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Nick Porter wrote:
Hey-
Although not a blacksmith, I do know quite a bit about Chen's katanas. I was wondering- do you know what kind of Chen Katana it is? He does The Shinto Katana (US $400, usually), the Miyamoyo Musashi Daisho (Longer handles), Golden Oriole Katana (Gold fittings, if I remember coorectly), and his "practical katana" (US $115). I can imagine if you got the Shinto katana (which you more than likely did), you will have no problems. The practical katana is just that- a cheap, albeit well made sword, but don't go cutting cinder blocks  .
Kanpai,
-Nick |
Sorry to butt in on the convo, but can the practical PLUS be used for light tameshigiri (i.e. tatami mats soaked for a while, bamboo etc.) You said it was cheap, yet well made, but does cheap mean inexpensive, or flimsy?