citadel bamboo should be, it is $2800 vs $475. They are really going after different markets and not for the same customer. $475 to get a sword that was made to my spec is not bad and needs to be considered when looking over the other options. Anyway, it is a decent sword but I need to play with it more.
Its tight when you draw out the sword but over time and you drawing out the sword , it'll get broken in and it'll be more easy to draw it out the more you play around with it .
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Well I shall be subscribing and looking forward for the full review and tests. Thanks you pretty much summed up what I wanted to know minus a few things and I enjoyed the slight breaks in comedy lol.
I found the Saya was really tight for me as well, and still is though I don't take that Katana out too much.
Thanks for the review i buyed a custom one 1060 folded steel, sharp with niku and I'm waiting impatiently to arrive, again thank you so much and have a great weekend!
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@@cjgreen4331 sorry guys for never answering i never received this notification as for the quality and for everything it's amazing i clean it every like 2 months and cuts very good i totally recommend that place :)
@@Seven_vii sorry guys for never answering i never received this notification as for the quality and for everything it's amazing i clean it every like 2 months and cuts very good i totally recommend that place :)
Hello Matthew and thank you for your great videos. I'm about to order a custom katana from these guys and I would really like to have your opinion if I should go with their standard cotton ito or the leather. What would you consider a better option for iaido. Thank you!
I would choose cotton over leather for most katana out of china. Leather can be nice but many of the leather ito options tend to feel cheep.
I like his two dragon headed katanas on the wall mount. Second from top and the top under the mask.
I just got my katana from swords of northshire yesterday, the construction was awesome. Only thing they messed up was i requested 9260 spring steel the certificate said 1095 carbon steel (do note: the website says 1095 is more expensive, so they didn't cheat me out of money.) besides that i love the blade i was surprised how well the fitting went with the blade, and it felt great in the hands.
You're not missing out on anything, 1095 holds a far better edge anyway XD
@@dichonelawson5218 unless you want springy. 1095 will take a set where 9260 will bounce back to it's forged shape after hitting something really hard, like Matt's tree chops.
@@MotivatedMetalworks but it takes a massive amount of force to make it bend out of shape like what you're suggesting, so I honestly don't believe that there's much realistic concern about that potential. I own a 9260 katana from them, and that thing took MULTIPLE chips and dents, from me trying to slice open a few coconuts, while I have a 1095 katana that took the beating head on, the chips and dents on the 9260 katana were really tiny, but STILL...they happened 😅
@@dichonelawson5218 permanent plastic deformation is alot harder to rectify then a chipped edge
Contact Northshire right away about the Saya. They will make it right for you. It is probably a problem resulting from the differences in humidity between the two locations and happened during shipping. We had a bass player's upright blow apart as a result of the difference in humidity between Japan and New York City.
They did offer to do something but I don't think it is necessary for the review. Also, it came from China to Minnesota...
@@Matthew_Jensen I've ordered four katanas from Northshire and never had a problem but I'm in Oregon and we are having unusually warm weather. China and Minnesota is another question altogether. It's just that separation like that (they usually use crushed rice as a glue) is often the result of weather instead of an impact. I hope everything turned out alright. I love the designs you had custom done.
What do you think about katana unokubi zukuri?
A good kinda Sword Is It?
Steel T10
How long is that sword in total?
I would really like to know cause I consider buying on myself.😁
Any luck asking sword maker in Japan to send a sample you could review?... 😂😂
It’s worth a try!!... 😜
Perhaps but it is very unlikely. The iaido blades made already have ample reviews and the community knows what they are getting. The blades made by hand are typically very costly and I don't think I would be the best person to review the work. Don't get me wrong, I would love to do it but I am not sure it would help .
Matthew Jensen ask them if they want to send a sample (can’t hurt to try!) so you can compare it to Citadel and others makers like Rick Barret and other top sword makers in America that attempt to match Japanese construction. Couldn’t hurt to ask a few forgers and see if they have one they don’t mind sending you... If they do?... 🤯... Ya never know until you ask right? Then send the sword to me if they do send ya one.
A sharp katana made in Japan would be crazy 😜 expensive and would require all kinds of paperwork to fill out. It would never happen because you can’t just buy a sharp blade and ship it from Japan.
