Masahiro Line

[sumo]

I have several of the less expensive swords and they are all the same blade so I will just say they are well worth the $60.00 to $90.00 they cost.they are plendy strong to do light cutting and play with and not worry about them. All of mine are tight and strong with a good balance.....:-O

[PinoyFili]

I have several of the less expensive swords and they are all the same blade so I will just say they are well worth the $60.00 to $90.00 they cost.they are plendy strong to do light cutting and play with and not worry about them. All of mine are tight and strong with a good balance.....:-O

Sumo I have one of these Masahiro swords I just got a couple of days ago :) do you know what is a good material for light cutting? I've heard refrence only of pool noodles and plastic bottles as light cutting, is there anything you would suggest?

[69NINJA]

Sumo I have one of these Masahiro swords I just got a couple of days ago :) do you know what is a good material for light cutting? I've heard refrence only of pool noodles and plastic bottles as light cutting, is there anything you would suggest?



Ask Joelybob (wherever he is?) about using his old Masahiro as a tool to stop the upcoming watermelon rebellion. =))

also theres a wild pig that i dont think will be charging humans any more! :sword: =)) :dwarf:



where is joelybob anyway???? :-?

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[Jason Moore]

That son of a sword is nowhere to be found. He has probably married his new girl and is knee deep in Sake....

Anyways, I have always considered beach mats light cutting. They are incredibly easy to cut even if you have no idea what you are doing. You can find them at walmart and dollar stores during the summer for real cheap.

[sumo]

Sumo I have one of these Masahiro swords I just got a couple of days ago :) do you know what is a good material for light cutting? I've heard refrence only of pool noodles and plastic bottles as light cutting, is there anything you would suggest?
Just stay with softer things until you get a little experince so you dont get hit by flying parts.milk jugs filled with water are safe and fun as are watermelons and other melons. try throing frut (apples,oranges, things like that) make sure you have a lot of room to swing. I like man sized cutouts on cardboard or light paneling. dont use hardwood trees. they are hard on your allover. have fun safely. :paladin:

[hiead]

will the blade be safe from the fruit's juice?

[Firehand10k]

It should be fine if cleaned well and maybe wiped between cuts.

[sumo]

Yes you will need to clean it real well. I should have added that.sorry.....:oops:

[bobO]

You really want stay away from acidic fruit, because, well it's acidic! It will really mess up your blade if you don't clean it up really well.

[Jason Moore]

Is there any historic instances of fruit being used as cutting practice?? Mako, Dotanuki? Anybody?

[Dotanuki]

Nope, no fruit or vegetables, that was reserved for sushi chefs. Originally they practiced on human bodies, after that was prohibited they went to wara [straw bundles] and bamboo.
In the old days in the states 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's there was no material availible for cutting, that's when watermelons and such were being used for demonstrations. Actually back then it was very hard to find a shinken also.
Truth be told, to practice cutting on anything but mats, wara and bamboo is frowned upon [that is being extremely polite]. Anyone being traditionally trained will never use anything but materials listed above.

[Kurubushi Kamu]

Guys ..please..no fruit salads. A word of warning..fruit is ACIDIC to carbon steel...ever hear of etching a blade to see the hamon?...one medium to use is apple cider vinegar. Fruit juice can also do it..blades (if not stainless) must be neutralized with baking soda and water then dried completely (a hairdryer helps). Do not leave juice unattended on your blade..it took a lonnng time with uchiko to remove it from my old Chen Practical ~X(...stick with mats! Thanks... KK

[bobO]

And no buckets!!! Don't do it! It brings the Kami in the cold dark hours of the morning:-SS. Not to mention the dreams of old japanese guys shaking there fists and jumping up and down.X(:sumo:

[Dotanuki]

Bakemono >:), are the vengefull spirits that will drag your spirit off to one of the hells reserved for bucket cutters.
There some horse-headed demon will beat you, with a chopped up bucket, while you hang, upside down, naked, suspended by rusty chains. Holding a bucket with your teeth! :-O The bucket catching the blood dripping from your wounds, inflicted from being cut by the chopped up bucket.
Untill your next reincarnation, where hopefully you will have learned your lesson! :Praying:

Betcha I got you real worried now, eh? :jawdrop:

[bobO]

:-O>:):jawdrop:@-):-SS:-SSWhat me worried! Gotta repent. Maybe if I can find some monk to hang me up in a tree for a week. I'll never do it again, and I swear to only use my powers for good!:Praying:

[69NINJA]

:-O>:):jawdrop:@-):-SS:-SSWhat me worried! Gotta repent. Maybe if I can find some monk to hang me up in a tree for a week. I'll never do it again, and I swear to only use my powers for good!:Praying:

Liar

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[bobO]

MOI!:^o So long as the grass grows and the wind blows, I will war on buckets no more.

[Kurubushi Kamu]

I thought the Bucket-Mono was the bucket headed demon reserved for bucket cutters.....:-O Must avoid metal handle.....KK