I am a five headed moron that talks about swords on the internet for some reason. Most videos are about the modern made swords. Reviews, rambling, and a bit of sword breaking.
Hit that one against a tree and see how it holds up to a $500 katana :)
@highlander2002682 сағат бұрын
i have the unokubi zakuri you have, i love it, the thing is so well balanced, a pleasure to cut with
@collector79934 сағат бұрын
Don't get ya phone mixed up with your shinken! It could be a real long distance call. Thanks for the video MJ, I always enjoy your content. Also I wrap Ito after soaking in warm water, works real well for me and is exceptionally tight when dried. Squeeze excess water out before you start the wrap.
@anasevi94565 сағат бұрын
Well TBF the Huawei phone company are 'good' too. Dutch experts with atomic microscopes and ties to ASML; say Huawei by 2021-22 had their own novel 5G modem and are producing SoCs on chinese native 7nm+ silicon from SMIC, bypassing past reliances on TSMC. Funny thing is I hade a Huawei phone almost a decade ago and hated it, but a lot can happen over a few years in China, A LOT to Washington's chagrin. Huawei Swords do look lovely and well made for the price btw, shame about the availability, but given the unbeatable price no surprise.
@aaronmatheson97306 сағат бұрын
You can tell whoever did the tsukamaki , did a nice job. Could easily mistake it for having hishigami.
@manchagojohnsonmanchago63677 сағат бұрын
They don't import any fittings from any place in Japan 🤣, it's just lost wax Chinese castings .
@anj4de8 сағат бұрын
I feel blessed to have a Huawai sword. The only thing I did not like, and hence changed, was the Tsuba. Mine was sharp edged water jet cut and ugly. The rest of the sword is top notch, I even got a custom rattan saya when I asked for it...that was 2019. Now...I do not even get an answer to my mails and I told them I would want to a buy a top of the line sword this time.
@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG9 сағат бұрын
They’re the Albion (wait times) of the katana world!
@KF111 сағат бұрын
Oh yes! Very good swords. My 9260 unokubi from them is one of the best cutters I've ever had. Love the lack of so-hi on the unokubi. Tsuka shaping, mount quality, tempering. All very good. Got lucky and bought before they got expensive. Only paid $260 CAD ($200USD) incl shipping. It's not perfect, but way above price point. Holds up better than 51CrV4, takes a fine edge, and cuts like a goddamn demon! Excellent stuff, man.
@KF111 сағат бұрын
Also, Matt, check out my best cut : Freestanding Paper Difficulty Lvl 8. Got that cut with the Huawei 9260. Not a lot of swords could pull that cut, and only got it on my best day.
@Swami50411 сағат бұрын
Siwode, on Amazon, offer a decent product in the $300-ish range. They were popular with a "walking dead" replica sword in T10, but they offer several decent swords. I'd love to see a review!
@KF111 сағат бұрын
Gargoyle's Blade has one of those. They look great.
@TONEDEAFSOUND7 сағат бұрын
@@Swami504 i would love to see matt review one i think they do something no other budget line does i have a video of one of theirs on my channel. great sword fr
@ratweetswords814011 сағат бұрын
Missed the boat on Huawei, I feel. Nice katanas!
@notanotherswordreviewchann490112 сағат бұрын
Price, speed, or quality. You can only pick two....this is how it is with any service
@alternatus407712 сағат бұрын
What's the strongest/best metal you experienced for a katana or other sword in general?
@WhatIfBrigade12 сағат бұрын
Sounds like they need to hire a good customer service rep. Lots of high quality manufacturers have slow delivery times. Just need to a hire a person who makes the waiting fun by proactively sending you updates of where your sword is in the process and some fun corresponding behind the scenes videos.
@TONEDEAFSOUND7 сағат бұрын
@@WhatIfBrigade the guy they got at swordier is doing this heavy for their brand rn they someone like that
@violentinstincts12 сағат бұрын
IF THEY WOULD ONLY SHIP TO THE UK !!!
