r/iaido 5d ago

My new Katana made by ShadowDancer

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u/TwiztedZero 5d ago

Very nice, the itomaki looks sweet, hope it lasts a while. How long have you been training at this point?

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u/Iron_Priest888 5d ago

About 6 months. I’m still Brand new

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u/Iron_Priest888 5d ago

I should add that this has their custom saya and tsuba option and is an S5 blade

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u/RojalesBaby 2d ago

How good is the saya? I have only one actually good saya from tozando. Meaning right fit, no rattling when inside the saya, smooth pulling out, etc.

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u/Iron_Priest888 1d ago

The only Saya which is almost as good that I have is from Nosyudo. This is light years better than sword store iaito I have.

It is absolutely perfect, but again I upgraded to custom saya work which is as 150 bucks on top of the price

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u/zinc_thefurrytiger 5d ago

Ohhhh that's sexy

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u/mjn96 5d ago

Beautiful iaito, Yoriichi inspired? 🤔

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u/Iron_Priest888 4d ago

Not really, just picked the components I thought looked cool. It’s s5 and their s5 blades cut like few others

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u/ledethplays 5d ago

Beautiful

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u/More-Competition-603 4d ago

Did you take the photographs? anyway, I think it looks cool and detailed. Good luck with your training.

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u/Iron_Priest888 4d ago

No, the folks at shadow dancer took em Before they shipped

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u/Nappyhead48 4d ago

Awesome the tsuka ito and menuki are beautiful

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u/TheRealBlex 2d ago

Im usually not a fan of leather tsuka-ito, because it usually begins wearing down quicker and slips more I imagine with sweaty palms. Cant deny though - it is a beautiful sword overall. Wonderful!