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Yes I Did Because Of Some Technical Errors I Was Suspicious About It Too At First

@@XVIINFINITE I see. Ive been trying to buy one of their NeoWolf masks and their paypal option just keeps giving me an error.

The Tie On? A Spear Would Be Nice Or Learning How To Maneuver A Bo Staff And Some Kunai Would Be Cool To Use And Yeah Dual Wielding Could Be Useful Whenever A Situation Calls For It For Sure

I Pretty Much Stopped Buying From Them Now I’d Like To Stay Away From Mass Produced Katanas Because Yeah Their Quality Is Basic At Most And Possibly Come With Issues I’d Use The Extra Cash For Quality

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I’ve Heard Swords Of Northshire Is Good And Yeah I Didn’t Know Enough About Clay Tempered Swords So I Kinda Messed It Up

I Hear It’s Pretty Much Legal Everywhere In The US But All States Have Different Laws On Carrying It In Public In Texas I’m Able To Carry It In Public Since I’m Older Than 18 I Can’t Carry It In All Places Of Course But When I Can Then I Would

I Appreciate The Help Soi I Really Do And I’ll Work On That Accuracy Over Speed And Yeah I Can Fortunately Hear A whoosh Sound Even Though My Katanas Don’t Have A Bo-hi

Yo That’s Crazy And I Completely Forgot To Mention Their Shipping Outside The US That’s Lame af

That’s Really Dope Thank You So Much I Appreciate It 🙏🏽

"I really wish I hadn't bought this awesome high quality katana…” That’s So Fuxking Hilarious😂 Very True Tho I Agree Completely It’s Better To Get That Quality👌🏽

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The 1045 Is Pretty Decent And Will Do The Job For The Most Part I’d Spend The Extra Money For The 1060 Just To Have A Better Quality Blade Even For Bottles Which Isn’t Required For Sure But I Just Like Something That Isn’t Cheaply Made

Bladesmith here. 1045 to 1060 are considered low carbon steels. They are softer than more high catbon steels like 1075 to 1095. Those are basic carbon steels. Low carbon is not terrible as long as you have proper edge alignment. If not they will bend. Of course alot has to do with the heat treatment. I would aim for 9160 or 5160 spring steel if I were a new practitioner. Swords in this range are priced well and are forgiving to bending and breaking, but lose sharpness slightly faster than high carbons. Any further questions please ask.

High carbon swords are more brittle and unforgiving to hard targets and poor techniques. A proper smith can temper the steel to a softer hardness to help. Higher carbon = sharper, harder, but more brittle generally speaking

Yeah Their Standard 1045 Carbon Steel Katanas Can Do Just That And Should Be Fine Just Don’t Expect The Best Quality From Them Of Course Even Their 1065 Ones Will Do Well minikatana.com/products/hana-katana This One Seems Pretty Nice And It’s On Sale So I’d Definitely Get That

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@FlockoGBG No Problem Soi I Hope That Helps

Never Thought About It Like That If I Get 1095 I Wouldn’t Want It Clay Tempered I Just Recently Got An S5 Shock Steel Katana From CloudHammerForge.com So I’ll Have To See What That’s All About

The $1,000 One No I Pretty Much Broke It And Now It’s The Testing Katana The T8 Carbon Steel One I Don’t Clean (Unless I Use It On Certain Objects) I Just Wipe It Down With A Microfiber Towel And It Still Hasn’t Rusted The Other Ones I Kind Of Neglect Since I Don’t Value Them As Much

@@XVIINFINITE moisture in the air is enough to rust a katana. U must use special oils and clean off the oil in a process so your katana is in perfect shape. Without doing this, over time it will rust. Buy a real kit to clean your katana.

