REVIEW: Tozando Costum Iaito - it´s worth it! 2/2020

Ordered at Tozando Japan, received after 2 months, 2,45 Shaku Blade Kanemoto Style, Navy Blue Tsuka and Kuroishime Saya
00:00 Intro
00:12 Manufacture & Delivery time
01:12 My personal choice of specifications
02:15 Blade and Tsuka Specs
03:19 Saya (Scabbard) Specs
03:45 Pricing
03:57 Menuki (Handle Decoration) mixed up
04:53 Sageo (Cord on the Saya)
5:17 Blade
07:05 Tsuba (Hand guard)
07:33 Habaki (blade collar) & Seppa (Washer)
08:14 Tsuka-Ito (Wrapping)
09:59 Overall Impression Sword
10:36 Saya detailed Impressions
10:55 Packaging & Certificates
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[@MikeGill87]

You went very much for the same configuation I plan - navy cotton and kanemoto hamon. :-)

[@Born_Stellar]

silk for 590!? wow inflation is crazy. Currently 675 for most basic custom iaito.

[@Elgallonegro666]

I bought a katana from tozando . Amazing shop

[@akioutsunomiya4343]

that is very nice and they are good stuff.

[@MarimoTv]

Sehr schönes Iaitō Ich bin aktuell auch dabei mir eines bei Tozando zusammenzustellen 🙇🏽‍♂️ Schwanke aber noch bei der Klingenlänge

[@Inuxxus]

I'm going maximum blade and handle length on mine, though their website has a suggested length based on height chart.

[@teofiloljubisavljevic7943]

Hey what option saya did you pick? I couldnt find that black mat saya in saya options.

[@alan_dnh]

Not sure if you're still interested but it's called a "kuro ishime" saya.

[@christopherrussell7291]

Did that come sharp?

[@talesoftheblades3289]

No. An Iaito is never sharp, it's alloys are soft. Only steel blades could be sharpend. Tozando also sells shinken which are sharp.

[@snowhite1qazse4]

Does Tozando sharpen the blade?

[@talesoftheblades3289]

As to my understanding no, but Check their website to be shure. The Iaito I bought was never ment to be sharpend, because... it’s an Iaito😊

[@micahcampa]

they are iaito not ment to be used as a weapon training only

[@TheJimyyy]

in japan only katana that was make using the tradionall steel and method can be sharp or even made of steel and these cost like 20 k . those sword are practice sword make of aluminium

[@anthonyshillingford848]

Maybe consider hiding your personal details.

[@77wolf89]

This! I saw that and was shocked he didnt hide his personal info

[@bullittdriver6646]

Like most people who want to show off their katana, you spent half the video taking before the katana is drawn from the saya - why do you all take so long before we get to see the object that is the subject of the video?

[@talesoftheblades3289]

This is why I have timestamps in the Video Description 😉....

[@miraclemax08]

@@talesoftheblades3289 yes, I didn't see the time stamps until after I posted my comment - my apologies; most video posters are not as considerate as you

[@micahcampa]

in my opinion the tsuka and saya is more important than the blade because if they are not good it wont feel right

[@patriotsedge6730]

Because people who train Iaito have patience and enjoy the gathering of knowledge?

[@GermanDubsisshit]

wtf wired brushed fake hamon?

[@yoritomo3522]

It is an Iaito made of Alu/zinc alloy. Producet in a diecasting process. Of curse ther is no real Hamon. the hamon is sandblasted.

[@joeseph1974]

Outrageous, you will pay a minimum of $600 for this... I could get better from Hanwei at those prices...

[@JohnDoe-yq9rt]

Hanwei is cheap Chinese shit.

[@adamwayne6476]

No, actually you can’t get a better iaito from Hanwei. The Hanwei are nice enough and swing well but the Tozando custom are VERY high quality.

[@pennkendo9162]

Lol how you compare Hanwei with real Iaito?????