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Dynasty forge bushi folded o katana8/15/2023 ![]() A little personal info here seems appropriate. I am not trained in any bladed martial arts let alone Iaido but I will give my impression on the moving blade. I'm sorry, I had nothing else to cut that wasn't furniture and I live in a villa without an enclosed backyard. A little ragged and I couldn't get it to cut the subsequently smaller pieces. I picked up a piece of paper towel and ran the blade across it and it cut it on my first try. The tsuba is a deeply relieved and etched design of crashing waves and is quite attractive as it is the theme throughout on the kashira, fuchi and kojiri as well. I am enthralled with this blade's appearance and with light playing across it could sit staring into it's O-Mukume pattern and meditate. To be sure, there is a flowing to the grain near the ha but it doesn't cover the entire length of the blade. I am looking for the hamon that Marc described but I must conclude I am not competent enough to see it. This is what made me choose the Bushi over the Musha, the hada which covers the blade in what I believe is called O-Mukume pattern of grain. Now I really got some lights on and inspected the blade. I grabbed a clean cloth to wrap the blade in and from the mune tried to wiggle the blade in the habaki. I tried to spin the fuchi but it and it's seppa remained solidly in place. I used one hand and one thumb to loosen the katana from it's saya and got my first look at the blade, but more on that later because I first wiggled hard on the kashira and the tsuba without effect. I would not shake the saya so hard if I were running full tilt with it tied to my side so I think it would be absolutely silent under any condition short of 'paint shaker' mode. First thing I did was shake it and there was no sound going front to back and only a little when shaken vigorously from side to side. I untied it and let the bag slide to the ground while holding the saya. 9th to today, the 19th it made its way here and USPS delivered the katana.ĭouble boxed and double bubble wrapped, well done! After that was all removed there was a long plain cloth black bag tied at the top. Everything went very smoothly and I began the wait. He did a good job in informing me of what to expect time-wise on shipments through customs. Richard, at Keener Edge, let me know he did not have these in stock and that it would be coming direct from DF in Canada. I found it at the Keener Edge, who I have no other connection with, and ordered it at a slight savings over factory direct. ![]() My first katana and I jumped head first into what I considered the deep end. At twice the price of where I thought I'd be but like Marc and some of the other commentators, I too, saw it as a "must have" piece. I ran those models down and found something I did not like about each of them whether it was reported tsuka issues or poor balance until the last thing I found was the above mentioned review by MKR and I was done and done for. Then I saw a katana with shobu zukuri and I was hooked on the look. Good blades were found with so-so fittings and vice versa, at least to accounts I found through reading. I kept looking at other brands and many models with many starts and stops in choosing. ![]() I had a company picked out and was just trying to settle on a model when I read a review where the reviewer immediately started seeing damage to the edge( should I say ha?) upon cutting. The more I looked and saw the more I got caught up in gathering reviews and other information in forums, particularly this one. No doubt I could have been but alas it was not meant to be. ![]() I looked at many swords and was sure I would buy a $300.00 sword and be very happy with it. I followed that with a little probing search, which in turn led me to SBG. So I got caught up in the idea of a katana by watching a review of katanas by a guy who I normally watch for his gun reviews. If not I refer you to the stunning pictures and excellent (made me want one!) review by Marc Kaden Ridgeway found in our very own Sword Reviews. I took some but I have not tried to figure out how to upload them, so we'll see. ![]() I am not sure if I will have pictures or not. Several members who were helpful in answering my questions asked that I give a review of the sword when I received it. ![]()
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