Sword Question

Rat Finkenstein

Rat Finkenstein

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I am not *currently* able to buy one of those nice swords, like the one that just came out in todays deal of the day, but I was wondering how tough they are, and if they stand up to alot of chopping, like small trees and brush? It would be great to have a functional sword for such a good price.
 
Real swords are not for chopping trees :D

Now the HI Tarwar is maybe an exception
very like a huge bolo or very thick machete
but still not warrantied for chopping firewood

But most of the others should not be used on wood
though some here have :rolleyes:


But, yes,
these are real swords that will do what real swords do

there are many sword styles
& each specialized for a particular purpose/environment


my HI swords are great !


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Satori has done some brutal testing a few swords...including the Napoleon sword which many figured was too thin for chopping. "Take that! ...Evil plywood board!" :D


Take a good look at the Manjushree - excellent for the $$$.
 
Folks have witnessed my abuse of the HI Falcatta in chopping hard wood and it stands up fine. My Napoleon however, is much too refined.

I use that for trimming my shrubbery.
 
The HI Everest Katanas are great, and for what they are, a steal.

An MMA guy told me mine was heavier/stronger than expensive Japanese ones he experienced on Okinawa, but to me, that's better. Hate to bust a blade with a lineage that goes back farther than an '85 Mercedes leaf spring.


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I have purposefully abused my HI Katana on multiple occasions thinking that I would break it. It is kind of ugly in that it has a bunch of blems, yet I came to really like it because it took the licking and kept on ticking.

I wouldn’t think of doing some of the things I do with my HI products with anything else I own.

(Back to lurking)
 
Nasty's Falcata did indeed do a fine job against some very hard wood. A tarwar and a manjushree were also put to work chopping wood at the same event and held up fine. Unfortunately this wasn't recorded but several forumites witnessed it.

Sword enthusiasts tell us that this will ruin a sword - fortunately, they forgot to tell Bura. :)

Here's some lighter fare from way back when:

Dukti Against Plywood

Dukti Against Block of Wood

Napoleon Sword Against Plywood

The Napoleons are comparitively thin and whippy; I have a pic around here somewhere of flexing one. If I can dig it up I'll post it.

Regardless, beating on wood with swords (or chopping them into plywood and prying them back out) isn't what swords are built to do, HI or otherwise; it's nice to know that the capability is there though.
 
A good lesson in why we bind our shields with rawhide or bronze edgings. (and why in a viking duel they'd have three shields, two on stand-by with breaks allowed to change broken shields)

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interesting videos as usual from the meister-slicer.

p.s. - HI swords are mostly designed for dismembering zombies, or other human shaped items that go bump in the night!
 
Thanks for all the responses. Nice vids, also. I dont plan on chopping down saplings, maybe just chopping brush and trees that could be taken with one swipe, 1-2". it looks like they are plenty tough. I doubt I would do anything that could hurt them. Now I have to start saving up. :eek:
 
Thanks for the efforts. More action instead of before and after photos. I appreciate it. Any Khuk in use vids?

Cliff
 
Echoing what everyone else said.

Swords should never be used to chop. However, I've done it with an HI sword similar to the one from yesterday. I chopped through a 5" pine limb. I would never reccomend it, but I still have the sword and it suffered no damage.

Here's a link to the POST

Steve Ferguson
 
Keep in mind that not all of the HI swords are differentially hardened - I probably should've mentioned that. Typically it's just the single edgers. My manjushree, dukti, and Napoleons are through hardened around a spring temper...great for a sword, not so good for hard use in the woods. ;)
 
Falcatta seems to be differentially hardened...soft spine. My Napoleon also spring...great for a hedge trimmer.
 
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