Suggestions - Cheness 9260 Spring Steel Katana

dogbertius said:
Has anyone here had a chance to try some destructive tests with a decent katana? I have used metal training ones (real point, dull edge) for demonstrations, and primarily wooden swords four tournaments (Kendo), and was debating trying out a real katana that is functional. I was pretty impressed with the Cheness spring steel model 9260 (http://www.chenessinc.com/9260.htm), especially since it could stand up to some meat cutting and slapping a basketball pole without snapping (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHsfGWkO7SM). Is this a decent sword for general practice, especially daily cutting practice (ie: on straw mats attached to a makiwara, pigs heads, that sort of thing)? If not, is there a generally recommended katana here that is good for practical applications and won't break the bank?

Thanks.
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Where do you train that a pig's head is practice material?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
dogbertius said:
Cutting practice area a family friend set up on his farm. Used for both getting a feel of cutting through bone, and desensitizing individuals to gore. That's not as common as it seems. Usually it's straw bundles tied to a makiwara or a 4x4 post.
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Let me re-phrase this.

What cutting art do you study and who is your Sensei that suggests this as a way to practice?

FYI, dead bone calcifies rapidly upon death......it's a medium, but not an accurate one for what live bone cuts like.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
FYI, dead bone calcifies rapidly upon death......it's a medium, but not an accurate one for what live bone cuts like.
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I'm not sure precisely what you're trying to say here. Calcification is the accumulation of calcium in live tissue. It is part of the process that creates live bone as the bone is being built and repaired in a living animal.

So, from that understanding, I think you must have meant a different word than or a different definition for "calcifies."

Given that, what do you actually mean?
 
I want to see the 4x4 post cut! :D
 
dogbertius said:
The goal is to just slice through the 6" diameter straw/bamboo rolled up mat. If you hear the "thunk" sound, like an axe getting lodged in a tree, you know you've done it wrong.
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and you'll probably know you need a new sword, as that one just took a colossal set
 
I have had the cheness Tenchi for about four years. It is TOUGH ! When I am out of practice and don't want to risk one of my more expensive, traditional katanas taking a set due to bad edge alignment I break out the Tenchi until I get back in form.
 
Oh I see, thought you meant rolled up mats -OR- a 4x4 post.

I still want to see a 4x4 cut though. Probably more badass than even a pig head.
 
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i say buy the chiness, i want one to compare to my ronin..should be tough and in the shape of a katana
 
Aye, it would be a hell of a feat. Wow, I youtube'd chopping a pig head with a sword...spare yourself, it's dumb.
 
Cold steel does demo videos right!
 
Yeah, but the quality control of their products is virtually none existent. You might find this quite interesting. On Kult of Athena they have a section where they sell damaged stock called the "Dent & Scratch blow outs" section. I glaqnce at it at least once a month and the one thing i always notice is how 90% of the faulty stock on there are Cold Steel products. Usually it's to do with poorly constructed hilts that have come loose. In fact this design flaw is so common in Cold Steel swords, most retailers sell them like that as new :/

http://www.kultofathena.com/blowout.asp
 
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