DEMON SLAYER TESTED! Can we make Inosuke's katana with a ROCK?!?

[@Zylo1111]

Remember kids, always wrap your sword before you stick in in the sheath.

[@kevinmorrice]

no comment

[@algomez8563]

Good advice

[@Mo0kie]

The right answer

[@KvasterSilfarin]

and the video just started... I wonder what comes next

[@Skylancer727]

"Protection" We don't want mini swords running around

[@someoneindeed]

You shouldn't hit your sword blade with a rock, wow you learn something new everyday

[@wilppuse]

amazing right

[@aterlycan]

it was made for an american audiance

[@KoaCharvel]

😂 ​@@aterlycan

[@RVered]

@@aterlycanBecause other audiences that consume the same media with swords cutting plate armor in half know better?

[@RVered]

I'll bet anything that the average person doesn't think it's a big deal. I know from experience that most believe swords cut through plate armor, like in movies.

[@shadowtrell9961]

0:30 I wasn't expecting to hear "sword condom" today. Thanks Tyranth.

[@noone-pg4lr]

He speaks the truth

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

Yeah, those are words I literally never expected to hear.

[@RVered]

I'll never look at scabbards and sheaths the same again...

[@eugene8498]

@@RVered Go look up the word for sheath in Latin ;)

[@RVered]

​@@eugene8498 🤣🤣🤣 Coincidentally, I have a Master's in Classical Studies. The word for vagina, _cunnus_ , was considered vulgar, so "scabbard/sheath" (same word) was one of countless euphemisms. It was first used as the proper anatomical term in the 17th century. But Romans didn't perceive it any differently than we perceive "beaver". Similarly, the male genitalia, _uerpa_ or _mentula_ , was euphemized as a _penis_ "tail", although it became strongly associated with the new meaning much earlier than "sheath".

[@Kraleck]

Inosuke: Making beast-fang katana with a heavy rock and a can-do attitude.

[@LuxFerre4242]

Inosuke is a 40k orc.

[@Rennnix]

Objective: Inosuke Result: Zaraki Kenpachi

[@codyslaughter4678]

Came to comment this exact thing 🤣

[@MikeBLAZE_420]

Come to think of it... YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT!!🤣🤣

[@flarerazor4972]

Beat me to it LOL

[@polishFantasyEN]

I saw "can rock make swords" in the title but did not see The Rock as a guest in this video...yet.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

He shows up at 22:50

[@guillaume4519]

outrageous!

[@RokuroCarisu]

That is beyond Shad's budget.

[@CloudBorne]

Perhaps, you just cant see him?

[@polishFantasyEN]

@@CloudBorne Oh come on, it's Rock we're talking about, not John Cena.

[@plumaDshinigami]

The only way it works is because Inosuke's entire philosophy for martial arts is that if at first you don't unga, then you must bunga for all of life's problems.

[@DBinitiate]

Congratulation! You've made a Chainsword! But yes, this is the reason why the swordsmith in the anime was furious at Inosuke for doing that.

[@СтаниславАлексеенко-ч4ъ]

saw-sword, it's been established already I believe)

[@ryanwood6754]

The irony is even the show mocks the design. Everyone is shocked when he does it and many times in battle his blade jams or snap. He even says himself its to tear and cause more pain but he doesnt understand that its actually making it worse for him. Probably another reason he cant understand why the others are ahead of him in skill because their blades actually function as intended. He is also far more predictable because he cant use thrusts or certain other attacks due to his blades shape

[@schmity007]

I always thought it was implied he originally found some swords, and kept using them even after chipping and dulling them, because he didn't know anything about actually using swords. And then he just kept doing it because it was what he used to.

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

@@schmity007 I assume he picked them up during the Final Selection, since there'd be a surplus of spare swords lying around, courtesy of the Hand Demon...

[@Darkington]

To be fair, there is one instance where the saw-like design explicitly helps him win a fight.

[@ianquinn9121]

it’s got to be 100% only to inflict more pain and suffering on his enemies. So they can feel the pain he felt when his loved ones were killed. I bet we will see later on in the show more backstory to Innoske’s character. Its also a testament to how strong of a fighter he is to be able to kill with such a ‘defective’ blade.

