Katana is Done, what’s next ?

@floridman2792

10 ай бұрын

Zweihander

@Nara.Shikamaru

10 ай бұрын

Any Dao. I don’t particularly care which one. 😂

@jeffmaesar

10 ай бұрын

Naginata cross Bec de Corbin.

@brokeandtired

10 ай бұрын

....and so a Barstana was born.

@meanbirchgaming1265

10 ай бұрын

@@floridman2792yes

Shad's overflowing happy excitement and Tyranth's unfeigned disgust are hilarious together.

@malthus986

10 ай бұрын

One man's favorite sword, another man's most disgusting abomination. I love the contrast in reactions to it.

@ostrowulf

10 ай бұрын

It was a thing of beauty watching Shad get giddy as a school girl, while Tryanth looked like he regretted his life decisions that lead to this momment. It was like he had remorse for building the weapon that would destroy the world.

@quiett6191

10 ай бұрын

@@ostrowulf This was basically Tyranth's "I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" Oppenheimer moment.

@lorddio4280

10 ай бұрын

The only thing asidy from the steel quality that I'd have to say is that it would have beem nice to keep the Handle's aestetic, but I guess the Pommel would end up having to be custommade and youd potentially end up having to unwrap it every time you try to take it off.

@SkullySVK

10 ай бұрын

lawful good vs chaotic good

Tyranth: I have made an abomination. Shad: This blade speaks to me, like a long lover, we are united together forever.

@muntthedubious_9308

10 ай бұрын

The katanitar

@SuscriptorJusticiero

10 ай бұрын

The scimitana

@iterationfackshet1990

10 ай бұрын

Now we need to do the opposite, a longsword with a katana hilt and guard.

@shashwatpandey4913

9 ай бұрын

Somehow "long lover" works better than "long lost lover" here.

@zes3813

4 ай бұрын

wrggg

The lack of Iron on the Japanese islands was a driving reason for only using Iron for Blades and other vital items, hence bamboo and paper armors, Shad this is quite possibly what the Katana would have been had resources been abundant.

@Ofelas1

4 ай бұрын

or just call the blade "Landsknecht", done since 16th century

@jason200912

Ай бұрын

Doesn't seem to be the case since china and Korea had plenty of iron but also felt it was wasteful and heavy to use up so much iron on the accessory pieces of the sword.

@seveeeeeen

19 күн бұрын

​@@jason200912ur talking about china and korea when a katana is from japan😂

@jason200912

19 күн бұрын

@@seveeeeeen lookup china's and koreas version of the katana.

@seveeeeeen

19 күн бұрын

@@jason200912 bruh, still can't grasp the point? this comment way above us is literally talking about japan, how u jumpin countries man, jeez

I love the dichotomy between the two of them. Childish excitement on one side and utter disgust on the other 😂😂

How fitting that when you mix Japanese and European bladesmithing, you get a weapon that looks straight out of Persia. Even geographically, it's a middle ground between both civilisations. 😁

@jesperaung8592

10 ай бұрын

Well that can't be a coincidence

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

@@jesperaung8592 Definitely not.

@JudgeNicodemus

10 ай бұрын

It's a happy little accident.

@bielinskibartosz7099

10 ай бұрын

You are not very good with geografy, are you? 😂 I mean, yeah Persia is sort of between but Azia... Azia is huge. It wouldnt be anywhere near the middel 😂 not even close 😅😅

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

@@bielinskibartosz7099 Better than you are at English 😏 Also better than you at geograPHy too. Or did you forget that the old Silk Route ran _exactly_ through the Persian region? Do you really believe they circumnavigated India? Braved the Gobi desert to pass through Mongol/Slavic territories? Please.

The cackle from shad as he realizes the top levels of bait he has just unleashed on the sword community.😂

@trevtall1094

10 ай бұрын

Nah he just thinks adding a screwable pommel makes the katana awesome

@danielwesley5051

10 ай бұрын

He’s solved the biggest weakness of the katana, now you can end them rightly with it!

@scorpionlord9175

10 ай бұрын

@@trevtall1094 um............. your aware he thinks the katana is good and awesome already, yes? like in literally countless videos he says this, LITERALLY any of them. he says time and time ans time and time again they are awesome and good swords. but people like YOU dont listen to that. all you hear is "BLAH BLAH BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH, issues with katana, BLAH BLAH BLAH, it could be improved by, BLAH BLAH BLAH, European sword is better in.... BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH." thats literally what people like you hear so you NEVER hear him praise the katana for the strengths it has, so you just assume(or lie) that he thinks its dumb and not good, when that is not the case.

