Thanks for the cutting test! Even though the shashka did not cut, I see the blade did not bend or twist, so looks like the metallurgy is good. I was thinking of buying the grosse messer from wargearshop for HEMA sparring but didn’t see reviews of them, so I wasn’t sure if their swords would hold up. Your video convinced me. Thanks again!
I sharpened it now quiet a bit. Now it does cut quiet good. Besides the sharpness, it is not easy to cut with it. Edgealignment is a bit challenging with this shashka. But with practice, the results are getting better and better :)
The wargearshop one is definitely more blade heavy and to my surprise way more unwieldy than the hanwei one. Later one is very nimble. But neither one is pulling you around. The handle of the hanwei gives you better edge indication and all in all feels more secured in your hand.
Hey hey, it used to be an actual concern I had in the beginning when I started to work with this sort of blade. But surprisingly it is not much of a problem. The handle has this slight bulk in the middle. This gives you a quiet food and firm grip. So there is not much to worry about. Even if I hit the wooden peg under the Matt it doesn't make my hand slip foreward. It is not really designed to thrust, but you can do it. Haven't tried it on harder objects though... that might actually be an other story. I think I will test it :)
There should be a thong through a hole on the pommel end of the grip through which you loop your hand in such a way that the hand does not slide forward just like on an old fashioned ski pole. A crucial piece of design lost in the "fan-boy" age. Our demonstrator should know better.
Use a single cut file to remove the bevel. Shashka traditionally are without a bevel at all.
Thanks for the cutting test! Even though the shashka did not cut, I see the blade did not bend or twist, so looks like the metallurgy is good.
I was thinking of buying the grosse messer from wargearshop for HEMA sparring but didn’t see reviews of them, so I wasn’t sure if their swords would hold up. Your video convinced me.
Thanks again!
I sharpened it now quiet a bit. Now it does cut quiet good. Besides the sharpness, it is not easy to cut with it. Edgealignment is a bit challenging with this shashka. But with practice, the results are getting better and better :)
Handing whise how did the hanwei compare to the warshop was it more or less blade heavy, did one really tend to pull you around?
The wargearshop one is definitely more blade heavy and to my surprise way more unwieldy than the hanwei one. Later one is very nimble. But neither one is pulling you around. The handle of the hanwei gives you better edge indication and all in all feels more secured in your hand.
Hey at 7:39 when you thrusted with it did you get any sense that your hand could slide onto the blade with either of them due to the lack of guard?
Hey hey, it used to be an actual concern I had in the beginning when I started to work with this sort of blade. But surprisingly it is not much of a problem. The handle has this slight bulk in the middle. This gives you a quiet food and firm grip. So there is not much to worry about. Even if I hit the wooden peg under the Matt it doesn't make my hand slip foreward. It is not really designed to thrust, but you can do it. Haven't tried it on harder objects though... that might actually be an other story.
I think I will test it :)
@@shashkapursuit4440 well I’d imagine into soft flesh it’s fine but if you tried thorough any sort of armor it might be an issue
There should be a thong through a hole on the pommel end of the grip through which you loop your hand in such a way that the hand does not slide forward just like on an old fashioned ski pole. A crucial piece of design lost in the "fan-boy" age. Our demonstrator should know better.
Cool video👍👍 checkers need to be sharpened a little so that they chop well
I will defenitly put more effort into sharpening this one.
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