Cloudhammer Steelworks Cobalt Cherry S5 Shock Steel Kodachi Review

[@IAMBabylonTheGreat]

I like the idea that the Ko-Dachi was for a Ko-Daimyo. LOL. Really too much bling for my taste. To each his or her own. I enjoyed the video. Thank you for the brief distraction.

[@StudioGDT]

Little swords for little Lords lol. Yes not my taste either but I’m sure it’s someone’s otherwise why make it? I’m glad I could provide a distraction

[@erichusayn]

I own a similar one. Same dimensions, but katana style fittings. They call it a wakizashi, but it has kodachi dimensions.

[@StudioGDT]

Yeah I would definitely not want a 12 inch tsuka on a waki. Lol.

[@SpaceGhost182]

Youre killing it brother. Great review.

[@StudioGDT]

Thank you again Sir!

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

I hope that sarute is easily removable. I can't imagine trying to practice with it and have that thing flopping around rattling and getting in the way.

[@StudioGDT]

Depending on what type of temoto you use, it may or may not. It would be an issue for my school since we hold low on the kashira but potentially not for other schools that hold higher. It is a 12 inch tsuka however so there is a decent amount of real estate to use.

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

@@StudioGDT They could easily make those with a screw pin or tension fit so they can be flexed and removed. But I have a feeling they put them on there as though they want them to be permanent.

[@beaker007j]

Great initial overview! I'm usually not a fan of very flashy "loud" looking swords (though your proposition that young samurai may have worn small tachi style swords for ceremonial purposes makes sense) but I love kodachis, so I'm really glad this is on the market. I cut tatami better with a wakizashi for some reason, so a sword with the option to use one hand viably is really appealing. I've thought about having a kodachi made by Hanbon that uses mostly plain looking tachi style fittings with the same type of sageo as a tachi (I don't know what the hanger knot is called) and a deeper sori than a regular wakizashi. I've also wanted to have a Longquan forge make me a naginata naoshi wakizashi for a while, so maybe my dream sword could be a totally historically inaccurate combination of the two.

[@StudioGDT]

I really like your thought out response and I’d love to see that Naoshi when you get it. Those are pretty wicked looking too. I too am not a fan of loud setups. If this was just a simple black and brass handachi setup with a mokko tsuba, I think it could be pretty cool. I look forward to comparing its handling to the katate-uchigatana

[@erichusayn]

Lol. Gotta love those glitter saya. Always draws the eye. Lol. I dig that one. I own one with the same basic blade and tsuka length. I love mine. Being a shorter than a katana, but longer than your average wakizaski length blade and a tsuka just long enough to accomodate 2 hands, you cam move that blade around fast and accurately. I like those handachi koshirae. Thats one thing i need to add to my collection.

[@StudioGDT]

My first wall hanger when I was 14 or so was a glitter saya lol. I have a love hate relationship with handachi. Sometimes I dig it…other times I’m not a fan of metal koiguchi. The Kodachi does feel more functional than a katateuchigatana like my Muramasa for sure.

[@KF1]

Can barely hear you in this one. Sometimes yt uploads poorly. It's funny how their style has changed. When they first came out, it was the nice sukashi style. Kind of austere. Now it's all gaudy fingerpaints and overly thick tsubas. Just personal preference, I guess it's alright. Would love to see some cutting footage. Even non-traditional targets like dowels, cardboard rolls, anything really. Feel it would add a lot of depth, because these are swords are specifically made to cut.

[@StudioGDT]

Thanks King…I think I know what happened to the audio quality-I’m going to see if I can reupload it to the same link. Sorry about that. (Were you watching on a phone out of curiosity?) Also agree about cutting. I am getting closer to starting those phases of videos. We were forced out of our makeshift dojo over shinken and I had to source a new location, that combined with the newborn, covid and a recent death in the family put me back a bit…it will happen though!

[@KF1]

@@StudioGDT Sorry to hear about the complications. On the plus side, cutting is a great way to vent the frustration in a healthy way. I was cutting when I had covid, and it was very hard at the time, but felt much better after.

[@KF1]

@@StudioGDT Also, congrats on the newborn! New leaves make big trees!

[@StudioGDT]

@ thank you buddy, she is amazing.

[@StudioGDT]

@@KF1 we are getting closer and closer

[@Jaedeok82]

I always like their Kodachi, and have always wanted a Kodachi in general, but the fittings just don't do it for me. The leather wrap and metal quality on their blades are fantastic, so they're great from a usage perspective. If they had a Shobu Zukuri (theirs is really well shaped), with fittings that aren't painted, and used a less expensive metal like Sx105v to offset that, it'd be an instant buy from me.

[@StudioGDT]

@@Jaedeok82 I would concur with you on all of the above!

[@KF1]

Totally second this. Have cut a lot of stuff with their sx105v and found it perfectly adequate without the hype or cost of S5. The painted fittings I feel detract more than contribute. Kinda reminds me of spinner-rims from 1999, if you remember those.

[@msarilyn7677]

The size does not go above a certain size because they were made for fighting inside narrow corridors in Samurai castles any longer and your sword would lose effectiveness due to the close quarters.

[@StudioGDT]

That’s definitely a possible use and theory.

[@ChetJang]

I bought one; it is only minimally shorter. It was on sale for $200$ less at $550$ than other swords, which is important when money is tight. The blade is nice, but the fittings are on the crude, unevenly finished side.

[@StudioGDT]

I do agree revisiting the fittings would go a long way.

[@shmegatron]

Did samurai ever use axes like vikings? Or was that relegated to peasants?

[@StudioGDT]

Ashigaru could have used similar implements but they would not have been armed with a sword such as this as a back up

[@Jaedeok82]

Japanese axes are called Ono. Which is hilarious if you imagine someone yelling "OHNO!" when approached by an axe wielding maniac.