07-09-2006, 01:52 AM
Quote:being a welder and a hobby smith, if you temper your steel rightTry a sword as big as the buster sword and a handle small enough to hold. Easy to all keep together now?
I heard the main problem with swords that large has been the handle. I've only made smaller katanas (Not wakasashi's either. I mean too thin of blades >D), so I wouldn't know from experience.
A sword as big as the buster sword would be kinda complex if you ask me. You might want to use slightly different cooling and metal preparing techniques to take full advantage of it's size.