@petar.dj9812 сағат бұрын
Since it’s not easy to get a Huawei, what other sword would be your top pick if your budget was around $300?
@yearight120513 сағат бұрын
So I take it we're not going to see you put a Huawei sword up against the mighty Anathar?
@ericc.700013 сағат бұрын
Good morning Mathew, and thanks for a great video! Been a follower/subscriber for more years than l can count, and this is probably the first video that l can sit down with a cup of coffee and finish the video - and the coffee - at the same time! Bought some used swords from you via ebay a few times many many years ago. Love your videos and your approach to the products that you test and comment on.
@johncimino313313 сағат бұрын
Matt, I completely agree on your take of Huawei. I tend to buy katana in the $800-$1,000 range, and would place my Huawei swords at or above my Cloudhammer, Shadowdancer or even my ZSey, in terms of both tsuka build quality and their blades. The fittings are a bit simplistic, but well done. Their copper habaki are the best I've ever seen. Highly recommended to all if you can get one. My three Huaweis can't match my Kaneie though, with an even higher quality finish and some usable niku. Keep up the great work!
@alafosca572414 сағат бұрын
That blade... From up close... OOOOOOOOOOOooooohhhhhhhhhhHhhhh.... ... I'm gonna 😵
@ZentetsukenVII14 сағат бұрын
I have a Hauwei 9260 that I got about 4 years ago. We had just got done deer hunting and were butchering our kills. Decided to try cutting them down with it once we harvested what we could. The edge was fine cutting through the neck of a small buck I shot, but rolled terribly on my friends large buck while cutting through the spine of the beast. This was a big deer and the spine was probably around 5 inches thick. The blade sailed through, but the edge was damaged pretty badly. I love these swords, but I'm going to get something DH from them next time.
@edword345713 сағат бұрын
Thanks for the info. I would definitely consider this before making a purchase. Still they are beautiful blades, I have the 200$ oil quenched
@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi14 сағат бұрын
Thanks
@sattercaster114 сағат бұрын
I can't understand why anyone would call their company "Romance of Men" unless you sell butt plugs or something and it bothers me. But, I guess I'm just a redneck bigot....
@georgewright922314 сағат бұрын
My Huawei came with a badly cracked handle :( It also has packing foam in the end of the saya to prevent rattle. I shone a torch down there you can even see it mark on the kissaki if it's well oiled.
@kindmara15 сағат бұрын
Huawei used to be great until they started getting backlogged by like 2 years and refunding people just for asking where their sword is
@IR.L97113 сағат бұрын
How's that make them "not good" I would be glad for a refund vs. me never getting my money. It just sounds like they can't keep up with demand.
@JoeSteel115 сағат бұрын
Great Video Matt, you know my feeling on these swords, i did get a commentary on my vid, that someone just got one in after 3 months and people are ordering, i guess they are doing swords in spurts...really hoping they will continue producing in some way.
@theg0z0n15 сағат бұрын
I just put sword on order from them. I was told it would be 4-6 months before it's ready, however, the estimate was months less than off-the-shelf sword from malleus, or sigi forge, or Albion. Maybe I'm just unlucky but most of the European sword manufacturers that I've used have lead times that are 6 to 12 months. Very excited to get my hands on one!
@blutwolfs164420 сағат бұрын
Noooooo teddy 😂
@NationChosenByGod21 сағат бұрын
It looks more like a wakizashi than a Katana.
@gutless110823 сағат бұрын
What's that lovely sword @ 16:05? 🙏
@justacameraman4900Күн бұрын
"everything you could ever want" .. Me, a longsword enthusiast: false edge? Cross guard??? 🥺 Joking aside, that is a very nice sword!
@johnganis2682Күн бұрын
Congratulations on your collection!
@thomasbrack9895Күн бұрын
Beautiful!
@candyshop84106Күн бұрын
All depends on how much money a guy has. $9,000 is a lot to us working guys. To others $9000 isnt likes $90. If had to guess the people texting Matt negative are just kids. They still live at home and just talk BS.