@kawaii_da_monke I Do Have One I Just Don’t Do It As Often As I Should 🤦🏽‍♂️

I Appreciate The Suggestion And Yeah Someone Said Something Similar Using 9260 Spring Steel Instead Of The Usual Stuff

I Know Little So I’ll Do Best To Help Make Sure The Hair Isn’t Wet Or Damp Whenever You Sleep (Because The Hair Compresses And It Could Possibly Build Up Mildew, Which Shouldn’t Happen But It’s Better To Be Safe) Whenever I Wash My Hair Lately I’ve Just Been Rinsing It With Water Because I Noticed My Hair Locks Up Better That Way Because Using Shampoo Or The Shampoo I Use At Least Kind Of Unravels The Hair For Some Reason So Now I Just Rinse It For The Most Part And Might Just Wash It Every 2 Weeks Unless I Feel Like I Need To Wash It Then And There I Pick The Hair Out From The Roots Often (Mostly From The Roots, After The Shower, After I Wake Up And Spray My Hair With A Water Spritzer Thing Because Picking Dry Hair Can Cause Breakage) Because Yeah The Hair Compresses After Laying Down For Long Periods Of Time You Could Possibly Try Picking The Hair Out From The Tips Of Your Hair Just Do It Slowly And Not Too Rough

I Am Careful Whenever I Shower Like I’ll Only Scratch The Roots But I’ll Do It In Sections Instead Of Scrubbing My Hair Normally So I Don’t Mess With The Little Loc Coils Then I Have My Hand Flat And Go Counter Clockwise Over The Top Of My Hair (You Probably Don’t Need To) I Do That Because I Go Counter Clockwise On My Hair With The Hair Sponge So I Try To Mimic The Same Thing With My Hands After The Shower To Dry My Hair I Use A Microfiber Towel (This Will Help You Not Only Dry The Hair But Maintain The Shape Slightly Because Microfiber Towels Can Create Locs As Well) But Don’t Get Anything That Has Color Get A Black, Brown, Or Dark Grey Just In Case So You Don’t Have Like Yellow Lint In Your Hair

Yeah but that would cost you a fortune, I have an unsigned antique blade and with the fittings i had custom made for it it still cost me 7k but on the other hand it is a few hundred years old and was even used in battle (the marks on the blade are testament to that) so i see that as proof that it performs well at what it was made for.

Yeah A Piece Of Me Wants A Nihonto Too But Those Katanas Are The Ones That Cost Thousands And I’d Never Cut With It Either

That’s Really Cool I’ve Only Had Modern Ones Nice Nice👍🏽

@@XVIINFINITE well im practicing kenjutsu and we also do tameshigiri, I will definitely perform tameshigiri with it because im curious of how well it performs and while yes they’re not made out of modern steel they’re still not made of cardboard and can still be very effective if you know what you’re doing and if they were as weak as people claim nowadays they wouldn’t have been able to cut through multiple bodies because in the Edo period swords were tested very much and i think the highest they achieved was cutting through seven bodies at once and a sword of bad quality couldn’t do that.

@Yoda2422 That Is True Yes I Was Thinkin About Random Stuff For Sure It’d Be Great For Tameshigiri Unlike The Ways I Test The Edge Which I Know Is Completely Unpractical

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you purchased a clay tempered 1095 that steel type is closer to a traditional katana and will chip instead of taking a set or bending. the reason your other sword was cheaper and more durable was because it was a tool steel and made to be durable as hell. again as you said don’t test with rocks. get tatami if you want to see the true strength of the sword. mini katana is very overpriced across the board i hope you continue to expand your knowledge a bit about them :)

I Do Admit That Is True That Was A Biased Opinion By Me For Sure 1045 & 1060 Is Solid Their Website Is Pretty Decent It Just Depends On What A Person Looking For

@TONEDEAFSOUND Yes Someone Had Mentioned That To Me About The Clay Tempering Which Is The Reason Why The 1095 Katana Costed More Than The T8 Steel Even Though The T8 Steel katana Was Stronger

@TONEDEAFSOUND And I Appreciate The Feedback 🙏🏽

They Makin Money At Least 🤷🏽‍♂️ But Yeah I Stopped Checking Them Out After A Bit

well i trust a guy that has been training with katanas for 7 or 8 years saying minikatana is good and not this rando with 216 subs like

@@FURRYCRUISIFIER if you want reviews on katanas watch Matthew Jensen or shadiversity

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Getting A Good Replica Is Something I Don’t Know Much Of MiniKatana Has A 1095 Replica Of The Rengoku (The Blade Isn’t Colored Tho) Unfortunately It’s Sold Out At The Moment minikatana.com/products/rengoku-katana-1095-carbon-steel-sharp

@@XVIINFINITE im thinking to buy that katana on hanban, do you recommend that?

