Deciding on my first sword

aznpos531 said:
For actual "sharpening", I'll be sending it off to a togishi for proper polishing.
Do you have any other suggestions for a non-expensive one to start with other than the practical plus and raptor series?



lol ain't that the truth!
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at that price, no.
 
aznpos531 said:
For actual "sharpening", I'll be sending it off to a togishi for proper polishing.
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You DO realize that would cost as much as the sword, right? :D

Since the purpose of your first sword is usual as a user/learning piece, you might try doing touchups yourself. It'll probably be ugly, but a sharp blade is better than a dull one. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
You DO realize that would cost as much as the sword, right? :D

Since the purpose of your first sword is usual as a user/learning piece, you might try doing touchups yourself. It'll probably be ugly, but a sharp blade is better than a dull one. :)
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haha oh yes, I'm well aware of the prices. :p
I don't imagine I would need to send it off for a long long while especially if I'm not doing much cutting. Although I wouldn't be adverse to trying my hand at it.
 
given that they were touched up in the field with river stones, it's not like it would be a-historical...just not professional! :D
 
Ack. I don't know about doing your own sharpening on a really nice blade... Might start with something cheaper to learn the technique.
 
Not to worry. I'm not so daring as to try it on an expensive katana. :p
If I do attempt it it'll be on a cheap functional katana; something along the lines of an Ei Dai En that can be had for under $200.
 
Maybe a Hanwei Tactical Katana. Super inexpensive and it uses one of the Raptor series blades.
 
Or heck, one of those cheapo Musashi's that can be had for under 50. They're still pretty durable and cut well, and you don't feel bad about messing them up with inexpert sharpening attempts.

Or, you could go for a custom forged katana that is designed to be hand sharpened--won't be as pretty, but they're still neat blades.
 
In the past, I've had good results ordering from bugei. If you've been measured for a sword, then you can specify the length of the blade and tsuka so they can custom make them for you right down to the colors and wraps. I got my tameshigiri sword from bugei almost 12 years ago and it's the best piece in my blade collection even though it's pretty much bare of any embellishments and options. I also have 2 older Paul Chen swords, and although they're not custom, they're all traditionally correct.
 
Has anyone here had any experience with katanas by Akio Hattori from Dark Sword Armory?

gooeytek said:
In the past, I've had good results ordering from bugei. If you've been measured for a sword, then you can specify the length of the blade and tsuka so they can custom make them for you right down to the colors and wraps. I got my tameshigiri sword from bugei almost 12 years ago and it's the best piece in my blade collection even though it's pretty much bare of any embellishments and options. I also have 2 older Paul Chen swords, and although they're not custom, they're all traditionally correct.
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I've heard many good things about Bugei as well. However, if possible, I'd like to keep my first sword purchase within Canada to minimize chances of any hassle.
 
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