Iron Tiger Forge $350 Mitsudomoe Katana Review and Destruction
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- This is a video about the Iron Tiger Forge Mitsudomoe Katana.
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Specs:
Handle/Tsuka Length: 11.5”
Blade/Nagasa Length: 27.5” (without habaki)
Sori: .71”
Moto-haba: 1.25”
Motokasane: .29”
Saki-haba: .91”
Sakikasane: .22”
Weight: 2lb 5.8oz
POB: 4.5” from tsuba
KoA: $348.95
Ito: Brown Silk
Same: Lacquered Black Panels
Steel: T10 - Differentially Hardened.
Saya: Brown Ishime Lacquer
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I agree with you. Overall for 350 I'd choose something else. It's not a BAD blade, per se, but there are just too many little things that add up to it not being worth the money, when there are other blades out there that do a better job.
I've probably rewatched all of Matthew Jensen's review and destruction videos 5 to 10 times and it never gets old. I recently purchased multiple katanas from Jkoo/sinosword, Huawei, and now Ryansword because of your referrals and I tell you Matt: it's been a pleasure watching your channel grow over the years! You need to set up a raffle for a new katana OR even a destroyed blade from your previous reviews. Love you man. Have a great night.
Thank you for the kind words sir. Glad to hear the reviews have helped and that you have enjoyed the content.
At first look, very handsome looking sword, then given what you showed, and destroyed tsuka, I would look at other options in that price range....brilliant review and point of failure demonstration as always Matthew
Heck yeah, super informative. Your videos are starting to point me in a really quite good direction for a first real sword or three. Looking at one of the T10s from Ryujin right now and its caught my fancy, the Aikuchi if i remeber properly.
Thanks for your work, was a good watch.
Finally! 5 years later. Lol. Jk. I remember one of my first comments on your channel was asking about this brand as i was planning on and eventually bought this exact model. Was my 1st "real katana" I bought. Doesn't look like they've improved much. Would've liked to see a better tsuka, tsukamaki, and a geometrically terminated bohi. Hishigami fell out and ito came loose very quickly, But for the money, you could do much worse. Mine pretty much lives on the rack. Rarely use. Great destruction, as always dude.
Thanks for sharing your hard work and excellent warning ⚠️
21:20 looks somewhat rough in the fuller area. Not the worst, but not great either
I'm no metallurgist but check out the size of the grain near the spine, that doesn't look good.
Good review. Seems odd to include hishigami, but neglect to inset the panels. Always thought of hishigami as a finer touch, while insetting the panels is a basic build point. Or at least sanding the edges flush so it looks inset.
21:07 Weird direction. Maybe it's time to include long sleeves in these reviews (or a full chainmail suit?). Lots of mundane options available. Kevlar welding jacket, motorcycle leathers, chainsaw chaps etc.
Stay safe and thanks for the well composed review
I just got mine 3 days ago and i love it!
Including tax & shipping it cost me $404
Glad you like it.
@@Matthew_Jensen you should try reviewing a battle ready anime sword replica from Sword Of Northshire, like Zoro’s Swords from the anime One piece. A lot of people are interested in anime swords and watching it from other reviewers that i think have no idea about swords. I like your reviews a lot!
16:20 Had to watch that again. Understated, just thrown in quick with the editing. Most excellent cut!
what a cool dude. genuine too.
The broken handle is the very reason that I always add extra pins to mine if they dont already have them. If they only have 1 & the handle isnt fitted specifically to the tang then heavy cutting can lead to it seesawing inside the handle. Though throwing it against a tree is a good way to do it. I missed that part the 1st time i watched through. Lol
i honestly think the reason is because its hair popping some of my swords that arent hair popping just sharp enough they dont dull i think tis easier to dull with a finer hari popping edge
huh, that's strange!! I have a small, humble theory about the weird hardness of the T10 steel, from what I understand after doing a little research, the tungsten in the high carbon steel should have held up "better" and not have as much brittleness as 1095(I could be wrong). Maybe something wasn't exactly right with the steel tempering or the differential hardening process. That can potentially lead to softer edge internally, even though the hardness was fighting that 60 grit file on the edge.
