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Billy Heaning
United States
Registrace 8. 10. 2011
A rocketpunk zwilnik and father to three guinea pigs.
Finally Reached the Center of the Galaxy
I finally reached the center of the Milky Way: Sagittarius A, a real-life supermassive black hole. I'm currently 25,000 lightyears away from Earth in a 1:1 scale replica of the real galaxy. It took me around 6 months, and over 1,500 jumps to get here.
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Cutting Session 6/9/24
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First cutting session in almost a year. Kinda rusty. Swords used were the DeJoinville sword from Windlass Steelcrafts and the 15th Century Italian longsword Gen 1 from Balaur Arms.
Snicker Fishing
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I just found this old video project from my Social Media 2 class from ICB. Made with Aaron Cline, Kevin Lakes, and Steve Schiely. Kinda cringy, but fun.
Meet Billy Heaning an ICB Graduate
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Short interview I did with ICB post-graduation. Obviously, I haven't uploaded any sword cutting or review videos recently. Winters in Ohio are rough and once the weather gets nice again, I'll start making more cutting videos. I have been very busy this past year. I just completed my first novella. It should be published sometime in 2025. I will upload more information about it as it comes along...
Outside time with the pigs!
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These are my baby girls, Francesca Fiore (the one in the middle), Uniqua (left), and LaFawnda (right).
Cutting Session 6/5/23
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My old stand started to wobble a bit too much and my milk jugs kept falling over, so I improvised until I can get my friend to build me a new stand. I'm still learning DaVinci Resolve so there are quite a few glaring editing mistakes in this video, sorry. Swords used: Gen 1 Balaur Arms 15th Century Arming Sword and 15th Century Italian Longsword. No music because I haven't figured out how to im...
Cutting Session 11/21/22 Unedited
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It was a relatively nice day so I decided to give the Shinwa ninja sword a go. It did fairly well right out of the box. I’m still learning how to use DaVinci Resolve so I decided to upload the video unedited. Sorry for the wind.
Shinwa Full Tang Fighting Ninja Katana Sword
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My thoughts? It's a carbon steel ninja sword for $70. I love it. Buy this thing and claim your own "Real Ultimate Power". Shinwa Full Tang Fighting Ninja Katana Sword $70 1045 Carbon Steel, black anodized Sharp Blade length: 28" Handle length: 12" Weight: No idea, it's light, though Where to purchase: www.budk.com/Shinwa-Full-Tang-Fighting-Ninja-Katana-Sword-31187 Always remember the three fact...
A clearer look at YEET Presents #53
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YEET Magazine #53 Halloween Special October, 2022 Ace Derring "Ghost Ship" Characters created and written by Billy Heaning, artwork by Alex Moore To purchase (only 5 bucks!), go to: www.patreon.com/yeetmagazine #yeetmagazine #signaturecomicschicago
My first published comic book story!
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YEET! Presents #53 "Halloween Special" Ghost Ship Story by Billy Heaning Art by Alex Moore #signaturecomicschicago #yeetmagazine To purchase, it's $5 Go to: www.patreon.com/yeetmagazine Any questions, leave them in the comments and I'll answer them. @billyheaning
Latest Update on the Future of the Channel
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Just a quick video to update you on what's been going on, what's planned for the future, and a new, really exciting project! To view the Billy's Superheroes Album, try clicking on this address (let me know in the comments if the link doesn't work): media/set/?set=a.10226714181658935&type=3
Cutting Session Quick Edit 5/29/22
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Clip from the latest cutting session. It went well, but there wasn't anything new, so I just edited it down to this nub.
Batman™ Arkham Knight 5/15/22
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These games are a ton of fun. They make you feel like you're Batman! Sorry for the lack of videos. I've been insanely busy lately, but I promise I'll have another sword review soon. Keep checking back.
The Big Event: Dinner, Dance & Auction Epiphany Lutheran Church March 5, 2022
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The Big Event: Dinner, Dance & Auction at my church, Epiphany Lutheran, in Dayton, Ohio, to help send the youth group on their next trip. Video project for school.
How to polish scratches out of a sword blade.
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How to polish scratches out of a sword blade.
Windlass Steelcrafts Zulu Iklwa Spear (*RE-UPLOAD*) Better volume.
