That's a great looking sword! I had enjoyed watching the video of its construction, and it helped me to decide to order from RyanSword as well. Mine is just a customized stock katana, but, like you, I had a great ordering experience and and it is now my favorite sword. I think they offer a great bang for the buck, and will probably order a true custom sword from them as you have. Thanks for the great videos.
Thank you for the words and support. I’m glad you are trying them out. They aren’t perfect and they will be the first to tell you that-but they make great blades and have a great attitude and that means a lot in my book.
Great looking sword! I'm partial to red sayas lol. When i ordered my Jkoo, i asked for a strong rikko shape tsuka with full wrap. They advised against it and suggested panels if i wanted rikko shaping. When i inquired ryansword about a custom sword, they said i can choose to do mirror polish, reverse polish where the hamon line to edge is mirror and hiraji is milky white, and hazuya polish where hamon line to ha is milky white and the hiraji is mirror polished. Is there an additional level of polish for ryansword?
There is…in their stone polish tiers (if you want to call it that) they have three levels. This sword is level 2. The third, top level, is described to me as an art polish and one that would take heavy wear with cuts. I do however have a sword being made with tier 3. So hang out and you can see.
Looks like everything came together well! The fuchi kashira and tsuba are pretty obvious recasts of the hanwei Oni katana's, though from what I've been able to measure the tsuba is scaled down by about 20% on Ryansword's copy.
It did for the most part. A few errors on my side but lessons learned. As far as the twins is it absolutely not original as you know. They make custom fittings for many of the Chinese style swords they produce but the rank and file fittings for Japanese style swords are from the “fittings guy” where most everyone gets the same stuff. I imagine there is a supply company where anyone wanting to start a forge could source all the ancillary parts they need to make a complete project. That’s how I see it in my brain at least…
@StudioGDT I'm aware of the Longquan 'parts bin' koshirae process, though I don't profess to know the exact process for how certain fittings are produced; ie, if there are historic originals that are being recast, or so on. I only bring up the hanwei Oni due to distinctly recalling that the original hanwei Oni had seperate silver shitodome on the kashira, whereas the ones that ryansword sell have the shitodome cast directly into them. I'm sure that there is definitely at least some recasting involved somewhere in the process, but I don't mind too terribly if it means that the koshirae options for budget katana improve.
@@Intrepid_ExplorerI’m not sure either, I’m only guessing. I’d love to take a trip there and see how it works. I know partially how it works only because I had an issue with a sword bag. I asked RyanSword for a specific bag and they were out, when I said “bummer” they said let me go check with the supplier and I’ll let you know in a little while, almost like they went a few doors down and said “hey do you have any more of these?” Again that’s my fanciful take on it lol
I like your reviews. However, I do not think UA-cam is friendly to these types of videos. Personally, I find them very helpful. Shobu Zukuri is also my favorite type of katana. I recently asked JKOO to make a wakizashi to match a Feilong Iwa Shobu I have had for many years. They did a decent job, and it matches the katana well. Have you had an overall good experience with Ryan Sword? I am considering trying one with them. For the price many of the vendors offer, I think it is hard to complain too much as long as they are willing to fix issues.
I have four swords from RyanSword with a 5th in the works. They are one of my favorite manufacturers. Their communication is fantastic and they are always helpful. As far as UA-cam, the same goes for all social media really…if you deal in firearms or edged items as I do both, you are basically blocked from the view of anyone not specifically searching for your content. It’s all rather arbitrary. Thank you for your kind words about my content
It's a nice sword, but the issues with the tsuka is a little disheartening. If I built a custom katana I would not be happy about having to compromise and settle for things that weren't what I originally wanted.