@pauloazuela8488

10 ай бұрын

@@danielwesley5051 Well accurately his buddy solve and even that guy knew what hell he unleashed. It's cursed simply because of that bulging pommel whereas I've seen Katanas that have pommels already made by China and Korea from stealing Katanas from pirates with the help of Japan. Although they kept the tsuba there's already a natural bigger tsuba already before but not as long as the cross guard

@myusername3689

10 ай бұрын

@@trevtall1094Well great balance does have an amazing effect on handling/agility.

I like how Shad just loves the sword while Tyranth hates it. I find that so funny

4:26 "Supporting the channel to make this *_sword_* of content." I'm not sure if that was intentional, but it is a really good pun!

I can’t believe you failed to talk about the biggest reason why this is THE PERFECT sword: you can quickly unscrew the pommel and end them rightly!

@GF-qb3uo

10 ай бұрын

It has a built in missile weapon for those pesky times you enemy is all the way over there, where you can't reach him to get all stabby.

@MrMetonicus

10 ай бұрын

Skallagrim has entered the chat.

@wutmagna7222

10 ай бұрын

What's more, since it still has the bamboo pins under the wrap, you can end them rightly without fearing about the entire handle falling apart

@alexanderren1097

10 ай бұрын

@@wutmagna7222 Even better!

@m.mulder8864

10 ай бұрын

Are you familiar to me? Have we met on some ancient battlefield?

Tyranth: This went horribly wrong Shad: THIS WENT HORRIBLY RIGHT

11:38 Bro is S tier hype man fr 💯

I see two kids who got the same gift on Christmas, one is the happiest on earth and the other is going through a crisis

I just love the contrast of Shads excitement and Tyranths disgust. “Now I am become Tyranth, the destroyer of swords.”

@jonnymet8910

10 ай бұрын

This.... completely this.

@Crustabone

10 ай бұрын

Oppenheimer reference?

@Herbert_Eder

10 ай бұрын

@@Crustabone yes!

@SergioLeonardoCornejo

10 ай бұрын

Masamune is watching from the afterlife and taking either side. He's either rolling in his grave or excited by the innovation.

@betafishjeremy7454

10 ай бұрын

​@@Crustaboneso you mean a historical reference seeing as how it's a real quote they used?

Tyranth is such a boon to this channel. His skillset really allows for a level of experimentation that you just can't find elsewhere.

@pimi8522

10 ай бұрын

He feels like that kind of sidekick that will leave the channel to create his own in a few years

@oicrusader2143

10 ай бұрын

@@pimi8522 He has his own channel already.

@G2Bryce

10 ай бұрын

I agree. I am waiting for the Shadiversity glamor calendar featuring Tyranth oiled and bare to the world, a strategically placed broadsword covering his manhood, little Shad Cherubs polishing the thick long blade.

@MarkWiseTechno

10 ай бұрын

Oz was a great lad, but Tyranth is a massive upgrade in utility.

@TheRealGeliel

10 ай бұрын

I ready this as "Skillet" not skillset

This looks great! I'm going to describe this as an infantry sword in the stories I'm writing, though short enough to be used one-handed meant to be used alongside a medium round shield.

Enjoyed the banter and the experiment! Engaged me with the short, and I subscribed on this first video!

As a katana enjoyer I am ashamed to admit that this is one of the coolest things I’ve witnessed

@C0astDelta

10 ай бұрын

I had a character who had a katana which I switched out for more capable swords and now I'm gonna write him using this shit PFF

@BushidoBlake

10 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@rileythecheseman2157

10 ай бұрын

you take an awesome thing and remove its faults. is it not more awesome?

@r10t49

10 ай бұрын

I love the traditional Katana look too but this is just so freaking sick

@CyAA-ri2us

10 ай бұрын

it looks so fucking sick. the guard really made it look bended despite being a regular ol katana. holy sht i want to dual wield it.

"Middle eastern vibes", Shad gave me EXACTLY the words I needed to explain the impression this sword gave me. It's interesting that when combining elements from two distant cultures, you end up with something that looks a lot like what the cultures geographically between those two produced!