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Windlass Steelcrafts Zulu Iklwa Spear (*RE-UPLOAD*) Better volume.
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care News Bit
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Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care News Bit
They used either this sword or the katana on the season 4 finale of The Boys!
Lucky man you are, Billy. Here I am imagining going to Outer Space, but here you are experiencing it! 😄
The game is available in VR and I heard it's mindblowing.
@@billyheaningThen I'll have to look into it. Thank you so much for letting me know, Billy! 🙂
Showed them milk jugs no mercy. 😂
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So first sword was an arming sword, second one a bastard sword ? Also are those specialized gloves?
First one is a 15th century French arming sword, yes, and the second is a 15th century Italian longsword. They're both historical replicas. The gloves are just baseball gloves.
After watching this video I went ahead and ordered 2 of them, one for cutting and abuse and another for pure enjoyment and wall decoration. Liked and subscribed, thx for this awesome video.
Thanks! I’m glad it helped you make the decision. I absolutely love my DeJoinville, it’s got the prettiest blade and the size and shape it just too cool.
日本刀の様式で制作された部分が全く無いので、日本人はこの刃物に笑ってしまう。 「本州」も「戊辰」も日本刀につけるべき名前ではないし、このマチェットは「脇差し」とは全く別のナイフだ。
brittle steel
This is " not" a Wakezashi !!! But some bullshit sword.Stop giving Japanese names to not Japanese made things !!!
Did you even watch the video, dude? I didn't name it, the company did.
Ha!
i kinda need this cuz it’s tight
Hey man, the only thing that truly matters is if you like it.
Just to clarify, if you have a small scratch on your blade, you just scratch the whole blade to fix it?
LOL. It wasn't a "small scatch". I think my words were "I scratched up the blade *really bad*, *horrific looking*, and *awful*", hah hah. 🙂
I guess esthetics are subjective. I never intended to own a katana at all. I now own 4 Ronin Katana Dojo-pros. I have one O-katana with Musashi style tsuba and a bohi, one "thunderstorm" tsuba Ko-katana, one "trapped Oni" Ko-katana with a red saya and a 30" bladed katana"trapped Oni" tsuba and red saya. I just ordered a 28" katana with a square tsuba and bohi and another 30" katana. I'm also waiting on a pair of Musashi style wakizashi with bohi. I've been surprised by the variety of blade styles. Add in tsuba design, sori, minuki, the variety of color combinations between the ray skin and the silk used to wrap the handle, etc... quite a variety. Just my opinion, though.
I get what you're saying. A katana is a beautiful sword, but in the end, the only thing that really changes the look of a katana or even a wakizashi is the hilt construction. I'm aware of the different shapes and sizes of early historic Japanese sword designs, but if you look at the sword through history, it rarely changes. Sometimes the blade is longer or the curve is more pronounced, but that's about it. The reason why I drifted away from katanas and got into Euro style is because of how different they are. A viking sword is nothing like a two-handed longsword from 400 years later. Rapiers, arming swords, longswords, kriegsmessers, falchions, broadswords, cutlasses, sabres. And that's not even getting into blade types. I'm not saying that Japanese swords or ugly or anything, just the designs become repetitive and similar. I love the diversity of European and Western swords. But like you said, it's just my opinion, too! Thanks for watching, and enjoy the rest of your day!
Thanks my dude saved my life
This is hilarious! Thank you for sharing this with me today, Billy!
I had a blast making it! It was wonderful meeting you today! Hope the interview turns out good!
I couldn't do 2:00 again even if I tried.
What’s your favorite style of sword?
Definitely the longsword, the two hands makes it way easier to control or correct mid-swing. I've got a gift for you waiting the next time I see you.
This is dope! I hope you're still creating billy! you're dope!
Saint!!! I miss you!!!! I can't wait to see more from you, too!!! <3
Hey Bill, I see they sell that scabbard by itself for about a hundred. Is the opening of the scabbard 2 inches by 1/4 inch?
Sorry for the late reply, I just now saw this. No, in my opinion, it’s not worth the 100 dollars. It’s made of a softer leather material that isn’t like their common scabbards. I can’t remember the name of the material but honestly I don’t think it’s anywhere worth 100 dollars. Unfortunately I don’t know the size of the opening.