Your looking at a cost of $7,000 to $10,000
Finally!! can’t wait to see!
how many gb of ram does this sword have?
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Hi grand Master,
Wich forge do you council for quality of katana 500 to 1000 $?
So I'm looking for my next purchase around $500 ish range. I was thinking northshire but are they Ryan swords? If so is that a bad thing? Also looking at swords of east, Ronin, Hanwei, Citadel. Needs to handle the zombie's, hold a blade, and med weight.
They could be a Ryan sword but not always. It is a bad thing to some but not specifically because of the performance. Any sword you use will eventually damage. Hard to say what will hold up best overtime + value. You can get something from Dan Keffler and it will probably last a long time but the price is high. Or buy something for $200 and don't feel bad when the edge rolls eventually.
Or buy a 1060 off BudK for $60 and beat that one like the neighbor's kid, and keep your good blades for things katana were made for. :)
I just got such a Shinwa for that purpose yesterday. Check their closeout deals - there's several not-awful options
How easy is it to take apart? Is it like some katanas where the blade becomes stuck in the handle?
How did you get the details on the saya? I don't see a place for telling them what I want on it.
Gotta email them
They look really nice
It's a good looking Sword don't get me wrong, but Sino/JKOO Sword can do the same thing for $100 less
You are cwazy ! or you don't have a Northshire sword. One or the other ,no comparison .For less than 300 dollars free assessories and pick and chose what you want , Buy one then tell me which one is better read the reviews ,you are seriously mistaken he even smiles holding it twice , he never does that. Ask him if he likes it. I love mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the word is Quality!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful sword!
Do you happen to remember how long shipping took?
so what i' noticed is that sword of northshire is selling alot of the same katana's that ryanswords selling, but sword of northshire is more expensive.
And they're a more expensive copy of Hanbon Forge.
Can u donate a sword to a dedicated sowrdsman in training???
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yes matthew, plz donate some swords for the needy (me and my boy Jay02)
You have 2 highlander katana in the back ground. Can we see a video of them PLEASE....
Do they do colored blades?
They do if you ask, download the Samurai sword store app from google store or there own site(Samurai sword store) and you can customise a katana, they use exactly the same blades and fittings of northshire/ryan etc.
Very good video
The size of the koiguchi is likely responsible for the splitting.
i need help are SoN swords worth buying ? its a katana
I did a review on the sword, my thoughts are provided after part 2.
Do you have any experience with Katanamart's products?
I do not.
@@Matthew_Jensen Oh.
Well, they have a great customization page, but their higher end swords can be very costly.
@@Matthew_Jensen By the way, what is your opinion on people who believe that Europeans had superior martial arts and techniques compared to Japan?
I believe they are different, but neither one is superior.
That is a deep question and I don't have a great answer. I can say that it goes both ways. Some people thing one art, system, culture, or way is better than another. It could be true or false and I am not qualified to judge. What I can say is many of the arguments made by one side or another are typically looking at a very specific set of facts without taking into consideration all of the context. It is a fun fantasy argument to say if some omnipotent being were to abduct a knight and a samurai of equal weight, skill, age, experience, ect... who would win? It is another fun thing to computationally model a fight between the same opponent and see who wins most of the time. To folks who have a strong interest in both, there is an understanding that the topic has a depth that makes it hard to quantify. Most people just want to know which is better katana or longsword, knight or samraui...
Obviously European swords are better. They slay dragons, can be stuck in stone, and if you happen to have an unfortunate boating accident, a hot chick rises from the water to return your blade.
With sword destruction tests could you consider destroying the saya as well? A lot of swords have saya made with cheap wood. While this is by no means necessary I think it would be interesting to see what the saya can take as well. Perhaps slam the sword home with the saya strapped to a tree or something to try and break the koiguchi,hell go at it and try and cut the saya in half. Anyhow I look forward to see your review
I can break them but I do not think it shows as much. I note any issues I see or how the lacquer chips but breaking the saya on a hard object is less useful because it will defiantly break. That said, I am not opposed to doing it, what do you think it would show other than the wood? How could I show it is cheap vs good?