@mrkiky

10 ай бұрын

Well you see a curved blade with a crossguard and you think about a tulwar, shamshir or kilij.

@zeppelincraft1443

10 ай бұрын

The middle east and Japan has a lot of aspects that are similar. For example, they have swords that have a hard to replicate alloys. Also from what I heard, the tune of Arab music and modern Japanese music is similar.

@Zinyak12345

10 ай бұрын

I definitely couldn't stop thinking "Anubis".

@SkippertheBart

10 ай бұрын

Maybe cause it's in the middle of the east.

Just watched a video where a katana master used a long sword. Said he liked the pommel for the extra control but didn’t like the cross guard because if interfere with his form.

This is awesome. I love Shad's enthusiasm for this; especially vs the maker's distain for it. Yawl should definitely make more custom weapons

Tyranth: "This is an abomination" Shad: "The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural"

@daleford8621

10 ай бұрын

That was exactly what I heard in my head when he said that. 😂

@grinningchicken

9 ай бұрын

Is it possible to learn such a power?

"The pommel screws off." Good to know the katana received the ultimate upgrade. The ability to "end him rightly" is essential. 👍

@JarekSSJXify

10 ай бұрын

Just unscrew the pommel and throw it right into someone's skull. Like a true boss.

@jwillwilliams885

9 ай бұрын

Or you can hide some matches and fishing string in the hilt.

@lithuaniaball

9 ай бұрын

​@@jwillwilliams885the last ronin: R a m b o

@N.istraa

8 ай бұрын

For honor reference? W

@undead9999

6 ай бұрын

This needs to be pinned 😂😂

As someone who grew up obsessed with Japanese swords, but has come to accept their flaws... I LOVE THIS!!!!! now I want one

It really looks like a shamshir with a handle long enough for two hands! Shamshirs are one of my favorite curved swords, and they don't get discussed enough!

Shad's like a kid in a candy store when he drew the blade. This is a whole new sword, we should call it The Tyranth.

@Al-manidae

10 ай бұрын

We need a Shabbard for the Tyranth.

@asmodon

10 ай бұрын

Just to spite him.

@Crimsonfangg

10 ай бұрын

This might be the one time someone doesn't appreciate a new design being named after them. He definitely doesn't want credit(blame?) for this.

@carlchristianlindalen9311

10 ай бұрын

Tyranthian Shaddar

I love how Tyranth is disgusted by the abomination he created and Shad's basically waving it around going "WHOOO! I love this dumb sword!"

@carbumb4229

10 ай бұрын

Like many craftsmen and scientist whom come before, Tyranth look at his creation and asked, "What have I done."

@carbumb4229

10 ай бұрын

@@nickf.6027 dumb or not, he still wished he never made it.

@nerdyfellow

9 ай бұрын

Oppenheimer vibes

@joshuagleeson4776

9 ай бұрын

​@@carbumb4229 and I have no idea why. It's pretty much an all around improvement as far as combat utility goes.

@valpormento2046

9 ай бұрын

@@carbumb4229 why u so afraid of a scimitar?

In the Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan already added a crossguard to the Katana and that is what the Heron Marked swords looked like. The wrap was changed to be most european style solid wood, with a leather wrap, or felt wrap. IF you look online you can find hundreds of examples of RJ's swords.

this video was my introduction to your channel. Very nice so far!

Someone already pointed it out I see. But THIS is what The Heron Mark Blade is supposed to look like, which they got just as wrong as everything else in that abominable tv-show they had the audacity to call Wheel of Time.

@tonyfava2944

10 ай бұрын

agreed this is roughly what i think if when imagining the heron mark blades

@SpiderboyN2Jesus

10 ай бұрын

Exactly this! That's what my mind went to the moment I saw it in the thumbnail!

@andrewt3768

10 ай бұрын

I always imagined the heron marked blade as something more like a kriegsmesser, until I saw this. You're right, this is perfect.

@netanelschwell3111

10 ай бұрын

I Imagine it more like the two handed falchion they have, but this is far better then what's in the actual show. The issue I find with this one is that it's too short on my opinion.

@iciclecold2991

10 ай бұрын

Did anyone on the production team of that disaster bother to read ANY of the books?