See those people up in the upper left? They mentioned me online on a completely different forum.
I won't make a mention toward the history of Ninjato, but one thing that is historically accurate is weapon black. Old school weapon black was made basically with grease and charcoal and would be used to remove the shine from a sword so a flash from the sun glinting off your weapon didn't give you away to a skilled archer.
That’s pretty cool!
Baluar IS Kult of Athena. It is their brand and they have used multiple forges to build the swords that they spec. They still have a bunch of sub $300 swords on offer including a 14th Century 2 hander and a 15th century arming sword. the 15th Century Italian Longsword is on "backorder"...but I'd say that's on "discontinued" as they no longer work with OTC. Some of the new preorder swords have gone to the $300+ and $400+ level.
Nice Iklwa! Have you done some back yard cutting with it?
Sorry! I just now saw this. Yep! I have! Check it out czcams.com/video/1vt7yHKa2O0/video.html
@@billyheaning right on. It does seem legit. Would you consider it battle ready or for display?
When I see at close it reminds me of a Chinese Imperial Dao blade. Tell me if I'm wrong?
Not at all, the first impression I got when holding it was instantly, "jian" or something Chinese. Daos are a bit wider towards the tip and curved, right? The blade most definitely looks Chinese in design.
I own this sword I love it so much. Can’t beat it for the price.
It’s definitely a hidden gem.
Nice cut testing Billy. Glad to see you back in action. The Shinwa performs well and always feels nice to have a caliber budget blade. BTW, nice build on that stand you have there. I always just used a chair or table ima have to figure out how to make me a stand.
Thanks! I have more cutting videos, but like I said before, they're all kinda the same. I need to talk to the guy who made the stand for me, I need one that's just about 1 foot taller.
I don't know,,, if water gets into the scabbard, which it will since you can't seal it to your mouth,, it will be too much water to blow out, so you won't be able to use it. but,, the small straw,, you can blow it out if water gets into it, so it will work. I suggest an experiment. Fill the tub, lay down in it, and use the breathing tube. (wear swimwear and film it. )
If I were to bet,, I would bet the square tsuba was because at some point, a nice round shape that was symmetrical was too hard for someone to make, and they could cut a square easily,, so they made a prop, and that was cool enough that it carried into a film crew making it to the movie. ,,, but, squares are good, and better than circles when it comes to occupying space, which means it's a much better handguard,, and since today we don't wear so much fabric in a garment, the square will hang up less when drawing it, meaning it might be a better sword for the modern user. ((back-a-when with so much cloth, the pointy tips would have snagged,, but our clothes are lighter and closer to our bodies, so this won't be the same issue)). ---- I personally think regardless of historicity,, the square ninja sword is a good sword, maybe even superior for today's average joe.
Thanks for the comment! Yes, it makes setting it down or picking it up at an angle a lot easier than a circular tsuba. The only thing I could think that would be a negative is that if ninjas did wear their swords on their back and they fell backwards, landing on a square tsuba with sharp points would hurt!
@@billyheaning luckily ninjas can't possibly fall down, and can only be bested by far superior ninjas.
@@tsmspace And that is Real Ultimate Power!!!! 😀
These swords had a square tsuba as a surface to step on. They would be propped against a wall and the ninja would use it to climb higher.
Sometimes we need something just for our own "cool factor" feels. BUDK has a few of those guilty pleasure items, my favorite is the Honshu Karito Axe.
One thing I will say about BudK and Trueswords: their orders have always come insanely fast. The times I’ve ordered from Kult of Athena, it took around a month from the time of purchase to arrival. I still love KoA but three days is pretty dang fast!
Great review! I bought mine today w/ initials from Museum Replicas! Someone called it, “generic perfection”. And that’s what I wanted. Your review helped!
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Sorry, it's not a wakizashi, it's a katana. It's okay, by the way.
odd that it would be marketed and sold as the wakizashi since the website and box said wakizashi and it’s the size of a wakizashi but hey.
Nice job brother! Congratulations! Send me one lol
I can send one to Germany! I just mailed some t shirts to Japan!
