is this good for swords ?
2069910
Probably too small for anything larger than about an 8" knife. I use it to touch up lathe tooling.
2069911
I found the stone to be one of the worse diamond stones that I have ever used. I threw it in the recycle bin. Maybe it can be turned into something useful.
2069912
This 6" stone is way too short for using with a sword. I have a 6" fixed blade Cold Steel Roughneck knife and find this stone too short for it; I can't immagine trying to sharpen a longer blade. I am ordering the carborundum 12" stone from Amazon....one side course/one side fine, for only around 10-15 dollars. That's the way to go. You just have to wet down the carborundum stone with some light oil (even cooking oil will do), then wipe it off when you're done. Everytime I try to sharpen my 6" knife with this....I almost cut myself 'cause there's so little room to draw the blade accross. Hope this helps This 6" stone is way too short for using with a sword. I have a 6" fixed blade Cold Steel Roughneck knife and find this stone too short for it; I can't immagine trying to sharpen a longer blade. I am ordering the carborundum 12" stone from Amazon....one side course/one side fine, for only around 10-15 dollars. That's the way to go. You just have to wet down the carborundum stone with some light oil (even cooking oil will do), then wipe it off when you're done. Everytime I try to sharpen my 6" knife with this....I almost cut myself 'cause there's so little room to draw... » Read More This 6" stone is way too short for using with a sword. I have a 6" fixed blade Cold Steel Roughneck knife and find this stone too short for it; I can't immagine trying to sharpen a longer blade. I am ordering the carborundum 12" stone from Amazon....one side course/one side fine, for only around 10-15 dollars. That's the way to go. You just have to wet down the carborundum stone with some light oil (even cooking oil will do), then wipe it off when you're done. Everytime I try to sharpen my 6" knife with this....I almost cut myself 'cause there's so little room to draw the blade accross. Hope this helps « Show Less
2069913
I found it not very good, the coating is uneven and only does a good bevel to start the process.
1861086
J.- My sword is a curved bone sword that's 34", I had the same question, thinking would it be okay for curved, it should be fine for straight.
1899599
Well I use it more for display, but it is pretty heavy and sturdy and sharp at the end. My guess would be if you are very careful it wouldn't break. I saw a video of someone using the sword to chop a wooden beam in half, but then again it is a cosplaying sword
1394711
My long sword is to light at the grip. But, I believe unless you fill the pommel and grip with metal, the material is not giving you any more. Still a good thing for basic training, If you are more advanced use the real thing.
408167
Absolutely....should the need arise God forbid, this sword will easily handle either a strong sideways slicing blow, or a forward motion stab. It comes quite sharp out of the box, but as a collector I always like to put my own edge to it. The point will go thru a lot more than just soft flesh. This is a very vicious sword, and far from being anything to play with. I do however have one suggestion to make and that is to find a good strong military grade paracord, or something very similar and wrap the handle to give it a better grip. As it is the grip is a bit thin for bigger hands like mine. It not only provides for better gripping power, but also helps to soak up any moisture from sweating hands. Just be sure that your wrap is very tight and very even, and that your tie-off is at the back end of the handle. You can even use the ring as a tying point. All-in-all.... I would not want to be facing the business end of this sword. It is double edged, it is very sharp, and will easily dispatch even the largest of attackers. The throwing knives are not sharp on the edges and do not seem to want to sharpen no matter how hard I try. They do have a good point and would stick if thrown properly. I'm not a thrower so I cannot make suggestions or give any kind of worthy advice. But I can recommend the sword to anyone looking to add to their collection, or add to their self defense arsenal.
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I'm not exactly sure... You definitely want to clean the blade. There are no more than enough sword cleaning kits available on Amazon. I bought one at the same time that I bought this sort. It's in a wooden box with congee written on the front. I can't remember the seller or the name of The seller, or the name of the product, but it was a damn good investment and it only costs about $13 per kit. I suggest doing your research on cleaning katana before you purchase this one.
1941254
Nope. It's not made for curved or abstract swords. I had to hang mine separately.
2062850
depends on how skinny it is. My sword is pretty skinny and the belt fit it fine so you should be okay.
1147318
Should work fine. I've used mine with a scabbard .they are good for the price, they're just a little stiff when they are new.
1859185
No way. This is purely for decoration. There is no edge to the blade at all and if you tried to give it one you'll probably destroy the sword.
1747487
If you buy a wall rack. They don't come with a rack. I would only use them a display swords.
265203
Definitely not. They aren't made the proper way. The bottom of the blade where you hold the sword is a really long screw. My katana got thrown away because of the metal bending under the force if me drawing the sword.
1945236
I don't know what a katana is. We've used it on brass mostly. It works wonders.
1781001
Fits broadswords just fine, if your blade is thin (like katana thin) then I would recommend you get a sheathe for the best fit.
2260455
Its actually not a very good sword. I wouldn't purchase it if I was you if if its cheap.
792184
I suppose technically it could, but this particular product is meant more for broadsword style swords.
1171441
Not really they the swords are great also very usable and sharp but the sheath is crappy they tend to poke thru the end of it and if ur not careful they will poke u thru the sheath I would suggest getting a hard leather or wooden sheath.