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Originally Posted by Robert_RedBeard I just bought a new Bud K Katana.
Because I like to chop some pumpkins in the fall and watermelon in the summer.
We have a watermelon chop on the 4th of July. Then a Pumkin Chop the weekend after Halloween.
We also wet down cardboard and roll it up. This has worked okay for cutting.
I do it because it is fun. I have no delusions of being a swordsman.
I could take most idiots that picked up a bokken but little else. So I stick to my faithful adivisaries the pumpkin and watermelon. | Yikes, which Katana did you buy. I am very familiar with Bud K. Most of what they sell is Junk, thought they have started to carry some higher end blades made by cold steel, and some other as of yet unkwown Chinese smiths. Well, unknown to most. Cutting pumpkins though is a low enough risk activity, however many of their katana's could not handle it. It is good that you could take most idiots with your Boken, though idiots provide little challenge. Hope that Bud K works out for you, was it a higher end or lower end commercial piece? |
So far I have 2 Bud K Swords.
The Full Tang Katana: It was in some ugly shape. Bad edge and the hendle was very slick. Plus the Scabbard sucked.
I have had the Full Tang for many years now. Bought it for $50.
I spent a week hand sharpening it and making a new scabbard. I also burned a checker pattern into the handle as well as modify the tip.
The New one:
Item # BK1100 $80
3/4 tang.
Very Sharp
Traditional katana shaped blade.
I haven't taken it apart yet to check it out. So I am not sure about the shape of the tang. It does feel a little loose. But that is nothing a little taking it apart and fitting it better won't do.
My first Martial Art was Robert Bussey's Ninjutsu. I don't think he even calls it Ninjutsu anymore. I learned the wonderful skill of tinkering to make things better from my teacher.
So far I am imoressed with the Full Tang Katana. I have cut many pumpkin and watermelon. As well as about wrist sized trees and bicep sized rolls of damp cardboard. I use it as a machete when we are clearing out brush at the range.
P.S.
My Full Tang has bitten many a fool. People that have thought they could handle it after my many warnings of how sharp it was. One guy just grabbed the thing and started flipping it around.
He lost it in mid swing and then tried to catch it by the blade. Messed his hand up.
Another fool about gutted me when she grabbed it all the sudden and swung at a pumpkin. Almost got me with the follow through. Luck that I am fast. If I hadn't moved it would have gutted me. It missed so close that I wasn't sure it missed.
Many moons ago I stabbed myself in the back. That was real funny. LOL