@Matthew_JensenКүн бұрын
I appreciate the support here but keep in mind I get it wrong often enough. People have different opinions and that is good. People can also suck at expressing them, which is not good but does not change the point they may have.
@candyshop84106Күн бұрын
@@Matthew_Jensen Well if the opinion is one based in truth and accurate. Many on internet just want to vent thier anger on people that step up and do videos. You know this Matt, your great guy and I appreciate your humble style. Your honest humble style Is best way to handle the trolls I suppose. Just today I commented on a sword guy, that he didnt test the sword by doing a slap to the side of the Katana, or expand on the S5 steel. i was easy on him as I could tell he was kinda a dink. . HE GOT SO MAD that I said he didnt test it fully. Like You Do, I almost told him to check out your channel, but the guy is not stable, so I did not...So this guy is 180 from you.. Terrible you tube guy.. . You, Shad, & Skall are the Best.. No need for others...
@candyshop84106Күн бұрын
@@Matthew_Jensen You & Shad are more normal . I like Skall , watched him for around 12 years, he has gotten more normal. In beginning he was doing a false Accent. He was strange dude.. But he does truth in reviews and paved way kinda...
@petersiska9939Күн бұрын
Way to loose omg ...buy at Toshiro swords U will get 10000 percent quality
@ssjronin3972Күн бұрын
Got damn this is a awesome piece...
@watchreport2 күн бұрын
Matthew, I would love to see you do another video on Point Gallery swords. This you bought was the musashi, which is similar to the season one but not the actual season one. And the season is actually crisper while actually looking older, and just an FYI, that head would have never come off. But I would love if you got in touch with Mark and had a season one done with a better blade like a t10 or hanwei raptor and one of his own carves based on the Connor sword, the Markano.
@josepheasttom22792 күн бұрын
Figured this was a good spot to start research. If i make you one we may have to talk "drunk review"
@Katana18722 күн бұрын
If you can not handle a katana, then do not play with it.....
@mysticmarbles2 күн бұрын
All the wheel pommel hate is infuriating lol. It's like listening to someone complaining about rare steak. I know you don't do European martial arts so I get where you are coming from. But once you spend some time using a wheel pommel it becomes the only type of pommel you want to grip. I think a lot of the friction is from people trying to cram their hand into the space above it. If you allow your hand to overlap with then it won't dig in to your hand and it becomes a solid anchor point that also provides edge alignment. To anyone reading this who absolutely hates wheel pommels on longswords; I used to be like you. Try it. Spend some real time experimenting and finding the right way to grip it that works for you.
@tjizzle29932 күн бұрын
I'll buy a $600 zombie tools apokatana
2 күн бұрын
I remember a video of a Japanese sword master asked about what is the best katana, and his answer was "the one that does not break".
@anpananpan91382 күн бұрын
hi matthew! i would love to have something like top 5 most durable sword you have tried.
Living in Germany, got my first cutter from Yari no Hanzo and I can only recommend it. Limited edition base model for 200€, decently tight ito and a good cutter, no regrets. I'm looking forward to your review on it, I looked for informations on this brand but reviews are sparce
@Matthew_JensenКүн бұрын
As a sword friend outside North America, could you tell me how much it costs to buy something from some of the other vendors online? Is there a premium that you have to pay for vendors outside the EU that you do not need to pay for Yari-no-Hanzo?
@samaeru666Күн бұрын
@@Matthew_Jensen in Europe you have to add 20% taxes on the whole price (including shipping then) plus some fixed costs when you buy outside the EU. As an example, I recently purchased a iaito in Japan, paid 605€ total, and had to pay 127€ upon receiving it. I knew that, but you have to factor that in when comparing prices. YariNoHanzo, via Katanamart, being based in Italy and offering free delivery over 100€ is then a good option for EU residents based on the price. The question being if it's a good option based on the quality
@strydyrhellzrydyr13452 күн бұрын
Man... Who is this ... Sword friend Matt... If he wants to just donate swords all the time. He can send some my way... Jez. Lol
@Matthew_JensenКүн бұрын
I send the broken pieces off to folks who can/have made cool stuff with them. I would not say that I donate them generally. They are too useful as examples for other videos.