[@Stone_Cold_Steve_Autisim]

Knapping is incredibly difficult to do in a controlled way, any dolt can smack two rocks together. However creating a shape with an edge and features takes a lot of practice and patience.

[@edmundr2167]

1:42 "the guy with the boar head" *Visibly annoyed* "Yeah... let's go with that"

[@VidelxSpopovich]

Demon Slayer is a shit anime anyways. It’s bad and you should feel bad.

[@qazwsx014jsbd8]

​@@VidelxSpopovichno need for that. You're not superior for disliking something mainstream.

[@VidelxSpopovich]

@@qazwsx014jsbd8 Who cares about mainstream. The problem is it’s written for slobbering retards who will slurp up any slop you sling in front of them. I bet you like Hunter x Hunter too.

[@FortressWolf97]

I think Inosuke's idea for shaping the blades like that isn't so he can slice his enemies, but so he can rip them apart with his own strengh. I think he wants his blades to intentionally get caught so that when he pulls the swords out, he rends flesh from bone. It's the same concept of using a bowie knife.

[@FortressWolf97]

It's a very dumb idea considering there are much better weapons out there for ripping than a serated sword, but it makes sense for Inosuke's character since he's often described as fighting like a wild animal.

[@red_bluenull9823]

I know there are ideas and fun concepts, but if you think about it at all it's just stupid, pretty fun, but still stupid, if you want to tears use a singular hook, and that probabky would have been cooler

[@FortressWolf97]

@@red_bluenull9823 hook blades are really cool and I wish more works of fiction utilized them. They're light weapons that requires both dexterity and strength to use and are great for those with a balanced, yet highly skilled fighting style.

[@NeoKarByne]

I actually think Inosuke's concept could have been better fleshed out. The point of turning his flat singular sharpen edge into serrated saw teeth with the express purpose of "sawing off an opponent's head" is the opposite of Zenitsu's "perfect edge alignment draw cut" which takes an immense amount of practice of form and skill.

[@red_bluenull9823]

@@NeoKarByne Oh okay, I haven't gotten there yet, all I could find online about the sword when I looked i to it was a bunch of vague and incorrect statements, that sounds cool though, there are probably better design for sawing but the Demon Slayer Corp's thing is sword so...

[@jixreaper6411]

More than Inosuke's sword it looks like Zaraki Kenpachi's sword

[@zachhughes9149]

For anyone wondering and wary of YT’s new blue links, Zaraki is like the Chuck Norris of Bleach. You don’t even want to imagine yourself strong enough to beat him.

[@GoldBenderr]

Lmao true was just about to say that But his sword is defined as chipped and damage and that it doesn't cut clean

[@Saiohleet]

Yap Zaraki did it first

[@obliviontheshadowgod6204]

Well this is now basically the edge of kenpachis zanpakuto from bleach

[@rhetorical1488]

I was expecting a test to slash through a skyscraper.

[@KingOfGamesss]

It was hilarious when the sword master freaked out when Inosuke immediately damaged his brand new sword on purpose

[@jierdareisa4313]

I love ALL Shadiversity videos!!!! ❤

[@SchattenBasilisk]

Well, tearing hurts more than cutting. A LOT more. So I guess this kinda fits in with the "boarheaded fiend" theme

[@red_bluenull9823]

The pain is literally the only thing I cpuld think of that makes sense, I know the show KNOWS it's but the wiki says things like "fits with his style" when no...

[@superkamehameha1744]

THEY FINALLY DID IT!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!

[@Roland3ld]

Here is the usual full support for algorithmic black magic, channel growth, and engagement.

[@apollyonorange2531]

I think it is fantastic that they spent a day looking for rocks. It's still interesting to see that it works and how tough the sword can be with the way they talked about the toughness.

[@susandolan9543]

In a very old Renaissance catalog I came across a dagger that had spaces cut out of the blade. They called it The Sword Breaker. The function of the spaces was to catch the opponent's sword and to either rip it out of their hand or break the sword by violently twisting the dagger.

[@malcomalexander9437]

There's a key difference between a tool that was made that way on purpose, and taking a regular sword and bashing it with a rock till it becomes serrated.