Matthew Jensen no real clue on that. I suppose it would be better off as just a stunt rather than showing anything about the saya? I just think it would add some entertainment value with a tad bit of knowledge to take from it. Of course it’s your review and if you don’t find it to be useful or too dangerous without any real bonus to destroying the saya it won’t take away from the review at all.
@@Matthew_Jensen Quality of wood would actually be apparent. Is there a bunch of defects they're covering with paint? Knots, poorly cut/fitted seams, does the glue hold worth a shit? What kind of wood? Granted you might not be a wood guy, but "hardwood" just means desiduous where soft wood is conniferous (aspen is cheap and soft as pine while still classified hardwood).
Btw, left handed salute = "fuck you" in the military. ;) Keep up the good work!
thank u
I'd feel bad for anyone that tries to rob him.
Seriously- not sure how your walls are still up with all that weight on them..
How are walls made where you are form? All the swords on the wall together weigh less than most of the TV's you might stick on your wall.
@@Matthew_Jensen good point
I tried to go on there website but Ig it’s down at the moment
S. o. N. still does custom lengths but no custom widths or thicknesses any more.
They sent à Sword for a review with a sire with a split in it? Genius
I would venture a guess it happened in transit. It is not uncommon given the new lacquer and that the materials were in a place that was very warm and then very cold.
Matthew Jensen hope so!!
3:09 what knife is that ?!?!? The kids want to know!
I don't know.. My edc rotates a bit..
Really u forgot the most important thing about the blade. The steel type.
That sword is about a $550-$700 based on what I have received from them
WOW at your armoury i meant room
office
study
war room
relaxation chamber
zen closet
I have a sword from them, have a look under the tsuka, mine says ryansword.
That is interesting stuff. Do you have some details? What model did you order? When did you buy it? Do you have some pics n such?
Matthew Jensen Purchased 04/2016. Went with 1095 katana, clay tempered, no bo-hi, sharp, leather Ito.
Was pretty nice, only flaws were low quality leather Ito, the type with rough edges, and was fairly blunt around the yokote. I replaced the Ito and menuki myself.
Dealing with Bryce was pleasant though not sure it was worth the $100 premium over the equivalent straight from ryansword.
Have since found a random Chinese blacksmith who only does about 8 swords per year, the quality is far higher and cost less. I would’t buy from SoN again.
Edit: have pics but don’t know where to send them.
@@Gorebashed does the chinese blacksmith you're talking about sell his swords online?
Adolf Hitler huawei-sword on eBay, nothing up at the moment but can see past swords by clicking feedback links.
Thx for telling me @Gorebashed , I made up my mind and decided to buy the huawei T10 clay tempered Unokubi Zukuri, no bo-hi for 268$ after looking towards the positive reviews and non of the negatives
It's cool that they can do different kinds of etched hamon, but I always thought of it as an unhappy incidental. Are you proposing that people ask for those on purpose?! Weird world
I can't say that everyone does, but I did. I wanted to show how they do as many things as possible. I would not expect someone to ask for different hamon on different sides.. or to have one side be a different bohi.. That said, I asked for it and they did it. From the customization side of things that is promising.
@@Matthew_Jensen mostly kidding on my part, I get that your goal was to showcase the customization potential. From that standpoint it's a win.
Must have a unique tachikaze with the the three total hi, eh
Lol, the Japanese in the certificate doesn't make much sense....like they used Google translate. Idai sano tezukuri no Ken.
Nice review though as usual, really enjoy your videos :)
Waiting the review...And remember to tell us the prize...😅
Read the description.
@@fransthefox9682 😂 uppss..thanks
Tal😊
I'm not sure what that means
How do you do a video of a sword you ordered and you do not even know the steel. You got a lot of knowledge but seriously? I mean really!
The main reason is I don't care that much. At least not about the type of steel. Also, I went back and forth about the steel type a bit over email and some things get lost in the fray. The steel type happens quite a bit because of the aforementioned main reason. If that was not enough excuses, I have more..
I was super high watching this so when he speeds up the talking in the video as he unboxed the sword it really messed me up...
How much more entertaining am I when you are high?
Honestly about the same, i love the content and your channel regardless a little pot helps me focus in a little closer but that's about it.
Can I have one
shi i want a free katana LOL
Ho shit sorry xD