I love the sheer happiness that Shad has testing out Tyranth's creations - both the falchion and now the katana remakes have been my favorite videos to watch just because Shad acts like a little kid on christmas morning, it's great~

@markfergerson2145

10 ай бұрын

Yes. I’m hoping for more such experiments even if some of them give Tyranth the shivers.

I sincerely hope this weapon makes an appearance in one of Shad's future books.

I love this! A cutty blade (Katanas are cutters, you can stab with them, but they aren't truly made for that), some hand protection, better maneuverability (note: I've held Katanas before - for example my cousin owns one because he's very deeply into martial arts (the guy has several black belts - including Ju-Jutsu and Aikido) - and yes, they are top-heavy and remind me of a machete, more than a sophisiticated blade)...I'd love to see you build that from the ground up and maybe give it even better hand-protection (like say what you get with a Rapier or a heavy Cavalry-Saber!) :)

You can hear Tyranth's soul leaving his body as he hands his cursed creation to Shad, the praise from Shad only driving his soul further away

I would love to see a Japanese sword maker’s reaction to this video 😂

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

That'd be so dope. And they can compare notes too. The insight of a native would for sure give a different view.

@kovenmaitreya7184

10 ай бұрын

I can only imagine the absolute disappointment mixed with some resigned acceptance that it might be better haha! xD

@crowe6961

10 ай бұрын

Me too, it'd be priceless!

@Harry_Bahlzanya

10 ай бұрын

I'd like to see that samurai that can cut a pellet in half use this sword 😹😹

@Kerath

9 ай бұрын

"Shamufuru Dispuray!"

Honestly, this reminds me of the artistic rendering for the heron-marked sword from The Wheel of Time. I always thought it was katana-esque, and this video validates the design.

i feel it might have looked a bit nicer if it had a traditional wrap rather than just a chord wrap but over all i think it's a very fascinating sword.

This is what I imagined the heron marked blade looking like in a Wheel of Time. A fantasy fusion of Eastern and Western swords.

@somerando1073

10 ай бұрын

Yes, and very similar to the production model actually made of them.

@whitewolf3051

10 ай бұрын

Something like this can be done with an oval or rectangular tsuba that’s near the width of a cross guard, with or without a pommel.

@gratefulguy4130

10 ай бұрын

This is what they will use at the end of the Age of Legends.

@cynanbloodbane9562

10 ай бұрын

This is exactly what Robert Jordan described! That is almost exactly what Lan's blade would look like.

@cosmicinsane516

10 ай бұрын

I thought the exact same thing.

A cross between a scimitar and a katana? Call it a "scimitana" ⚔

@Daves_Not_Here_Man_76

10 ай бұрын

IT's a Curseditar

@angbandsbane

10 ай бұрын

I'd go with "Katarna" ...even if it sounds like a Star Wars or Mortal Kombat character...

@b0nerlord

10 ай бұрын

Looks more like a talwar.

@quoVioles

10 ай бұрын

thats a shamshir

@ZetOpal

10 ай бұрын

Should be called a Katamatar.

New here (shorts). Very cool. I would love one of these. I also love that even if you are doing sword related stuff in a professional capacity, you can still make the sound effects with your mouth.

Congratulations, you have reinvented the scimitar

It's a Kriegsmesser with pins instead of screws minus the nagel. It's about the style I imagined the Heron Mark Sword to be.

@daleford8621

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! The whole time they were talking about I was shouting "MESSER," in my head.

@magister343

10 ай бұрын

Not necessarily heron marked, but this is obsoletely the standard design of a sword from the Wheel of Time series, the sort of sword one would use when practicing to become a blademaster (which one would have to do before becoming worthy of a heron marked blade.)

@TaleSeeker

10 ай бұрын

Was going to say this is what the swords in the Wheel of Time tv series should have been like, you said it perfectly.

@CMCSE

10 ай бұрын

More like 70% Kriegmesser For what i saw most kriegmessers are more straight than curved But it has some Polish Sabre and Shaska sword vibes

@pubcle

10 ай бұрын

@@CMCSE Messers vary a lot. Most commonly they would probably have a slight curve with a bit wider of a body and a fuller, but this would not be out of place.

8:00 Tyranth's face is one of a man who is feeling several emotions. Shame, joy, confusion, relief, disgust and maybe even pride all at the same time.