@ares9318 Someone Commented Saying HanBon Is A Solid Place And I’ve Looked At The Website A Bit And It Seems Alright Especially The Customize your Own Katana Option That’s Pretty Cool Besides That I Don’t Have Much Information About It

@@XVIINFINITE thanks anyways

Yeah The Tamahagane Steel In Japan Was Very Poor So They Did The Best They Could With What They Had Spring Steel Is Far More Superior Especially Now With Modern Steel

All medieval swords were made from crappy steel and both katana and european swords were advised to not hit the edge with other swords regardless of hard or soft edge. the spring steel they used was not pure instead it was mixed with other metallics its not the one we know today and katana were on the more durable side because of the thicker blades but they could bent more easily while swords while spring steel were prone to snap

@alexanderK2700 Very Interesting I Know Little Of Medieval Technology So I’m Hearing Both Sides Did What They Could At Their Times

@@alexanderK2700 Katana remained unchanged while European swords in the high Middle Ages and the renaissance were far superior

@@raydrexler5868late medieval and renaissance swords were the same quality as katanas also they were far thinner than katanas and were not optimized for close combat but for duels

I Know Little About T10 Though I Hear It’s Good I Just Bought From A Poor Website So Avoid T10 Because The “T10” That I Got Was Poor Quality And I Don’t Know Anything About 65nm

Sorry this is really long, but I wanted to give a lot of information to help you out, and I've always found this stuff fascinating so I happen to have a lot of information to share. Metallurgically, T10 is very similar in composition to 1095 high carbon steel. 0.95% carbon in 1095, T10 has 1% carbon, with additional things like manganese, silicon, and phosphorus (among others), in order to make it a little more springy, but not by any perceivable amount due to having such a high carbon content. 65nm steel is a little different, as it's made as an actual dedicated spring steel or tool steel. This steel is a manganese and carbon steel alloy, which make it very elastic and flexible when heat treated properly. This is why it's a spring grade steel. As the name suggests, it has a 0.65% carbon content, with about 1-2% manganese, depending on the forge making it. Despite this creators opinion, I actually love 1060 and other steels that have around a 0.60-0.80% carbon content. There are other steels in the range from 1010, 1025, 1035, 1045, 1050, 1060, 1065, 1070, 1075, 1080, 1090, 1095, 1100. Think of these steels as a decimal point, and that will tell you their carbon content. for 1010, it's 0.1% carbon content, for 1100, it's 1%. Medium carbon is typically determined between 1035-1045, then any steel with a 0.6% carbon content or higher would be considered a high carbon steel. Both 65nm and T10 are Chinese adaptations of other steel types (T10 is a modifcation of 1095/1100), and not made with standards as strict in steel manufacturers you'd find in Europe and the US, however this does NOT make them bad steels. *If you only care about the steels you can stop here, otherwise, if you'd like some more information and potential buying advice, continue* In terms of buying, I would stray away from 65nm unless you see it coming from a known forge in China, so anything from Paul Chen (Hanwei), Shadow Dancer Swords, Cloudhammer, Huawei, and a few others that I can't remember. This is not because the steel is bad, but instead the person using it to make a sword. Certain forges work with some steel types VASTLY more than others, and so they develop a very good understanding of how to process the steel and get a good heat treatment. 65nm is a rarer steel, especially for katanas, so that is why I would avoid it. As for T10, this comes down to strictly what you WANT out of the sword. T10 is a good steel and quite durable, along with it's lower carbon counterparts, T8 and T6. The thing with these steels though is that they are used for differentially heat treated katanas. Basically every single katana on the market that is using T10, T8, or T6 steel is differentially heat treated. This means that the edge of the blade is significantly harder and than the spine of the blade, and will result in a blade with good edge retention and high shock absorption. The downfall of this method is the fact that the edge is really hard, and hard things are brittle. If hitting harder objects (even the neck of a water bottle can be hard enough) you highly risk chipping the edge. Next, with the softness of the spine the whole blade is capable of bending, and sometimes very easily in fact. This will prevent the blade from ever snapping in half (unless the blade is extremely mistreated) but will allow the sword to take a set and bend, and once it's bent it stays bent until you grab your sword and bend it back. The reason differentially heat treated katanas are a thing is because in ancient Japan, their quality of steel was extremely poor, and so they had to figure out a way to make their swords more durable and last through the test of battle. Having the soft spine gave them the shock absorption they needed, along with the hard edge to allow the thing to actually cut. However, with modern steels this isn't a problem. There are constant debates about whether DH (differentially hardened) or TH (through-hardened) swords are better. I will say this as my 2 cents. Spring steel blades, which pretty much are always TH, under NORMAL conditions and circumstances, are damn near indestructible. It can handle flexing and poor edge alignment just fine, most well heat treated spring steel blades can bend 70-90 degrees sideways and return to straight. These steels still have very good edge retention and toughness, and are especially impact and chip resistant. If you take a look at the youtube channel Matthew Jensen, he has plenty of destruction videos and reviews that can really help you determine how durable a sword you're looking at actually is. Most 5160 spring steel blades I've seen him test, he literally has to hit the spine of the blade against an iron rod multiple times for the blade to snap in half. As for DH, it suffers from the downfalls as I mentioned earlier, but there are 3 main benefits. Number 1, first and foremost is that it's much more traditional. It is the traditional way to make a real katana, so if that's what you're looking for, DH is the only answer. Number 2, DH blades have something on the sword called a "Hamon". It is the actual temper line and you can visibly SEE the 2 different hardness' of the steel. It is really really pretty and cool to look at. Finally number 3, because of the hardness of the edge, the sharpness WILL last longer than most TH blades, however the difference is minimal, and the edge will last only slightly longer. However, the other part of this is that you can get a finer (sharper) edge than some other steels, but be careful because this would also make the edge much more fragile. In short, buy what you want and what you think you're going to use the sword for. If you are using it for a wall piece, getting something cheap and not made of amazing steel isn't a problem really. If you genuinely want to use the sword for cutting, I first recommend getting a really cheap FULL TANG sword that you wouldn't mind getting bent out of shape. The brand Musha has a really good and cheap 1045 blade that ranges from around 50-75$. It's really cheap and poor quality, but that's exactly why you should do that because if it gets f'd up, oh well. Finally for beginner cutters, get a TH blade for the reasons I mentioned above, they are super durable and will withstand basically anything within reason. If you have poor edge alignment you're not going to set a bend in your blade. If you're cutting harder objects, the edge in most cases won't chip. For a workhorse, performance cutter, modern TH steels are just superior to DH, however if you are experienced, and doing something like Tameshigiri, bottle cutting, or Iaido, a DH blade will perform just fine and not dull nearly as quickly. Once again, sorry for the long read, but I hope this helps!

