W. Nease JS Kat?

horseclover said:
I guess there is a market for all tastes out there. It doesn't really make sense to deny any some showmanship or pride in any grinding or forging blades. The wow factor will always seem attractive to some and I'm sure sells as much as many other properties.

What ever, I say. I have even come to appreciate gusto and enthusiasm of some of the water bottle crowd that dispense with even breaking down a
rack of small water bottles and just whacking through a whole flat of them in one fell swoop. Hey, ya know? Why not.

While there are always going to be a purist cringe of a lot we see out there, I know that we will likely never be able to let them lie in their own context without comparison to aesthetic and historically fashioned swords or behavior.

The best we can hope as a global community is "Safety First"

The urge to make and buy uber swords because of a "just in case" philosophy is just as valid as me spending on antique wall hangers that will rarely ever be handled more than keeping the dust off them. My own "just in case" perspective is that even the most slight of my fancies can be just as purposeful in its own contexts.

Cheers

GC
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I think I'm going to have to agree with those points above. I have to admit that chopping the 2X4 (not a 4X4 as I initially thought) was an impressive demonstration of the swords resilience.

Not my cup of tea of course but then I see a lot of things around here both on this subforum and others that leaves me with a raised eyebrow. To each his own I suppose, which I guess was pretty much your point. :)
 
Hey Steven, if you'd take the time to send me a couple measurements of your favourite agile katana I'd appreciate that too, OAL, mass, balance point, how much curvature (though it would seem that a straighter sword would be more agile), max thickness...

I like your perspective, especially the multiple opponent scenario.
 
I watched a vid of a swordsman using a Hartsfield Katana. The sword looked liked it was moving is slow-motion. The sword was no doubt too heavy. I understand the "lighter" sword concept.
 
wnease said:
Hey Steven, if you'd take the time to send me a couple measurements of your favourite agile katana I'd appreciate that too, OAL, mass, balance point, how much curvature (though it would seem that a straighter sword would be more agile), max thickness...

I like your perspective, especially the multiple opponent scenario.
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I may be able to get to that this weekend, William, it takes about 1/2 hour per blade to work up dimms, and am usually too stupid, impatient to create a log sheet for each blade....there are three that I prefer, so I'll work that up for you.

The straighter sword may possibly be more agile, but a nice 3/4" sori promotes the cut in a similar way that a recurve does(some cutters push cut, but if you think about an arc, we cut on the second part of the circle), and is easier to draw.

I hope this makes sense.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Thanks STeven, approximate dimensions would be great! Oh and width... the narrower blades do tend to look more graceful.

3/4" sori, that would mean a 3/4" distance from the mune to an imaginary line drawn from tip to...where the mune meets the habaki?

Thanks again, and if anyone else has favourite sword dimensions for particular uses I'd like to see those too!
 
wnease said:
Thanks STeven, approximate dimensions would be great! Oh and width... the narrower blades do tend to look more graceful.

3/4" sori, that would mean a 3/4" distance from the mune to an imaginary line drawn from tip to...where the mune meets the habaki?

Thanks again, and if anyone else has favourite sword dimensions for particular uses I'd like to see those too!
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You stretch a string between the tip of the blade and the blade collar notch(mune machi), and measure the greatest distance from the string to the sword's spine.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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I'm glad I took my time before I ordered a Katana. Thanks William. Can you make a 2.10 lbs Kat? :D
 
Lycosa said:
I'm glad I took my time before I ordered a Katana. Thanks William. Can you make a 2.10 lbs Kat? :D
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That would be a 2 lb, 1/10th of a lb katana, Rolf, you might want a 2 lb 10 OUNCE katana.;)

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
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