@@billyheaning that would be awesome, I´ll send you my address via facebook messenger.
was that a drone cam? Nice
Yep! We actually got a lot more footage that day but an older couple stopped to watch and they kept talking so I didn’t get a lot of nice, quick, clean shots without me talking to them or vice versa.
@@billyheaning haha cool. I know what that's like. Nice cuts
@@KF1 Thank you very much!
One of the star bolts free-wheeling when you try to tighten it? That's good reason to send it back.
Just a little tip; When you're filming, you should have light source behind the camera, not in front of it.
Thank you! I went to school for broadcasting -- it was for radio instead of video, but I still had to take some video classes. My video instructor would flip his lid if he saw these, hahahah. "Did you learn nothing?"🙂
I like your cuts G, keep up with the content!
I've seen that sword before in the budk catalog and I have considered buying it everytime I seen it. I never did due to financial reasons. After seeing this review, it makes me want to go get it. Thanks for sharing your personal review.
That's the reason I make these lo-fi reviews. If I can't find good info online about something I want, then I get it and make that video in case there are other people like me! Glad to have helped!
Looks real nice. Better than anything dsa can produce....
Everything about the sword is 100% solid, except for the handle being off a few millimeters. I just wish the blade was a bit lighter and had some tapering, but all in all it’s a solid piece.
@@billyheaning Hey Billy! Great Video! But you said that the sword was light and nimble in comparison to the Windlass Classic Medieval. I asked MRL for the actual specs of the sword (sharpened and same blade, guard and pommel as yours) and they told me it would then weigh 3.5 lbs with a point of balance of one foot from the pommel (so 2.75 inches from the guard, as the length of the tang is given with 9.25 inches) I doubt very much that the POB is that close to the guard because of the overall proportions of the sword. Alas, 3.5 lbs is very heavy for a one handed sword. So I suspect that it will be hit or miss if you get a well balanced quite nimble sword or something like a sharpened crowbar. The problem is, that you can't return a CYOS sword. So I'd like to ask you if you could do me a favour and measure the weight and point of balance of your sword. If they are about the same range as the specs given to me by MRL (3.5 lbs and 2.75 inches), then the very big and massive Type J pommel does balance the whole sword out so effectively that it doesn't feel heavy at all. Then I would go for it and buy one. By the way: Would you consider this a more whippy sword, or does it have a good amount of stiffness? So many questions man, but I am just that undecided. Many thanks in advance. Markus
You say your on a budget and can't afford even the 300$ -500$ stuff but have a bunch of low end stuff. Imagine if you had saved all the money spent on low end stuff you could buy something substantial. Just food for thought...
I paid 350 for a cold steel wakizashi a tiny bit heavy. Ultra durable
It’s huge. I prefer a shorter wakizashi
cooool
Yo Billy, when do we get to see another blade review??..
I’ve been super busy with two jobs and school. I thought I was graduating in April, but it’s not until July. Once I graduate, I plan on getting a new sword to congratulate myself. Keep checking back! I’m not stopping any time soon.
I actually like it! :)
Awesome! I'm sure the design will appeal to some people, otherwise I doubt it ever would have went into production.
Thats not a sword thags a machete for work......at least thats what you tell the popo when ur carrying it for defense
Hey, thanks for the video. Sometimes you just want to see it in hand, up close, and kind of carried around. A lot of more in depth reviews talk about the sword a lot, and show cutting, but it can be tough to just kind of see how the sword looks. Especially something like this that isn't a hugely popular piece. I like the look of this one, I think I'm going to get it for my brother's 18th birthday (bit of a tradition for my siblings, they get a sword when they turn 18, he's the last of the bunch).
Thank you! Yeah, there are a lot of reviewers with better quality cameras and stuff (and what seems like an unlimited budget!) but these are more for people like me who were looking for videos of something specific but couldn't find anything about it. Thanks for watching! I'll have more content coming soon, just been really busy with two jobs and school.
"They're master works all, can't go wrong"
I had one and my brother lost it durning moving and it was nice
I ended up selling mine. But I wish Musha would re-release their Koga Ninja Sword. That's the only Asian-style sword I wish I still had.
Billy, when and what is your next blade review going to be?
Probably in about a month or two. Graduating school next month, so I plan on getting a new one to celebrate/congratulate myself. Thank you for asking.
You should broadcast on Twitch as well
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