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yeh and they'e saying medieval Japan didn't used katana as a weapon they used spears. Well yeh they used spears BUT those are foot soldiers and katana were used mainly as a mid-range melee weapons. Those people act like they're actually knowledgeable in Japanese medieval history

historical documents actually indicate that while katanas were indeed used in war,it simply wasn't that common, first of all the tachi was used more than the katana,it's basically the same, just worn differently, secondly, consider the katana the modern day bayonet...it was their back up,if they had to draw a sword,the enemy is already in arms reach,aka one of y'all about to die. and aside from history suggesting that as the truth,it's purely logical by modern logic too, believe it or not,samurai actually used guns and bows feranged combat,then spears or other polearms,then finally a sword,knives either weren't carried or weren't considered war worthy,those were mainly for duels where armor,formation etc wasn't a factor.

@@bloodlove93 so something your forgetting. Katana's existed a very long time before guns. Tho there were archers bow and arrow only got them so far eventually the enemy did make it to them and they had to fight. Im sure they used there spears and such but it was realitvley common to carry a katan for if your disarmed your weapon breaks or they just so happen to get closer then 7 feet away bc a spear is completely useless after that unless used like a staff which besides being oncredibley dangerous would just be worse then drawing there sword

It‘s actually kinda true. Katanas were used rarely, back then in a war the samurai‘s rather used longbow‘s or gun‘s because they‘re more effective, if you‘re talking about a combat outside war it‘s even more true. If you would let your blade be seen in the public the samurai‘s would get executed or jailed and when they use their katana on somebody they must have atleast 1 eye-witness that they used the katana for a good reason.

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@@XVIINFINITE yeah, they just advertize in a more entertaining way and the lower grade sharp swords more than their higher grade stuff to get people in the door so to speak

@theguyver13 Their Pretty Decent At Marketing Their Swords For Sure

@@XVIINFINITE I do follow rva katanas as well, I like the cool historical facts they show and the nice antique katanas they have

@theguyver13 I Like Them Too They Seem Pretty Solid