Cheers Mr.J. you enjoy sword talk? Cool thing is, you have experience on the opposite side of their skill set. Experience in destruction and an eye for detail. Looking forward to the next show. Slan Go Foil. ☘
Yes! I'm glad you reviewed something from iron tiger forge. I have the same sword and mine isn't the best cutter. It seems to be balanced all wrong.
Temper is off. My T10 I can bend to 45 degrees and returns to true. Excellent temper on kt.
I have one of their more expensive swords, and it is absolutely terrifying. Sharp, durable, and handles like swords far more expensive than it. Maybe I got lucky, Idk. When the sword in the review broke, the grain structure looked awful. I feel like this sword should be considered a QC reject… the grain structure is just too bad. Usually they get their heat treat perfect.
Regardless though, it was a great review and a small part of me wants to see this sword reviewed again, one that’s temper isn’t off.
The grain looks awful in that mune.
Great job Matthew.
Love watching you break stuff.
Good to know. Thanks. ☘
As a knife maker, the coarse grain on the broken ends and the discrepancy between the measured HRC and the edge performance is a sure sign that the manufacturer made little or no attempt at normalization in the heat treating process. Normalization would have refined the grain structure and made a more resilient blade.
I noticed that too, though I can’t say the same for my soshu kitae. Extremely resilient and holds up incredibly well to just about everything, doesn’t even have edge damage. ITF usually has an excellent HT in my own experience, so this might have been a lemon…
Thank you for posting. Very informative and entertaining.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What happens in the area of the kissaki, when the swords leaving a cut. Even then here's different geometry at the kissaki. Visually smaller than the rest of the blade, can you see where it transitions on the edge very rounded. After the sword zips the tatami, what happens at the yakote? Does it still continue cutting tameshigiri? If it cuts than you can avoid having to turn the sword and not have to risk edge rolling. So trying not to free the swords kissaki, so it doesn't get stuck at that kind of cut. the very tip of the swords blade where the boshi is, doesn't the geometry do less shock and awe?
Maybe you could do a video reviewing and rating different cutting targets, as compared to tatami, for instance. That'd be interesting. I doubt there are many people who have clocked in the hours you have in striking non standard targets!
Mine came with loose ito too. Not bad enough to get upset about but it could be better.
Excellent review
Thank you kindly
At 10:41 seconds the second time you push the blade out of the saya, a small piece of wood broke off, or flew out.
Whilst looking at that saya, I am reminded that there are historic versions with a removable/replaceable inner saya sleave, but I am wondering is there any kind of wear tabs that are removable in historic account? like, by that I mean, if you wear it down with the blade rubbing over and over, is there a small tab horn thing that can be removed and replaced...???
That kind of kashira might actually not be too bad a design if it was custom fitted, a little thicker and had a peg to hold it hidden under the knots. I would also prefer the more traditional type, but some amalgamation of the two might have some additional benefits to rigidity and long term abuse.
It seems an unusual balance of efficiency to go to all the trouble to add hishigami, but not chisel out a recess for the panels, they make a far bigger impression to poor quality than a lack of hishigami would imo, you can get a decent tight fit and good diamond without hishigami but bad panel placement just look really really bad, and that is really pronounced indeed.
I do request that you stop hurting the damn trees though please, put up some kind of board like a scaffold plank or tree round in front of it if you want a stable brace to take the weight of thrown sharp things, but stop putting the tree in a position that it's diverting resources to heal all your violent woundings.
i have the yinyang jian from iron tiger. It is a beautiful sword, but at 3 lbs is way to heavy. i will be getting a dojo pro for my money.
Don’t you think the Hamon is fake? Edge colour and shine on rest of the sword looks same.
A no on a swirly mitsudome katana. Oof
Sorry if this is a dumb question but is the same forge making the Iron Tiger and Ryujin offerings? I have the Black Sword Saint from Ryujin and apart from the tsuba it looks identical and uses the same material.
Great review. Iron Tiger Forge caught my eye recently and I was definitely was intrigued. However, I will have to agree with you and say it's overpriced. Their are swords that perform and, I would say, look better for less money. Kind of disappointing honestly. Any way, you mentioned the hamon being difficult to see, and I noticed it's a T10 blade. I think there is a connection there. I have two differentially-hardened T10 blades both have very subtle hamons. They look nice, but you have to get the blade under a good light to really see the detail. Maybe it is coincidence or it has to do with the properties of T10. I'm no metallurgist, so I wouldn't know. Just an observation.
