Good destruction testing. I wouldn't have used a boulder (sharp edges on a stone will always break wood), but you need to know what the limits are. Anyone can post opinion, sometimes you need first-hand experience.
I used to have one just like that. It too broke like that. I didnt hit it against a rock or anything. But I did bust the fuck out of it. It was a pretty bokken in general though.
I was watching...a noob...destroying a good bokken...now...I have the urge to kill him...kid - ya slashes did not show even a technique, you were just hammering that thing. For gods sake...forget about bokkens and go play your games on internet...it will save many bokkens...
it always hurts to watch destruction testing like this, but its impressive to see that it can take that much abuse, AFTER u demolished a cinderblock previously with the same one.
as opposed to bokken WITH Pins??... Ive never heard of pins in a bokken, and im kind of involved in the bokken world... Anyways, looks like the rock knows its place now
But, i guess hitting once with full power would be enough to test the strength? After all, hitting against a heavy bolder puts more strain on the weapon than hitting another weapon.
It's destruction testing. Japanese swordsmiths do it with nihonto, too. If you don't break it, someone else will eventually. Why not find out what it takes to break it yourself so you can fix it with the next one?
Ok, it is one thing to test something to see if it can hold up under normal and/or extreme use. However, a stone boulder is not a test of the bokken under extreme use. What does that prove? Is the next one going to be glued in a way that it can outlast the boulder. Wood is just not meant to handle that job. Cinder blocks are another matter, and I believe that it would destroy the block, but not solid stone.
It's not about getting the sword to smash the boulder. The point is seeing how far the bokken will go before breaking. The key is breaking the bokken.
When doing crash safety tests, you smash a car against a brick/steel wall. It's not about smashing through the wall, it's about just how much the wall damaged the car.
learn from mistakes and gain experience and the next one wont break. you have to do a destruction test. well maybe not have to but its good to see how much a bokken can take without breaking and therefor you have gained that much experience about making bokken.
Trust me, the next bokken will not outlast the same boulder. Unless made out of something super hard or resiliant, like solid steel or maybe polypropelene, all that you've learned it not to fight boulders. It's like blaming the sword for failing to destroy a tank. The sword isn't made for that, unless you are cutting fuel lines or something.
love your cutting vids, but this vid is very comical in a sense, You look a bit like a caveman beating the boken on that rock...lol, no offense intended.
Hickory Hickory Hickory...no Doubt, the best choise for Bokken. White Oak is only a cheaper alternative. Nice shape on the bokken, but i dont think it stood a chance against the ROCK!(rock beats scisors aka Bokken)But I dont like the Laminate tecniqe (multi layered) it allows no flex/give. All the Laminated one I ever made broke really quick. Them things that can give, will give. Them things that can't give, will break. I like the way your willing to show what you bokken can do though. very kool
actually the multi bokken flex WAY more than anyother bokken would ever under light pressure and even oak can become godly if made properly. I have other designs or wood construction in the testing field but let me assure i have made bokkens for a very long time and single piece bokkens are nice but can break on grain if made bad in one good hit while the multi has grain going every which way making it much harder to snap.
lol i did neither! ^_^ this was its ability to hold up at harsh conditions being: already cracked no oil or any laquer treatment... lol and it was made of cheap oak not white oak or red but plain A oak ^_^
bokkens are easy as hell to make if you got the proper woods... for instance i used some cheap oak but multiplyed by 5 and it was pretty good. now use a 2-3 ply and make one of ipe hickory and lignum vitae and that makes the strongest bokken availible on the market... i make such weps out of ipe and they are somewhat near undestructable and im posting a vid on how to make steel swords and now i guess ill make one on how to make a multiply bokken
dude i made that bokken as a thrasher and its not like it would experience the same against a hickory plus blade....>_> jeez dont shit your pants man...
L.O.L.
bokutoone 1 year ago
That thing is short.
SoulReaperOnimaru 1 year ago
Good destruction testing. I wouldn't have used a boulder (sharp edges on a stone will always break wood), but you need to know what the limits are. Anyone can post opinion, sometimes you need first-hand experience.
bokkenreview 1 year ago
doesnt look like your going full force
nejixdragon 1 year ago
I used to have one just like that. It too broke like that. I didnt hit it against a rock or anything. But I did bust the fuck out of it. It was a pretty bokken in general though.
iluvpunisher 1 year ago
I was watching...a noob...destroying a good bokken...now...I have the urge to kill him...kid - ya slashes did not show even a technique, you were just hammering that thing. For gods sake...forget about bokkens and go play your games on internet...it will save many bokkens...
Eriker321 1 year ago
Dude if you get bored of your old bokkens send them to me plz
BlueDragon20012000 1 year ago
it always hurts to watch destruction testing like this, but its impressive to see that it can take that much abuse, AFTER u demolished a cinderblock previously with the same one.
KKSxMercy 2 years ago
WTF WILL YOU WANT TO DO THAT FOR?
a spare bokken its allways helpfull in a dojo, why whould you brake it with no reason
cocy3000 2 years ago
as opposed to bokken WITH Pins??... Ive never heard of pins in a bokken, and im kind of involved in the bokken world... Anyways, looks like the rock knows its place now
ReiMonCoH 2 years ago
I can break a boulder with my manly aura alone. XD Anyway, nice attempt.