I’m glad you bring this up because it is the exact reason the channel exists. One of the main things I want to convey is if you are shopping Longquan-do not expect perfection. If you do, you will inherently be disappointed. That being said, just because something isn’t perfect does not mean it isn’t valuable. “Custom” is a term that is used loosely since most of these companies do not make certain components. The only full custom is if every part, is made to fit a specific blade. So that has to be taken into consideration. As far as the Tsuka, I see what I experienced as a plus-because it is all about what I’m able to convey through the review. Most users would not have the opportunity to have a panel Tsuka and a full wrap Tsuka side by side for the exact same sword. This gives the unique opportunity to show the difference which then should help a potential buyer make the decision. Let me figure out so you don’t have to type of thing. That’s the goal.
Do you know if they would sell as a bare blade? You picked a nice profile (my favourite as well)A lot of companies just don’t shape a yokote and say “here is our shobu” lol. I have seen a tone of unikobi with a “lotus leaf” kissaki but not many shobu! I think a copper habaki instead of brass (and seppa). If you would like a hand crafted saya I can send some pics.
They absolutely do bare blades or shirasaya as well. That’s my biggest problem with most vendors is the don’t understand what shobu zukuri actually is. But Ryan got it right. Are you saying you build saya?
Im actually surprised they were able to this level of Shobu, very few of the LQ forged get it right. I wonder how much Shadow Dancer would charge for this, i know a few years ago they were charging quite abit for shobu Zukuri in particular, but they've also made several adjustments to their pricing scheme this year.
That was the entire intent of the project. “Can you do this?” It took a tweak, I have photos of the in between stage where it looks like most the other LQ “Shobu” but they assured me it would be profiled correctly which is not a unheard of process with traditional swords. So I was very pleased when I saw they were able to do it (and there was no premium charge associated with it)
@@StudioGDT nice, if you still have those progress pics I'd like to see them just to compare, maybe you could post them in the community tab or your sbg review.
@@christopher7398 you are correct. This was an editing/continuity error on my part, not that I received the wrong part. My original order did not specify. Sometimes when you are juggling a lot of projects, it is easy to get confused. Thank you for finding the error.
@@vanessadaluz9603they are definitely good for cutting. I would not recommend a 1095 sharpened or unsharpened sword for impact contact however. For that I would recommend dedicated sparring swords or as is used more traditionally for contact, Bokken or Shinai
@@peterco770they are quite affordable. No upcharge for basic saya and no upcharge for panel same (although the was replaced with a full wrap free of charge.) Simple fittings. Put most of the build money into the blade and polish.
@@kingstonbadboyunfortunately this is the one area I personally made a mistake with in my opinion-I was so focused on the blade design and getting it filmed, I didn’t put a lot of thought into the saya-I picked based on the color I wanted but I neglected to ask about fitting options so there is no horn present. This was my oversight and not Ryan’s because they gave me exactly what I asked for.
Looks awesome!, every sword has a story, this sword has a great one, very cool my friend⚔️
Thank you! I try to have a story for everything I share with you otherwise is just regurgitating specifications and you don’t need me for that!
That's a great looking sword! I had enjoyed watching the video of its construction, and it helped me to decide to order from RyanSword as well. Mine is just a customized stock katana, but, like you, I had a great ordering experience and and it is now my favorite sword. I think they offer a great bang for the buck, and will probably order a true custom sword from them as you have. Thanks for the great videos.
@@clayweaver2066 I’m glad to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to watch the videos and I hope you enjoy your current and future swords!
Beautiful looking katana glad your happy with it. Love the review. I have ordered my first ryan looking forward to receiving it
Thank you for the words and support. I’m glad you are trying them out. They aren’t perfect and they will be the first to tell you that-but they make great blades and have a great attitude and that means a lot in my book.
i fucking love this sword
it’s nice to know they can do true shobu
i got a shobu that im super unhappy with so i’d love to get one like this
Tell Young, you want one just like mine and he will make it! This is my fav sword :)
@@StudioGDT hell yeah
i will
i want one in nodachi size haha
@@TONEDEAFSOUNDDOIT!!!!!
