Samurai Sword....

I got 2 samurai swords as a gift long time ago, but is not a live sword....do anybody know where I can get them sharpen around town? so I can cut whoever try to invade my house????

I am bore at work somebody talk to me....

 

I got lots of concrete rocks at home to sharpen them. The normal Hmong family carries a sharpening block/rock to sharpen their knives for events at home. Talk to the other Hmong people here, because I'm not Hmong. )

 

what are the edges like? are they just square or are they already shaped? i can put a real mean edge on knives, i never tried a sword before, but depending on teh edge i maybe ableto find some one to do it.

 

they are already shape...and there is a little edge at the bottom...am i making sense? i think... =)

 

ya i got ya, do you want both swords sharpened and how long are they? i have heard that the pro places charge over $100 pre inch

 

If they aren't folded katana then I would advise against getting them sharpened or trying to use them for anything other than display. Those blades fail very easily. They also generally don't have a very large tang. Folded blades have a lot of flex to them and that is why they are used for kendo and iaido cutting. A cheap folded sword will run you a grand.

 

I've got a broken sport fencing epee that I've sharpened the tip of with a Dremel and a grinding stone.

Being spring steel, it doesn't hold an edge especially well, but you could still hurt someone pretty bad. }

Anybody here into Kendo?

 

Did you see my post above yours?

 

Yeah, I saw your post. I understand the technique of metal folding and the leafing of the hardened edge that is unique to each Japanese katana. That's not my point.

Anyway, my epee has a full tang and is quite capable of leaving welts through a fencing jacket and plastron. I broke the tip off the sword in the process of disarming my opponent by catching the tip over their bell guard and pulling. The result is the sword is about 3/4" shorter but is still otherwise intact.

I'm interested in dissimilar combat with schlager bladed rapiers vs. kendo swords.

 

Epee is a piercing weapon, triangle cross-section, right? Not a sabre or rapier that has a diamond or low-profile hexagonal cross-section. Careful with the schlager blades, they are like whips and you need some serious padding for those. In a contest vs. rapier and kendo I'm pretty sure kendo would take it most of the time. Iaido leans more toward being the first to draw blood, far more so than any fencing I've seen. Kendo tends to teach a form of fencing more but a katana is a much more versatile blade. It is balanced enough to be easily wielded with one hand yet has a hilt (tsuka) that allows for a second hand. It also is an effective stabbing weapon in addition to being an obviously dangerous slashing weapon. Folded blades are mad sharp. Iaido is also a lot more fun than fencing. I'll take cutting straw mats to bits over getting whipped with a foil anyday. Tameshigiri rules.

On the plus side you can get good rapiers a lot cheaper than a good katana. I'm looking at spending $2k on a good blade when I finally decide to get one. Maybe get a matching daisho for $3k or something.