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is there any practical use to a kitana, one that could be used to convince a willing-to-believe person of the necessity of owning one?
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scabbard queens????
ok,,,I like the term,,,But I have no idea what it means??????
ok,,,I like the term,,,But I have no idea what it means??????
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cognitivefun said:
Well, duh! Slicing the heads off of barbarians with one blazing sweep of the blade for one. Or hanging on your wall, or running through people trying to board your sailing vessel, or jumping over at celebrations, etc., etc., etc.
You need one for sure. Preferably one for each hand!
If "need" was my sole criteria, I could argue that my trusty wood handled Woodsman's Pal can handle pretty much all the outdoor chopping tasks that I have, and that my collection of fixed blade hunting knives can handle anything a Kumar Karda can (say that fast 3 X! (-
To me, it's about craftsmanship and beauty and quality. Cutting and chopping stuff up is nice too though!
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cognitivefun said:
well....ok,,,there are very few places left in the world where people get into Katana battes to the death,,,and the fact is the Katana is designed first to kill people...
But,,,over history the Katana has stopped being for killing only, and now highlighted its beauty and its ability to cut Tatami mats.
I am in Kendo,,,,so Im learning how to fight with a stick meant to represent the katana,,,,and from time to time it is nice to pick up my Katana and swing it around to remind me what my sport is all about....
is there a real "need" to own a Katana?....perhaps not,,,but is there a real "need" to ask a girl to dance?
is there a real "need" to do many of the things that we all do that give our lives a fuller more fun meaning?.....
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I -- I -- I'm sorry for my question. I have lost face. A million apologies. I have brought shame to my house. 
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cognitivefun said:I -- I -- I'm sorry for my question. I have lost face. A million apologies. I have brought shame to my house.
Hey, no need to apologize! You were just being sensible and logical there for a second. Happens to the best of us. Take a good luck at the HI web site or some new UBBB's and DOTD and you'll get right back to normal. That is, "Man, that is one pretty piece of steel! I need it!"
Wife: "Yes, but what are you going to USE it for?"
HIKV victim: "Be quiet dear, and give me the checkbook!"
Simple.
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I don't think it's so much a matter of whether or not you need it, Cog, but for most of us it boils down to justifying the cost to our better half
Whenever that sweet lady o' mine happens to see a new HI product that was not there the week before she'll ask, "When did you get this? (depending on her tone I answer one of two ways. The truth...and mostly the truth). If she asks and is in a good mood I tell her "Uncle Bill had a deal today. It only cost me $XX.XX". Then she'll smile and check it out a little closer. The end.
BUT, if she asks the question with scorn in her eyes I just say "One of the guys from the forum sent it to me! Pretty cool isn't it (notice the switching of subject from when and how much to the pretty object itself). It is true that "one of the guys" sent it to me. It was Uncle Bill and I just happen to have given him a little something for the effort
BTW, she thinks you all are great
Back to the topic at hand, the HI kats are really sweet swords that are about as idiot proof as you can make a japanese style sword. They'll take abuse all day long, though i wouldnt recommend it. Mine took on a magical property of some sort. First of all it arrived without me ordering it, although i REALLY wanted it. Second of all, it just "got sharp" somehow. I don't remember doing anything speacial to this blade other than steeling it and running a chakma down its edge. However, it's the sharpest blade in the house. I mean "split your finger to the bone" sharp. I can't figure out why for the life of me. The dragons carved on the tsuba know their job. Who am I to argue.
Jake
Whenever that sweet lady o' mine happens to see a new HI product that was not there the week before she'll ask, "When did you get this? (depending on her tone I answer one of two ways. The truth...and mostly the truth). If she asks and is in a good mood I tell her "Uncle Bill had a deal today. It only cost me $XX.XX". Then she'll smile and check it out a little closer. The end.BUT, if she asks the question with scorn in her eyes I just say "One of the guys from the forum sent it to me! Pretty cool isn't it (notice the switching of subject from when and how much to the pretty object itself
). It is true that "one of the guys" sent it to me. It was Uncle Bill and I just happen to have given him a little something for the effortBTW, she thinks you all are great
Back to the topic at hand, the HI kats are really sweet swords that are about as idiot proof as you can make a japanese style sword. They'll take abuse all day long, though i wouldnt recommend it. Mine took on a magical property of some sort. First of all it arrived without me ordering it, although i REALLY wanted it. Second of all, it just "got sharp" somehow. I don't remember doing anything speacial to this blade other than steeling it and running a chakma down its edge. However, it's the sharpest blade in the house. I mean "split your finger to the bone" sharp. I can't figure out why for the life of me. The dragons carved on the tsuba know their job. Who am I to argue.
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DannyinJapan said:
I agreee with you Danny, but man some of the people on the Sword Forums would poooooooop their pants at that statement. They drive me crazy at times. Which is why I post here an just read there.
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What DIJ and Mark Nelson said. I'm the kind of guy that gripes about a sword that can't be used as a prybar - take what I say with a grain of salt.
Cog, if all else fails, test cutting is always a good reason to own a sword. It seems like a joke sometimes but making a nice cut is satisfying in a way that's difficult to describe. Unless someone is seriously into swordsmanship there's no good reason to own a sword...you can't hunt with them, can't chop wood with them (usually), can't take them with you to work; a good sword is built to do one thing and one thing only. What we actually use them for today is something else entirely.
For what it's worth, the only cut I've ever made to a beer can that left the bottom standing was with an HI Napoleon Sword, although the 20" AK came very close - I expect that it's in the cards for the near future. Making a good cut is a reward all its own. It's nearly religious and is downright spiritual.
Cog, if all else fails, test cutting is always a good reason to own a sword. It seems like a joke sometimes but making a nice cut is satisfying in a way that's difficult to describe. Unless someone is seriously into swordsmanship there's no good reason to own a sword...you can't hunt with them, can't chop wood with them (usually), can't take them with you to work; a good sword is built to do one thing and one thing only. What we actually use them for today is something else entirely.
For what it's worth, the only cut I've ever made to a beer can that left the bottom standing was with an HI Napoleon Sword, although the 20" AK came very close - I expect that it's in the cards for the near future. Making a good cut is a reward all its own. It's nearly religious and is downright spiritual.
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Well, if practicallity and need were the only reasons, then I wouldn't have taken up Western fencing when I was 44 and continued to trod the "piste" for another 4 or 5 years. And I wouldn't have all those nice replica 16th and 17th century small swords and sabres to play with.
While economics enters into the equation, the only justification for an HI Everest Katana is to yourself.
It's your money and your fun. I've owned two, but my sword collection took another turn, so I let them go to other HI people.
While economics enters into the equation, the only justification for an HI Everest Katana is to yourself.
It's your money and your fun. I've owned two, but my sword collection took another turn, so I let them go to other HI people.
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My Everest cuts the almighty pool noodle as well as the Cold Steel 88K which cost 2x more.
I'm going to put it against the $420 Criswell katana this spring, I expect it will perform flawlessly. It's not pretty compared to traditionals, but it has a very thin profile and a wicked point. I'm sure it would get the job done. And it's cut into playwood to test the tang, and passed.
I'm going to put it against the $420 Criswell katana this spring, I expect it will perform flawlessly. It's not pretty compared to traditionals, but it has a very thin profile and a wicked point. I'm sure it would get the job done. And it's cut into playwood to test the tang, and passed.