*** Post A Picture Of Yourself Thread *** (But Not Thorpy or Shayper)

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Who derailed this thread?! Back with the pics people!

And the person to bring it back on track should be someone that derailed the thread and hasn't posted pictures of themselves for a long time...hmmm who can I think of that fits the bill....
 
Traditionally made swords will cost tens of thousands of dollars. The ones at a couple thousand dollars are reproductions that don't always adhere to all the steps of traditionally made swords. Traditionally made swords will take into account all the steps of the process for the sake of the art, despite stuff like folding ultimately being pointless because of the better quality ingots they can start from. Then there's the fact that they might not even be of the proper steel.

It was made to be used. It was hand forged, shoshu kitae laminated and clay tempered.

Only if you go with the Tatara smelting will a traditional hand forged sword cost what you are stating and given modern semi-permanent smelters it makes little difference to the finished product.

My sword cost around £3k way back when (about 20years ago), which would have been around $6k, not tens of thousands and it is a quality hand forged traditional blade.

Anyway, enough derailing the thread, it was meant as a light hearted post, not a discussion on Swords.
 
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Derailing about swords is perfectly acceptable. That's man stuff. Firearms are also a perfectly acceptable derailment topic. And cars. And boobs. And steak or bacon. Do you ever get your sword out when the missus says you have to trim the hedges in the gardens? If I could afford a proper carbon steel sword that's the only way I'd do any gardening.
 
What has that got to do with the irony of your post considering the main culprit was you. (the quoted post was a prime example)

Erm A lot, I post pics of myself, people take the mic, I take the mic of people posting pics, that is how it works.

People come in here without posting and slate peoples looks, **** tricks.
 
Erm A lot, I post pics of myself, people take the mic, I take the mic of people posting pics, that is how it works.

People come in here without posting and slate peoples looks, **** tricks.

I don't recall slating anyone's looks. Just commenting on the ironic nature of your post in regard to off topic posts.
 
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Derailing about swords is perfectly acceptable. That's man stuff. Firearms are also a perfectly acceptable derailment topic. And cars. And boobs. And steak or bacon. Do you ever get your sword out when the missus says you have to trim the hedges in the gardens? If I could afford a proper carbon steel sword that's the only way I'd do any gardening.

I trimmed our apple tree with it once, but it is a huge effort cleaning the blade properly afterwards....

Doing Kata in the back-garden scares the neighbours though, he never gives me the back chat he gives the others.....:D
 
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