Starfox1189 2 years ago
I pronounce boulder a winner! lol
But, i guess hitting once with full power would be enough to test the strength? After all, hitting against a heavy bolder puts more strain on the weapon than hitting another weapon.
Ranziel1 2 years ago
Why would you do something like this? Its like using a hammer to cut a cake or a sword to pound a nail in. Your better off using a sledge hammer.
HadesOmega 2 years ago
It's destruction testing. Japanese swordsmiths do it with nihonto, too. If you don't break it, someone else will eventually. Why not find out what it takes to break it yourself so you can fix it with the next one?
Hyoujinsama 2 years ago 3
good point
kirax10a 2 years ago
Ok, it is one thing to test something to see if it can hold up under normal and/or extreme use. However, a stone boulder is not a test of the bokken under extreme use. What does that prove? Is the next one going to be glued in a way that it can outlast the boulder. Wood is just not meant to handle that job. Cinder blocks are another matter, and I believe that it would destroy the block, but not solid stone.
padreperrbear 2 years ago
...You're thinking of this the wrong way.
It's not about getting the sword to smash the boulder. The point is seeing how far the bokken will go before breaking. The key is breaking the bokken.
When doing crash safety tests, you smash a car against a brick/steel wall. It's not about smashing through the wall, it's about just how much the wall damaged the car.
Hyoujinsama 2 years ago
Waste of good bokken.
Shameful...
DoomscytheHarvester 2 years ago
Not much a waste as it is a good test. But it failed badly.
SoulReaperOnimaru 2 years ago
True, it is just sad. A failure of any kind of test.
DoomscytheHarvester 2 years ago
learn from mistakes and gain experience and the next one wont break. you have to do a destruction test. well maybe not have to but its good to see how much a bokken can take without breaking and therefor you have gained that much experience about making bokken.
kakashi1578 2 years ago 4
Trust me, the next bokken will not outlast the same boulder. Unless made out of something super hard or resiliant, like solid steel or maybe polypropelene, all that you've learned it not to fight boulders. It's like blaming the sword for failing to destroy a tank. The sword isn't made for that, unless you are cutting fuel lines or something.
padreperrbear 2 years ago
it didnt break the boulder
vinayhinduja123 3 years ago
love your cutting vids, but this vid is very comical in a sense, You look a bit like a caveman beating the boken on that rock...lol, no offense intended.
snookytoeflip 3 years ago 2
... epic fail noob
wolfmaster555 3 years ago
I tried to stop a runaway semi with a bokken once - I failed....... DUH!
fracturedminds 3 years ago
you fail in general
Masahiro121 3 years ago
NERD
sanpiccione 3 years ago
horrible form...
haha jk
:]
paintballr417 3 years ago
Hickory Hickory Hickory...no Doubt, the best choise for Bokken. White Oak is only a cheaper alternative. Nice shape on the bokken, but i dont think it stood a chance against the ROCK!(rock beats scisors aka Bokken)But I dont like the Laminate tecniqe (multi layered) it allows no flex/give. All the Laminated one I ever made broke really quick. Them things that can give, will give. Them things that can't give, will break. I like the way your willing to show what you bokken can do though. very kool
ReiMonCoH 3 years ago
actually the multi bokken flex WAY more than anyother bokken would ever under light pressure and even oak can become godly if made properly. I have other designs or wood construction in the testing field but let me assure i have made bokkens for a very long time and single piece bokkens are nice but can break on grain if made bad in one good hit while the multi has grain going every which way making it much harder to snap.
Masahiro121 3 years ago
wow gr8 effort!
Urie117 4 years ago
yeh bokken a durible there made stronge as to help train samurai/ninja or idiot's in the future who cant cut for shit lol
Nice vid keep it up.
And what wood you use..
Did you oil or bokken or soak it in bleached water for a few day's?
Urie117 4 years ago
lol i did neither! ^_^ this was its ability to hold up at harsh conditions being: already cracked no oil or any laquer treatment... lol and it was made of cheap oak not white oak or red but plain A oak ^_^
Masahiro121 4 years ago
how the heck did you make a bokken?! you should make a video on ''how to make a bokken''
mrmrmanhuman 4 years ago
bokkens are easy as hell to make if you got the proper woods... for instance i used some cheap oak but multiplyed by 5 and it was pretty good. now use a 2-3 ply and make one of ipe hickory and lignum vitae and that makes the strongest bokken availible on the market... i make such weps out of ipe and they are somewhat near undestructable and im posting a vid on how to make steel swords and now i guess ill make one on how to make a multiply bokken
Masahiro121 4 years ago
The only thing that was good about this video was the tree leaves in the background. I hate people like you who do this to instruments of art.
mellowmaromi1 4 years ago
dude i made that bokken as a thrasher and its not like it would experience the same against a hickory plus blade....>_> jeez dont shit your pants man...
Masahiro121 4 years ago
Don't concern yourself with it man, people have different views, but i think that this is fine, as long as it is for the sake of testing.
JesusFuckingChrist84 4 years ago
Poor Bokken. :( But that looks nicely made!
tokyokittycat 4 years ago
thats about 18 to 19 hits till it started to seriously splinter...
Masahiro121 4 years ago
dude....wow....want one. will order one from you ASAP, how much for an iron wood edge, hickory spine katana?
JesusFuckingChrist84 4 years ago