![]() ![]() I don't think this was due to my poor cutting technique, just due to the tube being very hard cutting target. The area damaged is about 3mm, and just the size of the thickness of the wall of that hard tube. Unfortunately this very hard target made a bit of edge damage to the sword.Ĭutting resulted in a minor nick to the edge. I couldn't cut through this, and sword got stuck on both cuts I made to this tube. This was very hard cardboard tube, and had much thicker walls. Then was the time for thick walled monstertube. These thin walled ones were fun to cut with this, and the sword did very well. As this is quite heavy sword I did not feel very comfortable in single handed cutting with this. Medium sized rolls were fun to cut with this one. The very thick roll on the bottom pic proved to be too challenging target for me, but sword did cut very deep in it. This sword cut the medium sized rolls with ease. Newspaper roll soaking time was varying as I was cutting with 4 swords and did not remember how long each roll soaked up. Saya is kuroroishime, and has horn koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri.Ĭutting medium was freestanding soaked (10-30 min soak) newspaper rolls and some very hard cardboard tube. However it's very massive and it weighs 226 grams. I was surprised how the tsuba looked quite pleasing in hand. Unfortunately the tsuba was upside down from the forge but I turned it around later. It's tight and quite even, I think this is a good tsuka.Īll of the fittings are Tombo themed, and actually quite nice. Tsukamaki is Brown "Chinese" silk (the one that does not feel as nice as Japanese silk), it's done with hishigami and it's alternating. Koshirae of this sword is actually a lot nicer that you usually find on Longquan stuff. Here is the geometry shot that people like to see. I must say that the blade feels well made. Unfortunately this sword had a dull spot at yokote. Here you can see the kissaki shape and bo-hi termination. Polish is about the typical polish on DH Longquan blades. I must say that the hamon on this is pretty good looking. You can see YarinoHanzo logo on the tang. Nakago is pretty well done, unfortunately machi are typical Longquan and habaki is slapped on. Tsuba: 8,5 x 7,9 cm, thickness 6,5 mm - weight 226 g My initial impression on the sword itself was, it's quite a bit like Ronin Elite. I know many might like these side treats (box, cleaning kit etc.), personally I'd rather just have the sword without these. Sword cleaning kit was the basic one that usually comes with boxed swords from this forge. The sword bag that this sword has looked actually quite nice, I liked the plain look on it. ![]() Sageo is not put on, and it's advertised as Japanese made sageo. Even though this is more stylized and plain than your average box, I can't explain why I hate these boxes. The Superior line from YarinoHanzo comes with a wooden box. I'll share the impressions on the packaging & side treats. However I will give an honest review of this sword. I'm so used that I only have my own stuff. Of course it's always bit weird for me when the sword is not mine. ![]() I do not gain anything from reviewing this, but I do get to check out this sword and cut with it. I received this sword to give a review of it. Not 100% copies, but inspired by original fittings. It's a katana, and the fittings are historically inspired. Seeing this in person I must say it's a lot nicer than on the website. In overall these are quite nice looking 1095 DH swords. This sword is of the highest tier of YarinoHanzo offerings, as this model is one from the Superior line. But I did get a chance to check a sword I did not otherwise might have had. I do not own this sword, and I do not receive anything from reviewing this. This sword was sent to me by YarinoHanzo to review.
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