Cloudhammer S5 Steel Katana Review , RVA Katana Shop , Tatami Mat Cutter , Tameshigiri
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Apologies for the somewhat awkward talking parts in this video. NOT A FAN OF TALKING IN VIDEOS. This channel is mostly for cutting and letting the swords I show speak for themselves. Cutters cut and Talkers talk. Haha
Cloudhammer (Byzer) S5 Katana w/ Bohi
$800usd
S5 Steel
Black Leather Ito
Black Samegawa
Brass Fittings
Nagasa: 31.5”
Tsuka: 12”
Motohaba: 35mm
Weight w/o Saya: 2lbs 11oz
P.O.B: 4.5”
Made to cut Tatami and softer,thicker targets
Blade stropped before use
Targets:
Tatami Omote, similar to Mugen Dachi
Used Japanese Tatami Omote(ujto) tough upper layer of flooring from Asia
Tameshigiri Thoughts
Dry Weight or presoak weight is shown, doubling in weight after soak and drain for cutting
Cut through Tatami Omote with ease
Took a lot of power and firm tenouchi to cut Used Japanese Tatami Omote but is capable
RVA Katana: rva-katana.com/
RVA Katana Facebook: / rvakatana
Thanks to John from RVA for the Review Sample
Oh I'm DEFINITELY a subdued fittings type of guy for sure. This was a nice, quick and to the point video. Love your Honesty
Thanks Karl, this was a fun one
Great review, no wasted words. Much enjoyed this format, even if you don't like the talking. Turned out very clear.
Thanks dude, yeah not my thing lol as you said in your review, tsuka shaping is really good, not a big leather ito guy but this one might turn me
@@rmcswords Same thing here about the leather. Got the plasticky kind on a sword only once, and I ripped it off after 5 min lol.
Cloudhammer is definitely a different class of leather.
Also, agree about the tsubas. Black cut-out style is always good for a cutting sword.
@@KF1 owned one with fake leather and sold the sword after one time using haha
Rewatching, for obvious reasons, and I wholeheartedly agree on the fittings. I much prefer well done, plain old iron with cutouts/designs as opposed to one with gaudy inlays, coating or whatever process they use, unless theyre very minimal and done very well,
Definitely, I don’t mind some fancier looking ones on a nihonto or display sword but for cutting and kata plain old black iron is preferred
@@rmcswords for sure
Great cuts and awesome review. I prefer the dull iron over the bling the more you cut with it the more faded it becomes over I guess every swordsman has a little pragmatist in them.
Thanks dude
those fittings look like my grandmother's wallpaper when i was a kid. LOL!
Very nice individual details, a beautiful piece!🔥👌
Thanks for Watching!
100% agree with you about the fittings, way to flashy. Plain black is better.
great review!
Thanks for checking it out
I don't mind the bling if the bling is resilient and doesn't wear or fade.
The reason I hate silver or gold isn't the look or the status people put on them, it's that silver coating wears down by rubbing it with your hand.
If I could get the exact same look I'd put a metal trim or a metal paint with the silver look on anything I could.
I'm years late but the complaints kinda fall down to slwhy did you buy it if you didn't like those features? At that price point you could order a custom made from S5.
I'm 5'10" and use a 31 inch blade with a 12 inch tsuka. Had to look all over for a blade that fit my preferences when i got it 17 years ago I don't like either of those shorter. Sounds like a perfect katana for me minus the fittings but I often swap those out anyway.
Does it have any distal taper? you want that on longer blades to get faster cuts and better ballance. No distal taper would be a deal breaker for me.
black iron is the best
How much do those mats cost? Seems like getting good could cost allot.
Plain fittings with patina.
Good review.
Shadow Dancer is superior, hands down. i have their s5 and their s7 swords. no rattle, everything tight and snug, super-sharp blades. better quality all-around AND a better price.