@strydyrhellzrydyr13452 күн бұрын
Hey Matt... What makes you say.. LK chen you think wont send you anything anymore???
@Matthew_JensenКүн бұрын
Kult of Athena has sent me items made by LK Chen but LK Chen has not sent anything to me directly in years. It is speculation on my part but I get the impression that I am not the kind of reviewer they want.
@schreiberundleser53182 күн бұрын
I work with case hardened stuff, if there is a crack in the hard shell, the soft core breaks too. For the hits on the soft back, breaking the blade. The hard edge deforms very little if its hit something, and will act more elastic, if you hit the back, because its more plastic, the edge cannot spring back to release the stress, because of the plastic deformation of the soft back. The only way to release stress without breaking, is a bend through the flats of the blade, which mainly ocur, if hitting with the edge.
@Timeblade_Guild2 күн бұрын
Glad you liked our lightsabers! ⚔️🤺✨
@Matthew_JensenКүн бұрын
They have been very fun.
@hunterdabber28912 күн бұрын
Have you gotten a blade from dremsword. The blades look really good for the price. I would like one but haven’t seen a lot of reviews on them.
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Hit that one against a tree and see how it holds up to a $500 katana :)
i have the unokubi zakuri you have, i love it, the thing is so well balanced, a pleasure to cut with
Don't get ya phone mixed up with your shinken! It could be a real long distance call. Thanks for the video MJ, I always enjoy your content. Also I wrap Ito after soaking in warm water, works real well for me and is exceptionally tight when dried. Squeeze excess water out before you start the wrap.
Well TBF the Huawei phone company are 'good' too. Dutch experts with atomic microscopes and ties to ASML; say Huawei by 2021-22 had their own novel 5G modem and are producing SoCs on chinese native 7nm+ silicon from SMIC, bypassing past reliances on TSMC. Funny thing is I hade a Huawei phone almost a decade ago and hated it, but a lot can happen over a few years in China, A LOT to Washington's chagrin. Huawei Swords do look lovely and well made for the price btw, shame about the availability, but given the unbeatable price no surprise.
You can tell whoever did the tsukamaki , did a nice job. Could easily mistake it for having hishigami.
They don't import any fittings from any place in Japan 🤣, it's just lost wax Chinese castings .
I feel blessed to have a Huawai sword. The only thing I did not like, and hence changed, was the Tsuba. Mine was sharp edged water jet cut and ugly. The rest of the sword is top notch, I even got a custom rattan saya when I asked for it...that was 2019. Now...I do not even get an answer to my mails and I told them I would want to a buy a top of the line sword this time.
They’re the Albion (wait times) of the katana world!
Oh yes! Very good swords. My 9260 unokubi from them is one of the best cutters I've ever had. Love the lack of so-hi on the unokubi. Tsuka shaping, mount quality, tempering. All very good. Got lucky and bought before they got expensive. Only paid $260 CAD ($200USD) incl shipping. It's not perfect, but way above price point. Holds up better than 51CrV4, takes a fine edge, and cuts like a goddamn demon! Excellent stuff, man.
Also, Matt, check out my best cut : Freestanding Paper Difficulty Lvl 8. Got that cut with the Huawei 9260. Not a lot of swords could pull that cut, and only got it on my best day.
Siwode, on Amazon, offer a decent product in the $300-ish range. They were popular with a "walking dead" replica sword in T10, but they offer several decent swords. I'd love to see a review!
Gargoyle's Blade has one of those. They look great.
@@Swami504 i would love to see matt review one i think they do something no other budget line does i have a video of one of theirs on my channel. great sword fr
Missed the boat on Huawei, I feel. Nice katanas!
Price, speed, or quality. You can only pick two....this is how it is with any service
What's the strongest/best metal you experienced for a katana or other sword in general?
