I ended up picking up a second bamboo mat katana and they look a little funny next to each other.
Bamboo mats for katana.
The japanese katana was traditionally a fairly fragile blade especially when compared to european swords of the same.
I know there is some slight variation from blade to blade but it seems like there is a large disparity here.
Kult of athena swords sh2438 hanwei bamboo mat katana the hanwei bamboo mat katana features a chu kissaki blade of hanwei s own high alloy hws 2s steel which combines impressive performance with a striking o choji hamon.
Like the name suggests it is an excellent bamboo cutting sword for martial arts professionals.
Back again with another quick and dirty look at a sword.
This steel is made in hanwei s new factory with high tech equipment producing a very pure advanced metallurgy blade with excellent edge holding capability and resilience.
The bamboo mat katana features a chu kissaki blade of hanwei s high alloy hws 2s steel which combines impressive performance with a striking o choji hamon.
This is the blade i use as my daily practice blade both for drawing and cutting.
This steel is made in hanwei s new factory with high tech equipment producing a very pure advanced metallurgy blade with excellent edge holding capability and resilience.
The fittings feature a bamboo themed black iron tsuba textured in a.
This time it is the hanwei bamboo mat katana.
The heart of these katana are the hand forged and folded k120c powder steel blades.
Bamboo mat katana sh2438 msrp.
This steel is made in hanwei s new factory with high tech equipment producing a very pure advanced metallurgy blade with excellent edge holding capability and resilience.
Raptor katana nanbokucho zukuri.
This steel is made in hanwei s new factory with high tech equipment producing a very pure advanced metallurgy blade with excellent edge holding capability and.
Featuring four distinct blade.
Hanwei bamboo mat katana marc kaden ridgeway atlanta ga 2 nov 2010 howdy folks.
The raptor series has been designed for the cutting practitioner who does not necessarily have access to mats but who.
Short bearded axe.
The bamboo mat katana by paul chen has quickly become one of our most popular samurai swords here at swords of the east.
And most commonly used targets are rolled tatami mats and bamboo.
The top blade is the one that i covered the the review and the one on the bottom is the one i just picked up.
I like the blade so much i want to have a backup around so i never have to be without one matthew jensen.
Read the entire review here.
It also has an incredibly high quality blade for the price.
The traditional look and feel of the sword are also great selling points.