Agreed about the fittings. Those weren't really my taste at all. I find it interesting you don't like the longer nagasa at your height. I'm 6' 2" and I find traditional length katana to feel very short to me (Which is strange, because it's the same size as the bokken I'd been using for years). Similarly, 10.5" Tsuka feels a little cramped. Different people like different things though I suppose.
Late to the party, but understated elegant furniture for me. As for the length, I was curious what a katana length for my size should be (6ft), so I did some math based on supposed average samurai height back in the day (5'3"?) compared to the supposed 28" average katana blades. And at 6ft tall, it would be about 32". Granted, those are just numbers from Google, so it's all 'alleged'. In the end, obviously it's all how you feel and how it performs for you. I was just curious if big westerners just all got used to relatively small katanas because that's the size of the originals for much smaller guys. Silly math and fun maybe-facts aside, thanks for sharing this.
I’m 6’1, so a 28-29 inch nagasa (blade length) is what I use
Also katanas are like shoes, you really should get a feel for it before buying (im aware that can be hard)
Good review dude. Now send her my way! Lol
Thanks and soon haha
@@rmcswords welcome. Nice cuts as well. I think that along with the kodachi Joe has that I'm next in line for will make an excellent slightly oversized daisho. Very excited. Lol
@@erichusayn controlled cuts is key, don’t want to bounce this Kissaki off the ground, I was close, took some getting use to lol
@@rmcswords oh yeah, that is definitely not a driveway katana.
Lol, let Byrd try it before you send to Eric!
Does the bohi really makes the katana weaker? even with s5 shock steel? I had a chat with one of the guy from the website, but I'm still skeptical since s5 shock steel is pretty dang tough.
Cool “honest” review, great cutting, but I have questions like, was it a folded, laminated, or mono-forge blade, clay tempered or how was it differentially tempered?, what kind of steel was used, is that real rayskin? As for bling? Everyone’s different, I have a simple practical Hanwie to do most of my cutting and a more blinged out (son) which looks really cool (dragons all over it, cool folded steel hada) that I still cut with, not as often, but is fun to show to friends and family, different swords have different purposes, some are sting, others are bling, but I don’t think anyone wants a “clown sword” except the “my little pony” sword that Mat Jenson built, lol,….great vid!
Thanks, some of what you asked is in the video description. John can correct me if I’m am wrong but this is a prototype (not sure if this exact build will ever be sold) s5 steel TH made for mat cutting or thicker softer targets, no hard targets like dowels or bamboo. Looks like real samegawa. My reviews for them are more for cutting performance, to give John feed back on what in my opinion should be changed or left as is. Thanks for watching
@@rmcswords thanks, I didn’t check the description, but I’m seriously considering one of these or something similar, just helps to know,..great vid!
@@armoredsweatpants3997 definitely, I got the RVA website in the description, John’s a good dude and he can get you what your looking for
@@rmcswords very cool, thank you very much.
Hmm depends I would probably want traditional art not plain but more subdued
How sharp was the blade? The moment I saw the katana I could tell its length would be an issue at least for me, but I'm very interested in the type of steel they use as most sword manufacturers don't use this same type of steel. As for fittings I'm with you not needing the bling for a cutter. Only thing holding me back from buying one is for the price point the over all quality of the sword is lacking from the video reviews I've seen. Most reviews say the blade comes not as sharp as other swords and they had to polish it to make it sharper which makes that a deal breaker for me.
This is a prototype so not sure if they’ll sell this exact sword but it came sharper than most and I stropped it. Steel is s5
is it 100cm tall ?
I was getting ready to say that in general I like the black, low key look for knives and swords, but then I remembered I just bought a crazy machete with a chicken head handle and sea shells and shit sculpted into the sheath, so obviously there are exceptions, but mostly I like simple/basic designs.
Right on, for something I’m going to use I prefer simple and a more traditional look, if I had a nihonto or something just for show I don’t mind it to have a bit of eye catching detail on the fittings.