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Several of my sisters have begun endorsing the martial arts, namely kendo, iaido, and I believe a third one involving pure sword form. For the last two, they are in need of a practical katana for practice and competition.
Now before this gets out of hand, they're not into ninja bullshit or crossing swords ala Star Wars. But they need practical, functional, and well made swords. My take is that stock removal or other methods are out, but hand forging is probably going to get pricey fast.
Does anyone know the name of a maker or manufacture who can make a batch of four or five forged katanas for use, and drop their name and the guidelines for proportioning a blade from a person's height?
Now before this gets out of hand, they're not into ninja bullshit or crossing swords ala Star Wars. But they need practical, functional, and well made swords. My take is that stock removal or other methods are out, but hand forging is probably going to get pricey fast.
Does anyone know the name of a maker or manufacture who can make a batch of four or five forged katanas for use, and drop their name and the guidelines for proportioning a blade from a person's height?