[@rafalszczepanski98]

So... another katana... Alright that was more fun than I expected at first

[@whlnmchl]

Met his voice actor (English) last weekend had no idea how many characters he voiced but guy is a legit good human talked for a bit he is a real one!

[@guillaume4519]

Judge smiling "you sword ... can chip"

[@Psychoveliatonet]

"It can chip"

[@DenKonZenith]

Least efficient way to find a stick.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

I make swords etc & tbh hitting the steel cold will almost always introduce micro fractures. Taking out chunks will create stress risers. Both of which will eventually lead to blade failure.

[@foggynight]

You should lay blade flat, on more sturdy surface (action -> reaction, rebound for blacksmith), and use two stones, one set down and the other to strike the set stone.

[@colvyre6622]

Tyranth: trying to be gentle for once. Shad: *woodpecker mode activated.* 😁 jokes aside, could the one from the anime have been mildly inspired by some kind of swordbreaker/ sword catcher blade?

[@Blindy_Sama]

I myself have reviewed a couple romance of men swords. Granted I don't do the abuse testing thing. I was over pleasantly surprised for the price how decent they were and how cool one of them really looked. Aesthetically really cool patterned and colored blade and they both had extremely minor flaws which is also very nice seeing as one sword was like only $150 give or take and the other one with discount and coupon was like 95. I hope that I can get more connected with them and other companies in the future and maybe get some review samples to play with. Anyways, you guys keep up the awesome work love the videos.

[@StreakedSilver]

Still waiting for my Katana and Wakazashi to come in from them! I can't wait, ordered them on the 19th of Oct.

[@ScarletRebel96]

Can't wait to see how this turns out

[@LastGoatKnight]

I'm already crying. There's no way that a rock can change the blade of a katana other than break it (didn't see the video fully yet) Okay, it's very similar to what I imagined. At that point you're just blunting that poor blade

[@MEDlC92]

Unfortunately RomanceOfMen don't deliver to the UK. Or at least I wasn't able to get my order delivered.

[@ethannumberc-1379]

Damn shad, you're looking great 😳

[@EpicJasonX9000]

One sword from video games that I definitely would love to see you guys cover since it’s rarely ever tested as real swords, is Kabal’s hook swords from Mortal Kombat.

[@Blibers]

Great video for the weekend! Thanks y'all, you've been doing great recently and you vids have been awesome!

[@reeetawd]

This channel is getting so good. I hope Shad gets his wish and gets to build a castle/museum/place to do festivals.

[@moderndaylich]

glad to see the dent from the wooden greatsword is still on the castle, lmao

[@Madison-iw8ix]

Titan sword, actually.

[@moderndaylich]

@ 🤓☝️

[@toodlepop]

shad's original attempt at saying "inosuke" is the hardest i've laughed so far today.

[@raymondbrace2413]

You should check out this sandbox game called Tiny Glade. It's perfect for building castles.

[@MrBlazinace102]

For your sword cutting test you can make ballistic gel it's extremely cheap and easy to make

[@Grandwigg]

I must say, this video is an excellent way to break in my new TV. (Backlights in the old one died. I successfully replaced the backlight-only to break a cable I can't repair on the screen connectors when reassembling it)

[@mirthenary]

Hit it with a rock? My way is not very sportsman-like

[@Schlumpsha]

Came to see the making of about a katana made out of solid rock. My hopes were shattered.

[@Manco65]

That would definitely be true mine craft.... iron ore to steel to finished sword Now if Shad has an iron mine on his property....🤔

[@saphyrepyre]

If you want to test if Inosukes sword would actually cut, Minikatana has a battle ready replica that’s screen accurate

[@josecoronadonieto6911]

I don't think minikatana is in anyway accurate in terms of quality.

[@saphyrepyre]

@ they seem to know a decent bit about steel types and edge geometry. I haven’t looked much into them but they seem to know what they’re talking about quality wise

[@josecoronadonieto6911]

@saphyrepyre it's been a while since i last saw about them, i'll give their videos another chance sometime.

[@saphyrepyre]

@@josecoronadonieto6911 me too, I think I unsubscribed a few months ago just because I was sick of seeing the clickbaity titles and lengthy posts

[@josecoronadonieto6911]

@saphyrepyre yeah, those don't usually harbour "quality"

[@Emppu_T.]