A lot of the prominent hamons you see on swords are acid-enhanced. You can search how to bring out the hamons on your T10s. I use lemon juice with a drop of dish soap and scrub the blade for a good while, followed by some metal polish to level out the look. Best to wear gloves for the process as you don't want to be absorbing oxides through your skin.
Here is mine after about a month and a half of daily use. All I did was iai and cut pool noodles. This was from their first batch a few years back. Now here she sits. Wish I had the skills to channel the samegawa, shape tsuka, and tsukamaki. Getting that done would cost more than the sword. Haha. Anyway, check it out czcams.com/video/1EJnQpcluVo/video.html
Matthew, do you have a website or guide for blades that you yourself would buy at certain price points? Strictly speaking about katana or more specifically Uchi Katana
I like kult of athena, they seem like a good spot to buy. In terms of swords I like, there are a lot. Motohara ( ballpark $2000k) are toward the top of the list. Others like Skyjiro and Huawei are also very nice but I have not tested any of those kind to failure, they work well for iaido and cut well though.
It is not a hatchet, don't think it will chop wood, it is not a baseball bat, use your whole body, not just your biceps. It is a weapon designed to cut through skin, muscle and bone, not metal barrels...
I miss using my core a lot in practice, however, in these videos I don't swing at 100% for control. Sometimes I drop my weight into it but it is also hard to do that while not opening my hips to the target. When blades break and bounce back I don't want to be open to it.
Hi Matt - This is a little off topic - but I wasn't sure how else to contact you. I really like your videos, but I (and I suspect many others) do not have a lot of spare time due to work and other commitments. Is there anyway you could do a 3-5 minute synopsis of your reviews either at the start or end of your videos for those of us who don't have the time to entirely watch every video you make? It would definitely help me, and if the content of the synopsis was compelling it would give me a reason to watch an entire video I might otherwise not watch. Thanks - this is a suggestion only, definitely not criticism.
facebook is probably the best spot to hit me up. As for summary videos, I have done a few short versions but it is time consuming to make and they don't tend to get as many views. It is a good idea though. I would not want to listen to me blab for thirty minuets either.
Do you have a recommendation for a katana that excels specifically for Iaido? I'd like to get a shinken to do kata with, but have a budget that puts anything Japanese made out of range.
Skyjiro or huawei is what I would suggest.
@@manwich5364 Huawei looks good, but I've heard that the wait times for them can be quite long.
@@alexwilmes9496 yeah... I have yet to get one for this reason, but I hear its worth the wait. I have a skyjiro hota tegai. It feels simular to my tozando iaito. There are some things that skyjiro miss on, but for the price its worth it imo. I like it better than any other hanwei I've had. The dragon king savior is awesome, but really big "long" , but light and cuts great.
@@manwich5364 I have the dragon king saviour, and I really wish they made this same sword except two inches shorter in both it's blade and tsuka length. Otherwise it's probably the best mid tier production katana I've had. Granted I found it for $450 bucks brand new on Amazon (I think it's the older version), so given that it's normally a $600-$700, I'm over the moon about it.
@@alexwilmes9496 I got mine for 480 on Amazon. I was watching it for a while and the price was 6 something and when it dropped I jumped right on it, but yeah. If it was a little smaller all around it would be my favorite mid price katana.
you trying to give yourself a cool scar doing these break tests?
Whatever wood they used in that tsuka must have been bottom of the barrel. Never heard of a tsuka splitting in half like that, even on those 60 dollar musha swords.
$350 a bit too much bro :/ kult of Athena need to cut in with there prices. $250 is ok
Much better for much less nowadays. I'd go somewheres else.
That grain structure was appalling. Even for cheap it's poor.
Hi Mathew
I watch your videos and value your opinion and would like to get some advice. Do you have an email address that I could contact you to get some advice?
I don't put it up here because spam but you can get me on facebook the link is in the video description. Or you can prove you are not a robot to CZcams and then they give the email.
@@Matthew_Jensen Not sure how to prove to utube. But I did the Facebook message thing. Did you receive it?
hopefully I responded.
@@Matthew_Jensen yes thank you. I got your message through messenger. Very helpful. I just don't know how to take the one site I messaged you back about. It says Not Secure.