Hanwei Ronin Katana Review (SH2360) from Paul Chen and CAS Iberia 

I hope people can learn something or at least benefit in some way from the videos. Glad you found it helpful. As for less expensive swords, I do them as I get them. Most of the stuff I get is second hand so it is more affordable to review and I am limited by the deals I can find. I have reviewed a few sub $400 ronin katana, the hanwei practical plus, the hanwei raptors, a cold steel emperor, the windlass roven, the KC29IV, a starfire peice, something from badger blades, a zombie tools zakuzashi, and a tfw katana.. most of those are on the less expensive side... What kind of sword would you like me to review? I will keep a look out for it.. As for my little girl, the youtube comments so far indicate that I should have her do all the reviews..

Yes I have seen those reviews. I don't have any specific swords in mind but I just like seeing also cheaper swords professionally XD reviewed. It's the variation that makes your channel interesting. High and low end production stuff and also custom goodies. Your channel is still small so people who watch your videos actually care about the stuff you are talking about. As you get bigger it unfortunately attracts assholes. When that happens you definitely should never put your daughter in the videos. At least don't show her the comments. By the way I think these are my first ever comments on you tube. I normally just don't bother with thousands of idiots spamming profanity's everywhere.

You have a valid observation there. The youtube comments section is not known for good conversation but my experience has been positive overall. I am not sure what to expect with channel growth. It has stayed at a steady rate but its is slow in comparison to others. I'm not complaining though. I'm having a good time with it.

I'm actually surprised your channel hasn't grown more. It has good information and it's entertaining. What more do you want? Kind of surprised how other similar channels are a lot bigger. I find most of them quite boring...

I'm not complaining about the growth. I am happy with it but admittedly I don't really know how to make it happen faster. I am guessing that the limited subject matter does not appeal to most people. Most of the other channels that have grown quicker talk about more topics than I do. The thing is, I don't think anyone tunes into my channel to hear me, I think they do it to learn about a specific product or something like that.

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Glad you like em.

I do watch them all day long... do I need professional help? ;__;

thank you sir

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You can also buy a musashi style tsuba and put it on any sword you want... Might take a little dicking around but you could do it.

Glad you found one you wanted.

Matthew Jensen Yep, this sword has the blade I want (folded K120C) with iron fittings and a bohi (like the shinto, but obviously a wider profile and different steel type). I am curious how this sword handles.

heavier than the bushido or shinto. Sizable piece but still feels decent. I hope you like it.

Matthew Jensen Thanks, I'm going to have the blade sharpened and polished, re-wrapped with white silk, white kakucho sageo and black laquer same. I'll have a video up in late December.

I would think it would be a bit heavy. Is it more of a workout than a typical iaito?

I am looking to buy my first folded steel katana and can't decide on this one or the BattleBlades - Senshi Erai Hito No Katana? They are both around the same price.

I have had a few Skyjiro katana now and I think they are decent swords for sure. They are not perfect but they tend to do fit and finish a little better than some others in their price bracket. That said, I have not had the Kumo. Most recently I had the warlord and the domoe.

Thomas ari I'd like to see how great the folks in Germany could make katana. Everything else the Germans make is top shelf.

thank you

I think it is a great sword to start with but I don't have one around aymore.

@@Matthew_Jensen oh thank you hahah eventually I'd love to get it with a complete custom remount from Fred lohman

I would prefer the PP+Elite for cutting tamai or bamboo.. Maybe even water bottles. I would prefer the Hanwei Ronin to do iaido or a zombie apocalypse

@@Matthew_Jensen thanks for the reply. Judging by your answer the PPE is the superior cutter, so what makes you choose the Ronin for a Zombie Apocalypse? 😁

Good advice. I'll try to keep it down.

LOL, its a more common occurrence than you might expect but it does not often make it into the video. She makes up for it by being adorable though. There is more or better ways I could have done the video but the sword sold while I was doing the editing. I did not have enough time with it to swing it around n such.

Matthew mentioned this sword belongs to a friend. Prolly why he isn't cutting with it.

santana jackson what is a good handmade brand of katanas?

Yeah, that seems like a great deal if it is in good condition.

Yes, It has some etching on it but it is real.

I don't know about that.. Albions are made on a CnC machine and they have them.. Many other blades that are made on a lathe of some sort have them... I agree it has a sense of hand-made-nesss but it is just not good.. All the actual hand made pieces are cleaner. At least in the Japanese side of things.

You can't buy a Japanese katana outside of Japan.

I am starting to feel that you are just a salesmen.

I provide my thoughts, biases, and video.. If your take away is that I am a salesmen and the sword is not worth your money, then that is fine. I hope the video helped you decide one way or the other.

@@Resident-cb3yz it sounds like you got a dog,I've had one for over 10years and it's still a great sword tsuka (handle) is perfect for my hands and all the fittings are as tight as ever the blade has a few scratches and needs a good polish it doesn't even have that much saya rattle, I love it,one of my favourite swords,either I got a really good one or you got one that shouldn't have passed quality control

@@Matthew_Jensen I thought your video was unbiased and I enjoyed it just like any other of your videos, thanks