ShadowDancer NEW Basic Musashi 1095DH Katana Review-It’s anything but basic!

StudioGDT is proud to feature our first Shadow Dancer Review! Today we will be taking a look at their NEW Basic Musashi! Here are the specs...Please don't forget to like and subscribe if you would like to see more content like this!
"This is the classic version of Miyamoto Musashi.
Miyamoto Musashi is arguably the most famous sword master in Japanese history, and we have restored a replica of him, featuring the legendary double-ring iron tsuba. The Musashi Katana sword of Shadow Dancer is made of vermilion with glossy saya, we use high-quality paint, he has very high hardness and is not easy to wear, and the tsuka-ito is made of cotton imported from Japan, which contains Hishigami. The katana blades are hand forged from 1095 high carbon steel and tempered at the edges to create a unique edge pattern. The edge hardness is as high as HRC60, and the back hardness is HRC40."
＜Koshirae＞
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■Tsuba：Iron
■F&K：Brass Blacked
■Menuki：Brass Blackened
■Seppa：Brass
■Habaki：Brass Muji
■Tsuka：Haichi Style
■Tsuka Samegawa：White Rayskin
■Tsuka Ito：Kapok Ito from Japan・（With Hishigami Pro）
■Mukugi：1
■Kashira&Kurikata Shitodome：Brass
■Saya：Without Horns
■Sageo：Thickened Sageo
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＜Blade＞
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■Nagasa：71CM
■Motohaba：3.2CM
■Motokasane：0.7CM
■Sakihaba：2.4CM
■Sakikasane：0.4CM
■Sori：About 1.5CM
■Tsuka Length：26CM
■Bohi：Choose
■Material：1095 Steel
■Hamon Style：Sanbonsugi
■Blade Style：Shinogi Zukuri
■Heat Treatment: Clay Temper
■Weight with/without Saya ：1049g/906g（with bohi）
Warning：The data is just for reference because the handmade products’s data has error.
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＜Polishing＞
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■Polishing：Mirror PolishingMechanical mirror polishing
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[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

this is very cool. i’m a huge fan of this company and want to get one from them sometime down the road

[@StudioGDT]

This was definitely a good introduction to the company for me.

[@KF1]

Very decent. Good showing, man. The shitidome on the kashira is a nice touch

[@StudioGDT]

I know…I had to verify they were brass and they were indeed. It was also nice to not have the brass shitodome drop out of the kurigata. The tsuka is just…really really nice.

[@KF1]

@@StudioGDT Nice. Yeah the tsuka looks amazing for an entry-level. Some styles of sageo from Japan are too wide to fit the standard Longquan kurigata-shitodome, though. I always remove them, but in this case it makes a nice theme to have them.

[@claytonbigsby246]

Excellent review. Hope you are able to get your hands on more shadow dancer review samples as they seem great for the price. Very curious about the folded steel advanced musashi blade myself

[@StudioGDT]

Thank you for watching! I have a 1095 Shashikomi review I hope to have up by Monday and an additional sword yet to film.

[@melissastanton84]

For $450.00 they sent me a badly marred blade full of ripples. Ito wrap was extremely loose with Hishigami paper hanging out. The fittings looked nice. Saya rattles like a baby's toy. Fittings looked nice. You got a GREAT DEAL.

[@StudioGDT]

Firstly I’m sorry that happened! It’s always disappoint when we don’t get what we think we ordered…What were the customer service options they gave you?

[@melissastanton84]

@StudioGDT They ended up giving me a very hard time, major attitude and a partial refund. The blame game was uncalled for as well. Yes. You could say I'm still sore about it. So sore in fact that I won't do business with China anymore. I'm sticking with American distributors only. Have not had any trouble since.

[@StudioGDT]

@@melissastanton84 I’m sorry that happened to you! It sounds like a major headache. I’m glad your experiences since then have been positive

[@rico7292]

Most of the katanas in the us from china too.. attention!​@@melissastanton84

[@armoredsweatpants3997]

Great review of this sword, you gave me a great idea of what this sword is about, great job!😃

[@StudioGDT]

I hope it helped!

