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- Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:14 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Springy swords vs. Rigid swords
- Replies: 30
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Re: Springy swords vs. Rigid swords
Hi Guys, I never had the opportunity to talk to the great Paul Champagne, but I have talked to two notable blade smiths recently. The first is a maker of both Japanese and Chinese blades, who has been making all sorts of knives and swords since 1969 and trained under a well known Japanese polisher/s...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14153
Re: Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
Hi All! Rodell Laoshi is back from teaching in Europe and I was I able to get clarification from him on my 600 gram limit. What he told me about antique jian is the 600 gram limit is for the blade alone, not including fittings. He said with fittings it could easily bring the total weight up to 750 g...
- Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14153
Re: Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
Peter & Nik, Thanks for your suggestions! Obviously this will be no easy decision on what dimensions and weight for this jian, but I hope to come to a sound decision in time. Peter, your also mentioning your experiences with the type of center ply steel is helping me as well. To hear that a 1050 mon...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:51 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14153
Good (Proper?) Dimensions of a Jian & Fittings
Hi All! I'm building up a jian blade and was wondering what's the proper or good point of balance to have for an antique replica? My Tony Mosen wooden jian is about 670 grams with a POB of 6" = 15.24 cm. I'm wondering if that is a good POB to have for a jian that is 26" - 29" long from guard to tip?...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:26 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Tracing of Jian Blade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14230
Re: Tracing of Jian Blade
I think I have to wait to Rodell Laoshi comes back to make sure I understood what he was telling me.
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:10 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37238
Re: Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
It is a sad loss, his passing! I never got the chance to talk to him other than through a response to a thread. I think that would have been an enjoyable experience to meet him in person.
I hope you can get your arrowheads back?
I hope you can get your arrowheads back?
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Tracing of Jian Blade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14230
Re: Tracing of Jian Blade
Linda sent me these dimensions of her antique jian, which is a bit shorter than I was looking for and heavier at 1100 grms, but on can see that even shorter blades can be heavy depending on the fittings: Pommel to tip 91cm Blade side of guard to tip 69cm Grip side of guard to tip 73.5cm Width of bla...
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:14 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Tracing of Jian Blade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14230
Re: Tracing of Jian Blade
I think I remember Rodell Laoshi telling the total weight to be around 600 grams including fittings, but I should check again with him. After the two-day Chinese Swordsmanship class we just did, my Tony Mosen wooden jian at 670 grams felt heavy. The problem with the Huanao jians are they are suppose...
- Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:14 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Visited the Military Museum in Beijng today
- Replies: 23
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Re: Visited the Military Museum in Beijng today
If you can take photos of any hudiedao and perhaps note what time period they are from and their dimensions I'd really appreciate that!
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:13 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Visited the Military Museum in Beijng today
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42788
Re: Visited the Military Museum in Beijng today
The best way to avoid having the flash bounce of the glass of the display case is to put the camera lens right up to and touching the glass I'm told. Try it and see if that eliminates the glare off the glass.
- Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:56 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Tracing of Jian Blade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14230
Tracing of Jian Blade
Would anyone have a jian, antique or modern, but correct blade profile that falls approximately within these dimensions and weights with very good balance that you can make me a tracing of the complete blade including tang, or if not apart, just the blade profile from guard to tip then? Blade length...
- Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:51 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37238
Paul Champagne Died of a Heart Attack
http://www.thearma.org/photos/SeminarsandWorkshops/provo02/Untitled-14.jpg I just read on several forum and saw the obituary where noted blade smith, Paul Champagne, just died of a heart attack on April 11, 2009. (http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/04/14/obituaries/doc49e400600a495311931232.tx...
- Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:56 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Hamon on Chinese Swords?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 28615
Re: Hamon on Chinese Swords?
What are you talking about?
- Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:25 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: A J-sword collector turns to the West
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14438
Re: A J-sword collector turns to the West
According to Rodell Laoshi, the jian has a rounded handle to facilitate the movements of the jian cuts & defenses, and the dao is rectangular, because the majority of its cuts and defenses are longer strokes to generate power to cut through armor and require less intricate and subtle angle changes. ...
- Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:19 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Hamon on Chinese Swords?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 28615
Re: Hamon on Chinese Swords?
Tony sent me pictures to post of his jian in his above reply to post for him. Here it is: