Bear in mind that the Chisa is a SHORT katana (36" long), and has a different "feel" from the standard-size 41" katana. Welcome to the forum! I recently purchased a Cold Steel Chisa Katana, so I can offer you my input. I am not gonna ask for more comparison on those two, but just want to know, if you guys have to pick one personally, which one would you pick? why?
I have read tons of stuff about those two products in the forum, but I still could not decide between the two Lastly, I am trying to decide between the Last Legend IV and the cold steel warrior katana (also tempted to get the mark V folded though ). Is that true? If that is so, would it better to get unpolished sword like the CS warrior for some cutting? I have read somewhere in this forum that cutting will stain the polishing on the blade therefore making it look ugly. What is mono tempered? is it good? bad? what is the effect on quality of the sword? what about diff tempered?Īnother question that I have is about the polishing on the sword. I came across the Cold steel warrior katana that is MONO-TEMPERED. I am still a newbie in the world of sword, but I am looking to get a beginner's "REAL" katana soon. Last edited by Scott Byler 04-14-2004 at 06:08 AM. it is a matter of what you are looking for in the sword and what you wish it to do in performance. Many prize this as much as any other part of the katana. I think a good working finish is in the 400 to 600 grit range, myself.Įdit to add that I think that the biggest and most prominent difference in mono tempered and differentially hardened is the hamon. Mirror usually has pretty high grit sanding done, up to 2000 or more and satin usually doesn't go quite as high. Has to do with how fine the grit in sanding is and all. is bright and polished but still has some 'lines' in it that keep it from being like a mirror in look, if that makes sense. I understand the Imperial line has a more mirror finish on it. Well, I think that the less polished CS kat probably would be considered a satin finish. That way you can have the firsthand experience to go by. I think it would be better since this is a katana discussion to defer to those that have handled the swords in question and have more input to the relative performance of each. Guess that goes for both types, though, doesn't it?. A through tempered piece will probably exhibit more spring without taking a set/bending. So if you cut a lot you may end up sharpening a bit more. Generally, a through tempered blade will dull faster than the traditionally done harder edge.
Well, the relative nature of through tempered versus the more traditional is arguable (and has been before.) I don't think there is a better, only what a person wants in his blade.
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