Nice project, good results
Thanks 👍
Love the hamon and at 8:23 you can see a unique blotch in the hamon. Very cool
Yessir…some “mistakes” are kind of cool, and nihonto are not exempt.
Nice blade
@@lornemcneil thank you!
Beautiful katana 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you sir!
"I like big nodes and I cannot lie" 😂😂😂
Glad someone responded to that lol
Great looking sword! I'm partial to red sayas lol. When i ordered my Jkoo, i asked for a strong rikko shape tsuka with full wrap. They advised against it and suggested panels if i wanted rikko shaping.
When i inquired ryansword about a custom sword, they said i can choose to do mirror polish, reverse polish where the hamon line to edge is mirror and hiraji is milky white, and hazuya polish where hamon line to ha is milky white and the hiraji is mirror polished. Is there an additional level of polish for ryansword?
There is…in their stone polish tiers (if you want to call it that) they have three levels. This sword is level 2. The third, top level, is described to me as an art polish and one that would take heavy wear with cuts. I do however have a sword being made with tier 3. So hang out and you can see.
Looks like everything came together well! The fuchi kashira and tsuba are pretty obvious recasts of the hanwei Oni katana's, though from what I've been able to measure the tsuba is scaled down by about 20% on Ryansword's copy.
It did for the most part. A few errors on my side but lessons learned. As far as the twins is it absolutely not original as you know. They make custom fittings for many of the Chinese style swords they produce but the rank and file fittings for Japanese style swords are from the “fittings guy” where most everyone gets the same stuff. I imagine there is a supply company where anyone wanting to start a forge could source all the ancillary parts they need to make a complete project. That’s how I see it in my brain at least…
@StudioGDT I'm aware of the Longquan 'parts bin' koshirae process, though I don't profess to know the exact process for how certain fittings are produced; ie, if there are historic originals that are being recast, or so on. I only bring up the hanwei Oni due to distinctly recalling that the original hanwei Oni had seperate silver shitodome on the kashira, whereas the ones that ryansword sell have the shitodome cast directly into them. I'm sure that there is definitely at least some recasting involved somewhere in the process, but I don't mind too terribly if it means that the koshirae options for budget katana improve.
@@Intrepid_ExplorerI’m not sure either, I’m only guessing. I’d love to take a trip there and see how it works. I know partially how it works only because I had an issue with a sword bag. I asked RyanSword for a specific bag and they were out, when I said “bummer” they said let me go check with the supplier and I’ll let you know in a little while, almost like they went a few doors down and said “hey do you have any more of these?” Again that’s my fanciful take on it lol
It came out very nice
@@gargoylesblade I think so as well!
Nice sword 👌 Looks great
@@tomomoto.86 thank you!
'but the tsuba was backwards'
oh china.
Preeeeeettttyyyyyyy common. Not a lot of study devoted to the concept of omote/ura. I find this with many brands.
I like your reviews. However, I do not think UA-cam is friendly to these types of videos. Personally, I find them very helpful. Shobu Zukuri is also my favorite type of katana. I recently asked JKOO to make a wakizashi to match a Feilong Iwa Shobu I have had for many years. They did a decent job, and it matches the katana well. Have you had an overall good experience with Ryan Sword? I am considering trying one with them. For the price many of the vendors offer, I think it is hard to complain too much as long as they are willing to fix issues.
I have four swords from RyanSword with a 5th in the works. They are one of my favorite manufacturers. Their communication is fantastic and they are always helpful. As far as UA-cam, the same goes for all social media really…if you deal in firearms or edged items as I do both, you are basically blocked from the view of anyone not specifically searching for your content. It’s all rather arbitrary. Thank you for your kind words about my content
It's a nice sword, but the issues with the tsuka is a little disheartening. If I built a custom katana I would not be happy about having to compromise and settle for things that weren't what I originally wanted.