Another brilliant video. Willing to do the unthinkable for science. Commendable. Please give the edge a proper burial. Lol. Cheers

[@paullockhart9997]

I've hered stories from the 1950s of guys who did something similar to straight razors so that it would produce wounds that couldn't be stitched together.

[@NOKORUS_The_Eldritch_One]

It's also why some bayonets were triangular or shaped in a way it was harder to stitch the wound

[@andrewm.3581]

The cut @ 8:30 is hilarious

[@Darkstar-qb3dh]

All the boys are off their faces drunk and I’m over here still goin kickin back to some shadi, can’t go wrong.

[@reeceemms1643]

Hey can we get a battle scene autopsy on the Siege of Minas Tirith and battle of the Five armies. We got to see all the major battles in the franchise.

[@guillaume4519]

I love Inosuke, he's so f-up, wild and ... true, somehow :D

[@Soulcrushers666]

I think the point of Inosuke's swords was to rip, not to cut! Rip and tear until it's done!

[@FusionDeveloper]

I'll chip in and comment. This video rocks. It really snagged my attention.

[@Zbigniew_Nowak]

Well, it must be admitted that you made great sacrifices for this experiment ;) Recently, there have been a lot of videos on various YT channels about swords and sabers with a "wavy" blade, but... This weapon was made in a slightly different way ;)

[@janezverbic2093]

Finally, katana vs 1 grit. Peak Aussie content.

[@saphyrepyre]

8:39 speaking of the S5, cloudhammer now has S5 longswords you can preorder!

[@guillaume4519]

I think it just goes with inosuke character style and mindset. Not just because he's far from civilisation and he shouldn't have an civilised/clean/sharp katana. Thing is, he's stronger and faster than most people. He lived in a world without tools, where teeth do the job. So sharp katana may be better, but that's not the kind of weapon system he trained and mastered. And above all, he uses a special attack that is litteraly "sawing" the neck of demons, that you couldn't cut otherwise. Too bad you didn't test it, on a piece of meat for example. So it makes it an uncommon and niche weapon, for an uncommon and niche character. And so, somehow, it works for me.

[@valerysdrageryion9085]

I was just about to write something like that. It's a terrible sword for everyone else, but a good sword for Inosuke to use.

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

Get some hand saws, use a cutoff wheel to narrow the blade, add grips, find a boar.

[@ruyman90]

Have you ever looked at Makoto Shishio's sword? Is a very subtle razor like sword that is used to slice its victims and in theory has a layer of fats and oil that let it ignite on fire.

[@ghostbeetle2950]

You guys are crazy. Love ya!;)

[@josuesepulveda6850]

Good testing guys.

[@DeviantAngel]

Seeing this video, and watching Inosuke's techniques with his sword, he actually has a method of maximizing the cutting and tearing properties of his blades. And he does in fact sharpen the serrations. What he does is angle his slashes to only be specific degrees of attack, preferring to either Dig the sword in, or slash entirely through with jagged tearing as well. It's shown when you slash either vertically or horizontally, that you don't actually get much cutting ability, but inosuke never usually attempts to go for horizontal or vertical cuts.

[@novus_hellstrom]

Result: Kenpachi's sword

[@pikemaster20]

I seriously thought this channel ended like 1 year ago. Because for some reason KZbin unsubscribe me and I never saw it in my feed. Then one day was watching skalagrim and he mentioned them and I got nostalgic and looked them up. Only to find all of the amazing content they have been putting out that I missed. Thanks youtube😢

[@pikemaster20]

Makes me wonder where they could be if KZbin hadn't done this to them bc I'm sure I'm not the only 1

[@abukhaliiil1211]

love your videos guys♥, I hope you guys would review chinese hook swords if its possible.

[@DanielMWJ]

7:00 This is indeed gnarlage.

[@assassin_5656]

YES! MORE DEMON SLAYER STUFF!!!

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

TBH, there is some martial sense if the character protrayed with one notched sword and one regular one. The notches could help with blade catching and the non notched one is for offensive use.