The way the improved katana looks, that can easily qualify as a Heron Mark Sword from The Wheel of Time or even Callandor itself.

@VertigoX26

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking this!

Watching this katana gives me the same happiness when I see a PTR-32 !

What Tyron and Shad don't realize is that they've essentially made a slightly more book accurate version of the Heron Mark Sword from the Wheel of Time than the version we saw in the series.

@mortuitissedai2085

10 ай бұрын

Just commented this - rereading the series atm, good times

@Amin-al-Husseini_1941picture

10 ай бұрын

Literally "Anubis" stand, thats what the sword looks like also

@Johsther

10 ай бұрын

​@@Amin-al-Husseini_1941pictureon some angles and shots in the anime it looks curved but Anubis is actually straight

@Viper3220

10 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking! So good to see it in the comments. Loved Rand's sword

@Werelight

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I came here to comment the same thing. It’s explicitly described quite like this in Origins of the Wheel of Time. The wheel of time is the goat.

Y'know, the funny thing is this feels like it should be completely cursed, but at the same time it honestly looks like something where given enough experimentation this could become a genuinely badass weapon. Also this is unrelated, Tyranth's beard game is on point.

@MadPirateShin

10 ай бұрын

Pro-beard-gamer for sure!

Two handed swords should use Odachi blades. No point having a short sword length that requires 2 hands to use

I think this mixture of East and West is very nice. I am actually curious, what would be interesting is if you could somehow make a disc guard, but have the longer cross guards at the end of two sides of disc. You would have to machine that.

@brigidtheirish

5 ай бұрын

I was thinking maybe modifying the tsuba by stretching it out so it has dimensions similar to a European cross-guard but is still a "disc," if much more ovular. Would have to make it thicker, probably, but that'd probably be good for shifting the balance down.

New D&D character: Tyranth, the deeply conflicted artificer he despises all his creations. "The craftsmanship is fine, but I didn't feel good about it."😂

That’s a mini Mihawk sword and I’m all here for it! 😂

@elio7610

10 ай бұрын

It really is, huh

@takisk.7698

10 ай бұрын

Dude! I knew it reminded me of something

@CAL112100

10 ай бұрын

I don't know about that. The end of Mihawk's sword seemed flatter.

@asitallfallsdown5914

10 ай бұрын

Mihawk is a half decent name for a sword type. The Scimitar, the Katana, the Falchion, the Mihawk. Maybe a line of them would be the Minihawk, Mihawk, and Granhawk.

@alejandroseal3513

10 ай бұрын

@@asitallfallsdown5914I hereby call Mihawk’s little knife blade necklace thing the minihawk

I love that guy's enthusiasm once he started to wield it. I want to be this happy when I discover something new.

I love Shad's energy throughout the video. like a kid that found the keys to the entire candy store 🤣🤣🤣

Poor Tyranth. Interesting that his edge alignment went to cock because his brain was telling him "katana" whereas Shad simply regarded it as a sword and so kept his edge alignment.

Best part is, with the bamboo pins holding the hilt in place, U can #EndHimRightly without the whole thing coming apart after the pommel is unscrewed.

From what i've gathered from le youtube exploration, Katanas are usually topheavy because you aren't really supposed to manoeuvre them manually. Rather, gravity and momentum plus the shape of the curve affecting the blade direction does most of the work for you, leading to a suuuuper clean and heavy cut. This most resembles a katana that a student would use, because less experienced people find it better to have a more bottom-heavy Katana. Although, in this case, this particular katana is SUUUPER bottom heavy, lending itself to an entirely different fighting style.

i love this sword man! This weapon feels very middle-eastern and the crossguard actually looks nice personally

Now I want to see them re-hilt a medieval sword on a Japanese guard and handle.

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

Do that, and make it practical. Yes please.

@Aodhan_Raith

10 ай бұрын

At that point it might as well be a mitsurugi or a jian.

@muffinxyz7895

10 ай бұрын

@@Aodhan_Raith like how this might as well be a scimitar?

@funforall9741

9 ай бұрын

So make it useless is what I'm hearing

@-.Outlaw.-

9 ай бұрын

@@DinnerForkTonguethere’s no way to make it practical. It’s a complete and utter downgrade

When Japan opened back up in the 1860s, the first thing they did to the katana was start to stick modern (at that time) sabre hilts on them, just look up Japanese officers swords from any of the wars they fought from the 1870s onward. Also prior to Japan closing itself off they exported their sword blades to the surrounding countries and they put their own style of hilt on them.

