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It was a good day and this particular one (to me, at least) evokes an image of a character in a fantasy story standing in a recently tended field, on the boarder between familiar territory and untamed woods and wilderness where peril and adventure awaits. Taking a moment to look ahead as they reflect on their life up until this point.
A less pretentious description is "this looked cool so I'm putting it here because why not".
I probably won't upload many photos, honestly. I'm not much of a photographer and my camera is hardly that impressive. But still, if people like this, then something has been gained.
A less pretentious description is "this looked cool so I'm putting it here because why not".
I probably won't upload many photos, honestly. I'm not much of a photographer and my camera is hardly that impressive. But still, if people like this, then something has been gained.
Category Photography / Human
Species Human
Size 1280 x 768px
File Size 1.74 MB
It has a full tang (albeit the pommel is threaded on rather than peened), it is made of high-carbon spring steel, it is forged, hardened and tempered, and it is generally supplied sharp (which makes it unique among Hanwei's western swords, since they tend to have issues with being supplied dull). The one I own is even sharper, as I have spent some time with it on some water stones.
The only negative point I can really say about this sword specifically is that the handle is made out of hollow plastic. Yes, I cringed as well, but I have owned the sword and used it for a while, so it seems to be sturdy enough.
The only negative point I can really say about this sword specifically is that the handle is made out of hollow plastic. Yes, I cringed as well, but I have owned the sword and used it for a while, so it seems to be sturdy enough.
Well, you could probably make a new one yourself. I know there are forum posts and tutorials out there that cover handle replacement and wrapping. I was intending to do it myself, but never got around to it; and since it seems to be holding just fine to impact stresses anyway, I no longer see much of a reason to bother.
The blade is all I have left of it actually, which had an overextended tang. Almost makes wielding it tricky for the curvature of the tang reaching towards the inner wrist. If I had a way, I'd probably cut it off with a fusion cutter and stump it at the bottom of the grip. Structural integrity's not an issue since there's no secondary parts or hilt involved in the design. I'd have to get a photo of it. The blade's made from 440 stainless steel, so it's not the greatest piece of work. But given it's thickness in the flat of the blade, it's got more than enough density to resist a good impact.
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