Practical XL Katana Review

Swords of Might review featuring the Paul Chen Practical XL Katana

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Entertainment

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• practical
• XL
• katana
• paul
• chen
• review

[DocturMike]

is the hammon real?

[swordsofmight]

It is a real hamon that is enhanced

[DocturMike]

thanks bro :D juss ordered mine the other day and got it today it's hella sick!!!

[swordsofmight]

Glad you like it!

[wheelerdealer66]

would you reccomend the practical xl over the praqctical plus for regular use

[swordsofmight]

Personally I like the Practical plus for regular use.

[doldei]

how many necks whould this cut in a single blow? more than four is a awesome blade ....

[linkfanatic13579]

depending if you used it or not, oil it after every use (cutting) if on the wall maybe like inspect it once a month to check if it needs it

[ItsNuckChorris]

Do you ship to Australia, and can someone tell me how much it is?

[darkghost223]

ships to brazil ? please answer

[rogantu]

@stk931 oh yeah also high carbon steel can get a super edge because it gets very hard, BUT spring steel is... well springy and if you hit metal or a tree very hard the spring steel katana might shake or bounce while the high carbon steel blade which is sharper and even harder could shatter because the energy has nowhere else to go.

the thing is the spring steel will turn the energy into bouncing, bending or shaking while the hard/brittle carbon steel could shatter and hit you with a sharp piece!

[rogantu]

@stk931 no!

it is hard to explain because I do not know the details. let's say you have a katana from a cheap internet store, it is super sharp and got a nice hamon and everything, but then you cut a piece of wood and the blade bends, or the edge breaks. this would be due to too bad metal or bad tempering, but let's say it's from the metal.

if you had the same katana made from high carbon steel 1045 or 1060 or 1065 it would gone into the wood with little/no damage.

that is what I mean.

[stk931]

@rogantu what do you mean by blade type? like length?

[rogantu]

sorry for not buying from you swordsofmight, but I got it way cheaper at Athene.

[rogantu]

@howwie11 ah I figured now. light has cut some metal away at the back of the sword (can't remember what it is called!), but in old times it was used to draw blood away from the sword + make it lighter, so I'd buy the light one because it looks better, 6 bucks isn't much ;)

[rogantu]

@howwie11 I think they are the same, just google both and get the sword buyers guide review, the speccs and end results are the same... weird

[rogantu]

@TheIcemanModdeler yes higher number = great.

never buy swords less than 1045 unless you will ONLY have it for display or cutting very small objects.

for example 9260 steel is spring steel, high carbon stops somewhere, but Im not sure at what number.

check Sword Buyers Guide for some info.

[rogantu]

@DocturMike hey man still got this katana? been 2 years so I just wanna check on the shape?

after calculating shipping this bastard ended up cheaper than the 100 dollar white katana I wanted so I'm gonna get it.

I just wonder what is your opinion and how did it hold up?