@andrewli6606

10 ай бұрын

That's less for a tactical reason and more for trying to emulate western powers as much as possible. Japanese court swords in that period look near indistinguishable from European smallswords. The Japanese also began eating beef and other prohibited foods to try to gain larger physique. More just an entire general trend in trying to emulate western culture. It's really not because sabers guards are vastly superior to katana handles. I mean, this is far into the age of guns. Whatever sword the officer is carrying is really not going to matter a whole lot. And by this logic, the traditional katana should be considered the "superior" design as a wave of nationalism in the WW2 period caused the military to issue out traditional-styled Japanese swords over western-styled sabers.

@ShiningDarknes

10 ай бұрын

@@andrewli6606 I mean... they are though. Any guard is better than the tsuba since it, you know, isn't a guard. All it is for is to prevent the hand from slipping off the handle onto the blade when you thrust.

@andrewli6606

10 ай бұрын

@@ShiningDarknes The point is that the switch wasn't due to a tactical reason, but for a cultural reason. Swords are near obsolete by this point. It really doesn't matter what sword the military officer is wielding. Having a guard isn't gonna save you from bullets and the vast majority of opponents in a melee will be wielding longer bayonets. A sword with a larger guard is more cumbersome to wear. Sabers less so, but still something to consider. We're not gonna say the switch back to a traditional katana design during the WW2 period was due to the katana being a better design against machine guns.

@leonardomarquesbellini

10 ай бұрын

​@@ShiningDarknesform follows function, disc guards are the way they are because that's what's best for the way the swords they were on were used. If you just slap a new guard in a blade(and fencing system) that wasn't designed with it in mind you're just going to end up with a weapon that behaves differently and is less useful ti the swordsman that was trained to use something else.

@ShiningDarknes

10 ай бұрын

​@@leonardomarquesbellini Not quite, I mean having a cross guard doesn't impede the function at all. The reason they didn't bother with cross-guards was the katana was never a primary weapon, pure and simple. You were not intended to clash blades so no cross guard. You know that they used it for? Killing poorly armed and unarmored peasants and going around after a battle to stab all the bodies to make sure they aren't faking. That and they were status symbols. It isn't like they didn't have cross-gauds, I mean they put them on pole-weapons. Not all of them, sure, heck not even most of them but the idea of a gross-guard was not foreign to them and what did they put it on? Their primary melee weapon, polearms. I mean ultimately the bow was the samurai's primary weapon so the katana is like third or fourth.

Wicked! Reminds me of a non-fantasy swords one might find in those sorts of anime's that depict an alternate European historical setting where traditional Asian and Western themes are subtly fused together. You guys should consider doing one up proper and adding it to your shadimerch =)

It's literally the Chikage from Bloodborne. It's beautiful.

Gotta agree with Shad. I love the traditional katana, but this looks amazing.

@TrueFork

10 ай бұрын

I feel like either the blade should be longer, or the grip one-handed.

@myusername3689

10 ай бұрын

@@TrueForkhmmmmmm so like a 2 handed Falchion(I like to call it KriegsFalchion aka War Falchion)

The dichotomy between a craftsman and a user. "It felt wrong to make." "I really like it!"

@rhett5058

9 ай бұрын

Oppenheimer be like

@adt4864

9 ай бұрын

​@@rhett5058 how does it feel to be the funniest person in this comment section?

@rhett5058

9 ай бұрын

@@adt4864 euphoric

@Happy2BHere

9 ай бұрын

As someone with experience in corporate graphic design…this comment has spoken to my soul

@celestialhylos7028

6 ай бұрын

​@@rhett5058Exactly 💀💀💀

I have a friend who had a spring steel katana style sword forged with a cross guard and rings on each side of the cross guard. It was a great compromise- it does not sacrifice the feel of the traditional katana grip but the crossguard with quillions helps with the head heavy balance. Apologies if this offended anyone.

Now, it will cut the fabric of Space-Time? Then it's not good enough! Now...break down A Knight's Tale!

Seeing shad squealing with excitement like a schoolgirl with the Eurtana (European katana) is just... adorable and honestly, that alone should have made the 'pain' of creating this that Tironph went through worth it.

