Feilong Iwa $500 Katana Review

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@kevinc3751 5 ай бұрын

Very nice review. The fact that it impresses you at the $500 range indicates it is very good value for that price. Good to know. Thanks for another excellent review.

@JoeSteel1 5 ай бұрын

Credit to Feilong for production on a fine sword in 500 range, impressed with clean Koiguchi and nice tsuka maki...RIP Mr. 🐻

@christopher7398 5 ай бұрын

Never get tired of the musashi style tsuba. I’ll take a more subdued style like that over the gaudy gold and silver painted tsubas any day. Nice sword, good video Matt.

@hokiturmix 5 ай бұрын

I love elegance and simplicity combined. A nice theme-less Tsuba with a little rounded edges. Just recently learned what is the purpose of that little metal thing under the wrap. Same reason why the top of a mouse is rounded in all directions.

@theg0z0n 5 ай бұрын

Well, I have ordered one... But also, why the stuffed bear? What did he do to deserve it???

@bluecrawler2867 5 ай бұрын

Good looking and well made sword for the price. Thanks for another great review.

@CaseyBartley 5 ай бұрын

Just remeber that copper (or impure copper) is the base metal on most habaki. So having a plain, copper habaki should be the base for any katana out there. Brass is only used because Chinese replicas are trying to replicate gold. Traditional gold habaki are gold foiled copper. Brass just wasn't a common metal found on them. So kudos to Feilong for this, no matter how plain.

@SATOhara3173 5 ай бұрын

Goddamn your voiceover audio's gotten so good and clean.

@NickBrakattack 5 ай бұрын

Which would you choose between this and the Fei Long Higo?

@TONEDEAFSOUND 5 ай бұрын

i really love this sword

@Hunterjensen7450 6 ай бұрын

Nice review looks like another sword company with good fit and finish. Also the Shoes in class cracks me up each time.

@erichusayn 6 ай бұрын

I love mine. Zero complaints.

@erichusayn 6 ай бұрын

Good point about the habaki. Feilong could come up with a mon for their habaki.

@candyshop84106 5 ай бұрын

So talked with Wife, we moving next to Matt, so can hang out with him.😉😁Kidding.. Matt good man and I agree Satohara, he has grwat voice..His Reviews are Very good. Except sometimes doesnt mention what type Steel On Sword. Is important...Besides that LOVE To listen to Matt's great, very good detailed and Relaxing Reviews.. Matt Fan...😎

@theshadowninja4223 5 ай бұрын

Could you do a review of a murasame t10 steel katana

@Pablo668 5 ай бұрын

Good review, you know you don't always have to test them to failure. I was hoping you wouldn't with this one. Nice sword.

@Matthew_Jensen 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@yearight1205 5 ай бұрын

Sooo...... Any plans of going on another Anathar like adventure in the near future? xD lol

@theg0z0n 5 ай бұрын

So as i said in another comment, i got one. I really love the handling, but the hamon hits the edge several times on the kissaki. One of those things that i would not have not picked this sword if i could have seen it in person, and no returns from cottontail so im stuck.

@notanotherswordreviewchann4901 5 ай бұрын

Maybe I should start offering my wrapping services. Not a professional but better than most of the companies in China and definitely tighter. Don't have any tools and don't know what I would need I use friction fittings and tension wrapping. No glues or paper. I would not charge the prices the pros do as I am not a pro but definitely capable. I'll wrap tsukas for a hundred bucks. Maybe a bit more if I have to get the ito myself....

@Erebus.666. 5 ай бұрын

Cool service. Really don't understand why more people don't learn to do their own wraps. As you know, it isn't a difficult skill to master in a short amount of time.

@Matthew_Jensen 5 ай бұрын

It is very hard to master.

@TopLob 5 ай бұрын

Just curious. Did you know that Shadow Dancer and Z-Sey are the same people? I was surprised to find out, but it makes sense when looking at the URLs of both websites.

@tengu190 6 ай бұрын

Wish they made a 29" nagasa.

@Matthew_Jensen 6 ай бұрын

indeed.

@raswerdelad 5 ай бұрын

This is my pain and shame… for being a tad taller. LOL

@matthewpester6003 5 ай бұрын

How tall are you? Knowing your height would help me get an idea of wielding this katana.

@violentinstincts 5 ай бұрын

noooo, not the bear !

@Oroshamo 4 ай бұрын

That smolder before the video begins tho

@samuraibyrd 2 ай бұрын

How do I get one? Its not on their website.

@Matthew_Jensen 2 ай бұрын

Maybe ping Cotton Tail Customs?

@samuraibyrd 2 ай бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen thanks

@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG 6 ай бұрын

Great review Matt, I have mixed feelings about this katana, and do I think it’s a good value: meh Oh right, I had asked you a question on your live stream the other day about whether you had done a video on an Assab88 katana yet? Thats a type of steel, and unfortunately I haven’t seen all of your videos yet, so I just figured I’d ask you right then and there.

@Matthew_Jensen 6 ай бұрын

I have not played with that steel type. Also what about this one seems like a value problem?

@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG 6 ай бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen have you tried beating on the 9260 Jian yet, or are you having too much fun swinging it around? A few of the issues that you mentioned, but I can’t really call a red flag on aesthetics because they weren’t “that bad,” but I guess my issue is that for around $500 now you can get L6, SKS3, S7…..etc and the DH blade is only T-10. Kind of underwhelming, like the hamon, and polish. I do love Shobu’s though, my first katana being the Hanwei Raptor *years* ago, however I agree with you that there should be more support up to the tip, meaning where the kissaki would be. Hopefully that makes some sort of sense

@divinesoul23 5 ай бұрын

10:45 & 11:15 - Toyama Ryu, Ippon mei?

@Matthew_Jensen 5 ай бұрын

an attempt at it

@divinesoul23 5 ай бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen nice! They were good attempts! 😄 I'm with the Kenshinkan dojo down in Houston, TX. Which dojo do you train in and are y'all IBF?

@m.kultra4101 5 ай бұрын

Man. I want to wrap the fender struts on my Harley with rayskin & silk like a katana. I’m from Milwaukee. Is there a craftsman in the comments section that can , and is interested in a commission ?

@cottontailcustoms 5 ай бұрын

What do the fender struts look like, are they at all handle shaped?

@stevetaylorftw 5 ай бұрын

The problem with review samples isn’t just that it may bias the reviewer, but that it may be cherry-picked (or completely unrelated to their actual product at all).

@cottontailcustoms 5 ай бұрын

I carefully and thoroughly inspect each sword in the shipment and these were all identical. This one looks nearly identical to the one on my website, which was from several batches ago.

@michaelrs8010 5 ай бұрын

I've mentioned that to Matt before. But in this case, if you didn't know it, Cottontail Customs, that responded to you before, is the US distributor for Feilong in the US. Despite the inherent bias that something like that could imply, I do not doubt his veracity when he states the general condition of the stock from a random batch as I believe him to be an honest person when it comes to such things.