Sounds like they need to hire a good customer service rep. Lots of high quality manufacturers have slow delivery times. Just need to a hire a person who makes the waiting fun by proactively sending you updates of where your sword is in the process and some fun corresponding behind the scenes videos.
@@WhatIfBrigade the guy they got at swordier is doing this heavy for their brand rn they someone like that
IF THEY WOULD ONLY SHIP TO THE UK !!!
Since it’s not easy to get a Huawei, what other sword would be your top pick if your budget was around $300?
So I take it we're not going to see you put a Huawei sword up against the mighty Anathar?
Good morning Mathew, and thanks for a great video! Been a follower/subscriber for more years than l can count, and this is probably the first video that l can sit down with a cup of coffee and finish the video - and the coffee - at the same time! Bought some used swords from you via ebay a few times many many years ago. Love your videos and your approach to the products that you test and comment on.
Matt, I completely agree on your take of Huawei. I tend to buy katana in the $800-$1,000 range, and would place my Huawei swords at or above my Cloudhammer, Shadowdancer or even my ZSey, in terms of both tsuka build quality and their blades. The fittings are a bit simplistic, but well done. Their copper habaki are the best I've ever seen. Highly recommended to all if you can get one. My three Huaweis can't match my Kaneie though, with an even higher quality finish and some usable niku. Keep up the great work!
That blade... From up close... OOOOOOOOOOOooooohhhhhhhhhhHhhhh.... ... I'm gonna 😵
I have a Hauwei 9260 that I got about 4 years ago. We had just got done deer hunting and were butchering our kills. Decided to try cutting them down with it once we harvested what we could. The edge was fine cutting through the neck of a small buck I shot, but rolled terribly on my friends large buck while cutting through the spine of the beast. This was a big deer and the spine was probably around 5 inches thick. The blade sailed through, but the edge was damaged pretty badly. I love these swords, but I'm going to get something DH from them next time.
Thanks for the info. I would definitely consider this before making a purchase. Still they are beautiful blades, I have the 200$ oil quenched
Thanks
I can't understand why anyone would call their company "Romance of Men" unless you sell butt plugs or something and it bothers me. But, I guess I'm just a redneck bigot....
My Huawei came with a badly cracked handle :( It also has packing foam in the end of the saya to prevent rattle. I shone a torch down there you can even see it mark on the kissaki if it's well oiled.
Huawei used to be great until they started getting backlogged by like 2 years and refunding people just for asking where their sword is
How's that make them "not good" I would be glad for a refund vs. me never getting my money. It just sounds like they can't keep up with demand.
Great Video Matt, you know my feeling on these swords, i did get a commentary on my vid, that someone just got one in after 3 months and people are ordering, i guess they are doing swords in spurts...really hoping they will continue producing in some way.
I just put sword on order from them. I was told it would be 4-6 months before it's ready, however, the estimate was months less than off-the-shelf sword from malleus, or sigi forge, or Albion. Maybe I'm just unlucky but most of the European sword manufacturers that I've used have lead times that are 6 to 12 months. Very excited to get my hands on one!
Noooooo teddy 😂
It looks more like a wakizashi than a Katana.
What's that lovely sword @ 16:05? 🙏
"everything you could ever want" .. Me, a longsword enthusiast: false edge? Cross guard??? 🥺 Joking aside, that is a very nice sword!
Congratulations on your collection!
Beautiful!
All depends on how much money a guy has. $9,000 is a lot to us working guys. To others $9000 isnt likes $90. If had to guess the people texting Matt negative are just kids. They still live at home and just talk BS.
I appreciate the support here but keep in mind I get it wrong often enough. People have different opinions and that is good. People can also suck at expressing them, which is not good but does not change the point they may have.
@@Matthew_Jensen Well if the opinion is one based in truth and accurate. Many on internet just want to vent thier anger on people that step up and do videos. You know this Matt, your great guy and I appreciate your humble style. Your honest humble style Is best way to handle the trolls I suppose. Just today I commented on a sword guy, that he didnt test the sword by doing a slap to the side of the Katana, or expand on the S5 steel. i was easy on him as I could tell he was kinda a dink. . HE GOT SO MAD that I said he didnt test it fully. Like You Do, I almost told him to check out your channel, but the guy is not stable, so I did not...So this guy is 180 from you.. Terrible you tube guy.. . You, Shad, & Skall are the Best.. No need for others...