@christianstorms3950

10 ай бұрын

I understand your nomination, but it sounds like euthanasia. Not good.

@ardynizunia9709

10 ай бұрын

Tyranth*

@baylego

10 ай бұрын

Urethra

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947

10 ай бұрын

Jafalchion a japanese falchion 🗿

@craytherlaygaming2852

10 ай бұрын

@@ardynizunia9709 thnks

Tyranth is a mad genius, this little experiment and the falchion made from the machete are examples of how brilliant he truly is

'Katana +' is the perfect name as the Cross Guard literally gives it a + sign shape. God I want to show this to a handful of Japanese Katana makers and see whether or not they surprise me by saying 'Interesting,' or what I expect 'This is why we expelled the barbarians.'

This feels like Shad is a 5 year old swinging the cardboard tube from a roll of wrapping paper around, and Tyranth is the dad that knows he's going to be sweeping up bits of broken vase in a few minutes.

I like the functionality of the Scimitana.

Shad having so much fun with this sword is hilarious.

@DocWolph

10 ай бұрын

Ever gotten a new tool that just does EVERYTIHNG you wanted that tool to do and did it well? That.

@Fuckyoubloodymoron

10 ай бұрын

His enthusiasm is just so endearing! Also, love Tyranth's dejection. It's like Yin and Yang, so spiritual.

@kirillzakharov7336

10 ай бұрын

especially with Tyranth being so negative about it

A Jeopean sword, perfect absolutely marvelous

11:55 That noise is the perfect culmination of the sheer giddiness Shad is exuding from using that sword

This is a really good example of how personal preference and bias can affect perception. The sword was equally functional before and after the modifications, but one loved the changes and the other hated them. For one it felt like the culmination of what a katana was meant to be and for the other, it felt like a bastardization. It's really interesting to see.

Not only do I love this design upgrade, but Shad's reaction to it was great too.

I love it man... this is fantastic, the addition of counterweight is perfect

Great reviews! Mix and matching different sword parts is a very great idea and a greate food for thought.

The look on Tyranth's face when Shad said he liked it is just priceless 😂

This is like the swords that Robert Jordan described in The Wheel of Time. All you need is a heron mark on the blade.

3:52 I'm watching this from my new Moto G Stylus 5G phone, and DAMN that arc flash was actually bright enough to nearly hurt my eyes! Says something about the video quality of this device, yeah? Jeez, I'm still blinking! 😎 4:25 Interesting sort of pauldrons you're wearing there...I wonder how they'd look if they were made from ceramite? 5:18 Nicely done, making sure the sparks are thrown down by the grinding wheel instead of anywhere else. Very safe.

the way the light reflects at 11:39 as he says "advancement" is epic.

Now you guys need to invite a practitioner of the katana to give their thoughts on wielding it

@nopenopee2992

10 ай бұрын

yess plese

@samuelg7340

10 ай бұрын

As a practitioner myself I can tell you it goes against most of the fundamental ways the katana works. You swing powered from the tanden (core) and you largely let the forward weight pull the blade extending your arms like a pendulum to create a circular motion. THIS is basically a scimitar with a katana blade at this point

@icefire-no7vm

10 ай бұрын

​@samuelg7340 but could you use it effectively?

@ayrnovem9028

10 ай бұрын

On top of the issues with balance another person mentioned above, the big crossguard is going to get in the way and possibly get entangled with opponent's armor/clothing if you try close-range draw cuts. Which are an important part of kenjitsu repertoire. Overall, this "remake" is... very far from ideal. Because of lack of understanding of the original design choices and the reasons behind them. Yes, of course you could still use it for kenjitsu. It is just less optimal. It is inferior as a katana and it is inferior as a kriegmesser (because the blade geometry is wrong). Just pick up a proper kriegmesser if you want one. You need to be very careful with the assumption that you can outsmart years and years of perfecting weapon designs when lives truly depended on them. Most likely, if you think "it is so easy to make this better", it comes from a lack of understanding.

@user-ll6ej2un6q

10 ай бұрын

Has something of everything, and yet perfects none. Fitting I can say

If you classify the weapon by its place of origin and time of creation, rather than its geometry and function, then this is clearly a contemporary steel-edged boomerang :D

@Inuxxus

10 ай бұрын

Bit straight for a boomerang eh?

