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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
June 28 2010 02:54 GMT
#21
On June 28 2010 08:45 BroOd wrote:
Go with the knife. A few years ago I got one of those cheapo swords (on st. mark's in NY, not in Japan) and whenever we would get drunk at my place we'd have some sort of sword contest. The most popular one was holding the sword like a javelin and chucking it into this white stucco wall we had in the living room. Sometimes there were posters or little targets, sometimes it was to see who could get it to sink in the deepest. We ended up filing the holes with toothpaste before we left so that we could get our security deposit back, but honestly we were really lucky no one died.

Surprisingly, more people were injured during our drunk nerf hoop slam dunk contests.

You actually are really lucky. Those cheapo swords are known to just collapse around the handle when played around with. They don't have a proper tang and the fittings are laughable. They can hurt you really bad.
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10833 Posts
June 28 2010 03:00 GMT
#22
On June 28 2010 11:54 koreasilver wrote:
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On June 28 2010 08:45 BroOd wrote:
Go with the knife. A few years ago I got one of those cheapo swords (on st. mark's in NY, not in Japan) and whenever we would get drunk at my place we'd have some sort of sword contest. The most popular one was holding the sword like a javelin and chucking it into this white stucco wall we had in the living room. Sometimes there were posters or little targets, sometimes it was to see who could get it to sink in the deepest. We ended up filing the holes with toothpaste before we left so that we could get our security deposit back, but honestly we were really lucky no one died.

Surprisingly, more people were injured during our drunk nerf hoop slam dunk contests.

You actually are really lucky. Those cheapo swords are known to just collapse around the handle when played around with. They don't have a proper tang and the fittings are laughable. They can hurt you really bad.

Oh trust me, I know we were super lucky. The blade actually did pop out of handle at one point, and it was one of those flimsy metal bars instead of a tang. This didn't change one key fact though:

Drunk ninja fears nothing.
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
June 28 2010 03:01 GMT
#23
Oh heavens.
Golden Ghost
Profile Joined February 2003
Netherlands1041 Posts
June 28 2010 08:34 GMT
#24
I'm getting really fed up with the cheaper kitchen knife's so thinking of buying some very good quality knifes.

Manifesto what is the price range for a good knife? One that will last the rest of my life and stays sharp (is it even possible to sharpen them like you do with a cheap kitchen knife without ruining the cutting edge?).

And is it possible to buy one online?
Life is to give and take. You take a vacation and you give to the poor.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27174 Posts
June 28 2010 11:54 GMT
#25
Anywhere from 50 bucks for a regular kitchen knife that we use at my house (which you can sharpen) up to 1000 - 10000+ for something a master would use. I don't know where to get one by mail, but I am sure there is a website out there somewhere that does it.

I am going up to the city next Wednesday so I can take some pictures for you if you like. That might make a cool blog. OP will you still be around?
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VarmVaffel
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway378 Posts
June 28 2010 13:32 GMT
#26
Thanks a lot for the google map and instructions. I was planning on going there today, but as I am traveling with three other buddies, we ended up not having time for the visit to that particular street after all. (We have set ourselves kind of a tight schedule for this Japan tour to see everything worth seeing before we go.)

I will stick around for a little less then a week from now, so please feel free to take pictures if you feel it's not too much of a bother! If I see a good offer I will surely take it, and as you say, it will make a good blog in general.
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