[@JoeSteel1]

Great job, the sword is pretty dam good for the price point...got one of their high end ones in production....looking forward to it

[@StudioGDT]

There were no articulate words for me to describe how good the tsuka felt in the hand…lol

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

@@StudioGDTnow im REALLY looking forward to one haha

[@Katana-Karl]

So what did you order Joe?

[@JoeSteel1]

@Katana-Karl Did a custom build from Swordis. Basically alot of top quality items, including S5, cowhide Ito, hishagami pro, ect. should be pretty sweet

[@Katana-Karl]

@@JoeSteel1 what did it cost?

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Well done.

[@StudioGDT]

VERY appreciated Mr.Jensen!

[@Taurus_Skyglaive]

Good review thank you.

[@StudioGDT]

Thanks for watching!

[@IAMBabylonTheGreat]

Editing note; the music was getting loud enough that it was hard to hear your voice. I enjoyed the video otherwise. Thank you for the quality content.

[@StudioGDT]

Thank you for the heads up! I must have missed something!

[@donavantew8278]

Very cool

[@StudioGDT]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@AgouraSteve]

Looks like a good option. What was the price point? Nice review!

[@StudioGDT]

This is $299 as configured (stock, no changes)

[@AgouraSteve]

@@StudioGDT Okay, thank you. I’ve been too lazy to look. I’m binge watching your videos rn. That seems like a good value considering what you get for $300.00 I like what I see. 🤩

[@StudioGDT]

The sword was really interesting to me…the actual blade itself was nothing really special at that price point…BUT…at that price point I haven’t seen: traditional mekugi point count, traditional with saya, such clean tsuka work with Japanese cotton and hishigami…so those things considered at the price point and the fact it’s supposed to be a beater, I think it’s a great deal.

[@gargoylesblade]

Great video, really like this one. I personally don't care for a red saya that much, not bright red. What's the tsuka length on that,and the p.o.b.

[@StudioGDT]

So here’s the thing! The red is absolutely impossible to capture…in my video it almost looks red-orange. Indoors I would absolutely call it maroon. It’s a conundrum. I actually wanted it red-orange and was shocked how dark it was when I took it out of the box. From fuchi to end of Kashira you are looking at exactly 10.3 inches. This would excel at one handed Niten-Ryu usage

[@gargoylesblade]

@StudioGDT cool, that would work for me, I prefer 11,but can't have it all the time

[@StudioGDT]

@@gargoylesbladeI think you would like it. For a designed cutter, I can’t complain about the polish…the rest is absolute tops.

[@Katana-Karl]

Great product for that amount. Not gonna get the AA+ polish with that price point. And yeah i have a few higher end Zsey (basically same as ShadoDancer) and the feel in hand is phenomenal

[@StudioGDT]

Agreed 100%

[@Katana-Karl]

@StudioGDT oh and really digg'n the editing. All around great production

[@StudioGDT]

@@Katana-Karl​​⁠thank you for that! Video editing is all still very new to me and I’m self learning and trying to up the production value.

[@melissastanton84]

It is strange to me that every Sword they send out for review turns out to be decent .

[@StudioGDT]

Mine wasn’t without issues (which were noted) but not to the extent you described. Again, I hope that doesn’t happen to you again.

[@Kale_Kale]

4:40 I'm surprised by how much the ito moves there. I thought it would be tighter. Great review otherwise.

[@StudioGDT]

Thank you for the feedback. It’s not the tightest I’ve felt, but at the price point definitely the best geometry. A tighter sword I have has geometry all over the place!

[@Kale_Kale]

@@StudioGDT Yea, for the price, i can't imagine many swords that can compete with it. If only the polish is slightly better to make the hamon more visible, but that would drive the price up... If this sword was $350 and had a tameshigiri style polish or a kesho polish, then it would be perfect imo. As it stands, I think this is a great choice for someone who is used to japanese iaito tsukas to use as a dojo shinken not caring about the polish too much.

[@StudioGDT]

@@Kale_Kale I would agree fully.