[@JonBowden-x2q]

I think for this to work you would need it to be braced against something on both sides with the edge hanging out, so that *maybe* it doesnt just snap

[@JC-gv6sq]

Maybe an interesting afterthought or another video showing if swords that have been dhipped/damaged being repaired/sharpened or if they can not be salvaged.

[@MystWalkur]

It’d be nice if there were some good close ups on the blades. Something I’ve been noticing is that it’s almost always wide shots and rarely do close ups

[@MudDragon723]

7:10 The Tai Lopez memes will never die.

[@wadexwilsondeadpool9777]

Tyranth u are awesome love the suba rengoku's suba

[@anthonyshanklin4449]

7:16 pure joy

[@Sawtooth44]

Inosuke: RIP AND TEAR UNTILL IT IS DONE!

[@crimsonknight7011]

You should check out the chain swords from Warhammer 40k, it’s a brutal and perfect weapon. It carves your enemy in half

[@koen8993]

"Been watching it with my kids."... Watching some wholesome bois decapitate demons, I guess...

[@Smona]

this is a katana the doomslayer can appreciate, because it can only rip and tear

[@beagleissleeping5359]

7:26 Maybe Phill Harding from Time Team could help? 😊

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

It looked more like Kenpachi's sword from Bleach TBH.

[@dragon10086]

well, inosuke does use it as a saw sometimes especially with 2 blades and 1 on each side to rip something apart

[@germalganis]

As a scientific minded person I’m happy this video exists, as a general sword aficionado, this is one of the most painful videos I’ve ever seen.

[@dallintaggart482]

Whatching two guys smashing swords

[@ClintOrris]

I don't even want to think about the crystal structures happening in some of these anime metals.

[@othannen.]

You could try grinding a wave and test, like a flamberge

[@I_love_bread_and_Hungry_Jacks]

I've never heard of someone lacking ROCKS on their property before.

[@tn1881]

A katana similar to Inosuke's swords does exist, and it is the Kaifutō (海部刀). The Kaifutō was encouraged to be produced from the 12th century onwards by the Kaifu clan. Because Kaifu swords had excellent sharpness, they were valued for a variety of purposes, including hunting and for building camps.

[@wesleystockford2616]

Looks like Shira's sword in Blade of the Immortal, would like Shad to try Maki's blades considering his love of nunchuks

[@haslittle8078]

To be fair, ragged tearing cuts are harder to regenerate from than clean slices

[@darthelias490]

Huh. A reverse ‘Trial by Stone’ from The Dark Crystal. Wasn’t expecting that. Still want to see y’all try a proper Trial by Stone though.

[@Wind_Perhaps]

I thought it would be cool to point out that inosuke's sword style solely consists of stabs, draw cuts and sawing showing that the writer of demonslayer does understand that it wouldn't be a good weapon for chopping and would act better as a saw than a sword

[@mansfieldtime]

7:20 Knapping. There are tones of videos on YT that show how to do it. So no it's not hard at all, but doing exactly what you want does take some skill. Because in the end you are just chipping a specific type of rock.

[@felx233]

Inosuke's sword doesn't cut, it slashes

[@revshad4226]

i feel like Tyranth should take up forging so he can eventually just make the swords

[@Angelic_Hero]

since even the show stated he wanted a weapon that would tear the enemy not slice them because he felt the tearing did extra damage. though I'm curious how a sword with the actual groves cut out would preform over the un-uniform nicks and chips in those

[@flarerazor4972]

Less Inosuke and more Zaraki Kenpachi with the end result LOL

[@hintonempire1178]

Lol, the Happy Gilmore reference

[@kamenriderkfp6684]

Given how Shad is a fan of Rurouni Kenshin I'm surprised they haven't tried to test Shishio's Katana yet Not the serrations on the blade exactly, but the aspect of having a flammable substance on the blade and could a spark from a striker or striking another blade ignite it for any beneficial effect during combat rather than just having something like the fire swords we've already seen tested here on the channel

[@scythesinguialuciferkronos8599]

Inosuke does have his swords serrated to cause more gnarly injuries

[@aereiq]

reminds me bit about Zaraki Kenpachi's sword from Bleach. Rough edge cuts still deeper than sharp blade...