Yeah I think it was about $30 (USD,) for the ito upgrade + the $30 hishigami upgrade - very tight and definitely worth getting the base hishigami at least imo. 👍
Nice. I think this one is even nicer than the black. Less panel lines in the tsuka, and more character with the red saya. Cool swords, man. Also, I like how they make the habaki flush up to the hamachi, rather than the ugly cut in the front of the habaki that you often see.
Totally agree! this one was the first I got / ordered the 2nd simply because this one was like the nicest feeling katana I've had / lighter than most my bo-hi blades & amazing cutter, Tsuka is soo good. has carved channels and waisted just right (I feel like it's the template design style for those nice and light Z-sey blades) also saya is well fit/slimmer than most LQ forges make and tapers. Was slightly disappointed in the 2nd/black one simply coz it wasn't a clone of this one with different fittings 😅 (tsuka on the black one is wider / more rectangle and habaki wasn't as flush with ledge at the back, Still really like that one after getting used to it but I prefer this first one so much more! / probs my fave sword in the collection). sometimes even from the same maker/model you get two different swords & feel like I won the sword lottery with this one lol
@@joske2838 Right on. I heard they make a little shelf on the interior of the habaki to make it sit right. Never seen that and not sure it's very common. Cool little details. I'd be right happy with this one, too. Most Longquan shinogi are way overweight, so it's nice to see a properly maneuverable option without a bohi.
@@KF1 Definitely, one of my jkoo-sinosword's with a bo-hi is still way heavier than this one! and I've always felt most are overbuilt, I'm curious to know how the bo-hi option for these shadowdancer shinogi blades feel too- would be cool to see what yourself and other great cutters in the YT community could do with this one putting it to the test 🙌 Would have made for a good iaito option too!
Cheers! Yeah it ended being even lighter than I expected & feels as light as my aluminium iaito or near abouts, it sailed through the last of the noodle scraps I had left even with the factory edge though I ended up sharpening it a bit further & polished it 🙌