@@Matthew_Jensen You & Shad are more normal . I like Skall , watched him for around 12 years, he has gotten more normal. In beginning he was doing a false Accent. He was strange dude.. But he does truth in reviews and paved way kinda...
Way to loose omg ...buy at Toshiro swords U will get 10000 percent quality
Got damn this is a awesome piece...
Matthew, I would love to see you do another video on Point Gallery swords. This you bought was the musashi, which is similar to the season one but not the actual season one. And the season is actually crisper while actually looking older, and just an FYI, that head would have never come off. But I would love if you got in touch with Mark and had a season one done with a better blade like a t10 or hanwei raptor and one of his own carves based on the Connor sword, the Markano.
Figured this was a good spot to start research. If i make you one we may have to talk "drunk review"
If you can not handle a katana, then do not play with it.....
All the wheel pommel hate is infuriating lol. It's like listening to someone complaining about rare steak. I know you don't do European martial arts so I get where you are coming from. But once you spend some time using a wheel pommel it becomes the only type of pommel you want to grip. I think a lot of the friction is from people trying to cram their hand into the space above it. If you allow your hand to overlap with then it won't dig in to your hand and it becomes a solid anchor point that also provides edge alignment. To anyone reading this who absolutely hates wheel pommels on longswords; I used to be like you. Try it. Spend some real time experimenting and finding the right way to grip it that works for you.
I'll buy a $600 zombie tools apokatana
I remember a video of a Japanese sword master asked about what is the best katana, and his answer was "the one that does not break".
hi matthew! i would love to have something like top 5 most durable sword you have tried.
1. Cloudhammer S7 2. Sadowdancer S7 3. Ronin Dojo Po (1060)
@@Matthew_Jensen Thank you very much!
Living in Germany, got my first cutter from Yari no Hanzo and I can only recommend it. Limited edition base model for 200€, decently tight ito and a good cutter, no regrets. I'm looking forward to your review on it, I looked for informations on this brand but reviews are sparce
As a sword friend outside North America, could you tell me how much it costs to buy something from some of the other vendors online? Is there a premium that you have to pay for vendors outside the EU that you do not need to pay for Yari-no-Hanzo?
@@Matthew_Jensen in Europe you have to add 20% taxes on the whole price (including shipping then) plus some fixed costs when you buy outside the EU. As an example, I recently purchased a iaito in Japan, paid 605€ total, and had to pay 127€ upon receiving it. I knew that, but you have to factor that in when comparing prices. YariNoHanzo, via Katanamart, being based in Italy and offering free delivery over 100€ is then a good option for EU residents based on the price. The question being if it's a good option based on the quality
Man... Who is this ... Sword friend Matt... If he wants to just donate swords all the time. He can send some my way... Jez. Lol
I send the broken pieces off to folks who can/have made cool stuff with them. I would not say that I donate them generally. They are too useful as examples for other videos.
Hey Matt... What makes you say.. LK chen you think wont send you anything anymore???
Kult of Athena has sent me items made by LK Chen but LK Chen has not sent anything to me directly in years. It is speculation on my part but I get the impression that I am not the kind of reviewer they want.
I work with case hardened stuff, if there is a crack in the hard shell, the soft core breaks too. For the hits on the soft back, breaking the blade. The hard edge deforms very little if its hit something, and will act more elastic, if you hit the back, because its more plastic, the edge cannot spring back to release the stress, because of the plastic deformation of the soft back. The only way to release stress without breaking, is a bend through the flats of the blade, which mainly ocur, if hitting with the edge.
Glad you liked our lightsabers! ⚔️🤺✨
They have been very fun.
Have you gotten a blade from dremsword. The blades look really good for the price. I would like one but haven’t seen a lot of reviews on them.