@matthewstonum8868

10 ай бұрын

This is funnier than it should be

@ignathiel

10 ай бұрын

@@Inuxxus It probably wouldn't come back to you if you throw it with a spin away from your position, either :D

tyranth: i hate this. shad: this is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen in my life

I like the Katana because of it's longer hilt which allows for a person to swing with the hands apart allowing for the wielder to increase the speed of the swing by pulling back with the lower hand while pushing forward with the upper hand increasing the speed of the blade when slashing. That was the first thing I learned when taking Kendo. Having a much better guard though would improve on it's effectiveness in protecting the hands. Of course, most Samurai didn't have much if any steel in their armour so a slash was as good as a stab for them.

So next is a long sword with a tsuba, katana wrap, and no pommel? I do love the forbidden katana though.

@ShiningDarknes

10 ай бұрын

So fundamentally worse in every way? I mean just for the meme they have to. They made one abomination may as well make another.

@aname4390

10 ай бұрын

That sounds cursed and awesome as the same time.

@twilight_mourner1865

10 ай бұрын

That kinda reminds me of a Chinese saber somehow. It's shaped like one

@danielwesley5051

10 ай бұрын

Lose the tsuba and that’s just a jian

@MW_Asura

10 ай бұрын

That will just make it worse. Tsuba? Worse than crossguard. No pommel? No counter balance and no Mordhau. No thank you

I find that sword beautiful, gorgeous. Combining two cultures into a singular sword. I don't know but I would see that European katana sword as an legendary weapon made in an anime or something.

@czarus_the_sniper9924

10 ай бұрын

There is actually an anime where the MC gets both katana and longsword, has to decide which to choose, and just decides "meh" and magically fuses them into one another, creating a kriegsmesser. Pretty cool. Name of the anime is 'Chrome shelled regios'

So when a katana and longsword love each other very very much...

Gorgeous sword. Makes you think why the medieval Japanese never tried to improve on the design on the katana. Has to do with tradition, but after how many cut fingers does practicability outweigh tradition.

Swords are made to serve the use that their owner wants them for. This definitely serves Shad's purpose. I like it

@anelbegic2780

10 ай бұрын

Heresy!

@Fuzzycat16

10 ай бұрын

They are tools after all. And Tools can and will be modified to fit the user.

When Tyranth said "this sort of content" I heard it as "this sword of content" and now I kind of want to see a dedicated sword build and name it "The Sword of Content", which would probably turn into jokes like "No one is prepared for this Sword of Content!" or "My Sword of Content is better than your Sword of Content!"

@jollygoodfellow3957

10 ай бұрын

You can't force a meme.

@Echo_419

10 ай бұрын

​@@jollygoodfellow3957it's still rather clever.

@andrewli6606

10 ай бұрын

Kind of is the Sword of Content as it's just here to cause clickbait rage.

@nochsta

10 ай бұрын

@@andrewli6606Tyranth would say it’s the Sword of Discontent.

@danthiel8623

10 ай бұрын

lol

Guess it's time to open up the Forge of Shad, "Custom Weaponry for Custom Adventurers"

This looks like a very good weapon. I agree, getting more agility out of that katana blade and better weight distribution seems like an overall win.

Tyranth: my god, what have I created? Shad: It's alive! It's ALIVE! ‘Deranged laughter’

That’s exactly what I imagined Tam’s sword to look like from Wheel of Time.

As a genuine katana fan. Cause I have always loved the level of mastery of the blade to make them as effective as they were. This not only keeps the design of the katana in tact, but also increases the level of mastery you can have. I would even dare I say improves upon the design visually as well.

Combine the best parts of a longsword and katana!? ... ... wait, isn't that just a 2 handed Falchion?

@wolfbane7497

10 ай бұрын

Shut up this is called the heron class sword a fusion of a katana and longsword

@skrublordnord69

10 ай бұрын

@@wolfbane7497no you shut up stinky man

@realLagMaster

10 ай бұрын

It's a scimitar!

@lucasblanchard47

10 ай бұрын

@@realLagMaster a fine schmitmar!

@FARBerserker

10 ай бұрын

no, it is a kriegsmesser.

It’s not an abomination it’s an amalgamation of awesome

I really want this. This is the perfect mix between a saber and a cavalry sword

Awesome, Id also love to know how that fur collar is mounted on the brig 8)