I’m glad you bring this up because it is the exact reason the channel exists. One of the main things I want to convey is if you are shopping Longquan-do not expect perfection. If you do, you will inherently be disappointed. That being said, just because something isn’t perfect does not mean it isn’t valuable. “Custom” is a term that is used loosely since most of these companies do not make certain components. The only full custom is if every part, is made to fit a specific blade. So that has to be taken into consideration. As far as the Tsuka, I see what I experienced as a plus-because it is all about what I’m able to convey through the review. Most users would not have the opportunity to have a panel Tsuka and a full wrap Tsuka side by side for the exact same sword. This gives the unique opportunity to show the difference which then should help a potential buyer make the decision. Let me figure out so you don’t have to type of thing. That’s the goal.
Do you know if they would sell as a bare blade? You picked a nice profile (my favourite as well)A lot of companies just don’t shape a yokote and say “here is our shobu” lol. I have seen a tone of unikobi with a “lotus leaf” kissaki but not many shobu! I think a copper habaki instead of brass (and seppa). If you would like a hand crafted saya I can send some pics.
They absolutely do bare blades or shirasaya as well. That’s my biggest problem with most vendors is the don’t understand what shobu zukuri actually is. But Ryan got it right. Are you saying you build saya?
@@StudioGDT among other things yes. I make my own koshirae do my own tsukamaki make my own blades (when I can). I like doing up bare blades as well .
@@aaronmatheson9730 I’d love to learn more about your work.
@@StudioGDT sure, I will look on your channel info for your email and send some pics. Unless it’s not there lol!
@@aaronmatheson9730 head over to instagram.com/studiogdt it’s on my bio there
Im actually surprised they were able to this level of Shobu, very few of the LQ forged get it right. I wonder how much Shadow Dancer would charge for this, i know a few years ago they were charging quite abit for shobu Zukuri in particular, but they've also made several adjustments to their pricing scheme this year.
That was the entire intent of the project. “Can you do this?” It took a tweak, I have photos of the in between stage where it looks like most the other LQ “Shobu” but they assured me it would be profiled correctly which is not a unheard of process with traditional swords. So I was very pleased when I saw they were able to do it (and there was no premium charge associated with it)
@@StudioGDT nice, if you still have those progress pics I'd like to see them just to compare, maybe you could post them in the community tab or your sbg review.
@@notsans9995you got it. Will post in community tonight.
@@notsans9995 pictures are up
You said you asked for copper habaki and Seppa but those look like brass to me
@@christopher7398 you are correct. This was an editing/continuity error on my part, not that I received the wrong part. My original order did not specify. Sometimes when you are juggling a lot of projects, it is easy to get confused. Thank you for finding the error.
@@StudioGDT glad to know it wasn’t an error on the manufacturers part.
@@christopher7398 they would have made it right if it was their error but totally my goof up.
Espadas com este tipo de aço 1095 são boas para treino de corte? Tem risco de quebrar??
@@vanessadaluz9603 I’m sorry I do not understand
@@StudioGDT Are swords made with 1095 steel good for cutting or impact practice?
@@vanessadaluz9603they are definitely good for cutting. I would not recommend a 1095 sharpened or unsharpened sword for impact contact however. For that I would recommend dedicated sparring swords or as is used more traditionally for contact, Bokken or Shinai
Cost? Maybe I missed it?
You did not-I missed it in the audio and description. This was right at around $460
@StudioGDT dang, you got a deal, I feel. Gj
@@peterco770they are quite affordable. No upcharge for basic saya and no upcharge for panel same (although the was replaced with a full wrap free of charge.) Simple fittings. Put most of the build money into the blade and polish.
@StudioGDT what option did you pick for saya? Also there buffalo horn on the koiguchi?
@@kingstonbadboyunfortunately this is the one area I personally made a mistake with in my opinion-I was so focused on the blade design and getting it filmed, I didn’t put a lot of thought into the saya-I picked based on the color I wanted but I neglected to ask about fitting options so there is no horn present. This was my oversight and not Ryan’s because they gave me exactly what I asked for.