Why are Huawei Swords Good?

[@theg0z0n]

I just put sword on order from them. I was told it would be 4-6 months before it's ready, however, the estimate was months less than off-the-shelf sword from malleus, or sigi forge, or Albion. Maybe I'm just unlucky but most of the European sword manufacturers that I've used have lead times that are 6 to 12 months. Very excited to get my hands on one!

[@ericc.7000]

Good morning Mathew, and thanks for a great video! Been a follower/subscriber for more years than l can count, and this is probably the first video that l can sit down with a cup of coffee and finish the video - and the coffee - at the same time! Bought some used swords from you via ebay a few times many many years ago. Love your videos and your approach to the products that you test and comment on.

[@erichusayn]

I remember buying their off the shelf $267 DH unokubi zukuri back in the good old days. From China to my doorstep in 10 days. Quick edge touch up and strop and shes in my top 10 sharpest katana i own. Steel has held up to me beating on her long before i became a decent cutter. Had Adam do a custom tsukamaki on her. I've also gotten the opportunity to cut with Karl's deep sori (1.5") katana. That was well made and very fun to cut with.

[@galactigo4463]

How tf did you comment 2 months ago on an 10 minute old video

[@ABEAZYdaRonin94]

​@@galactigo4463 That's some days of future past ish right there

[@johncimino3133]

@@galactigo4463 Yeah, an Alientude's comment too!

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

@@johncimino3133he’s got the membership 🫡

[@LangstonDev]

​@@galactigo4463 Posted for member's only 2 months ago and then unlocked for everyone else today

[@johncimino3133]

Matt, I completely agree on your take of Huawei. I tend to buy katana in the $800-$1,000 range, and would place my Huawei swords at or above my Cloudhammer, Shadowdancer or even my ZSey, in terms of both tsuka build quality and their blades. The fittings are a bit simplistic, but well done. Their copper habaki are the best I've ever seen. Highly recommended to all if you can get one. My three Huaweis can't match my Kaneie though, with an even higher quality finish and some usable niku. Keep up the great work!

[@petar.dj98]

Since it’s not easy to get a Huawei, what other sword would be your top pick if your budget was around $300?

[@WhatIfBrigade]

Sounds like they need to hire a good customer service rep. Lots of high quality manufacturers have slow delivery times. Just need to a hire a person who makes the waiting fun by proactively sending you updates of where your sword is in the process and some fun corresponding behind the scenes videos.

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

@@WhatIfBrigade the guy they got at swordier is doing this heavy for their brand rn they someone like that

[@KF1]

Oh yes! Very good swords. My 9260 unokubi from them is one of the best cutters I've ever had. Love the lack of so-hi on the unokubi. Tsuka shaping, mount quality, tempering. All very good. Got lucky and bought before they got expensive. Only paid $260 CAD ($200USD) incl shipping. It's not perfect, but way above price point. Holds up better than 51CrV4, takes a fine edge, and cuts like a goddamn demon! Excellent stuff, man.

[@KF1]

Also, Matt, check out my best cut : Freestanding Paper Difficulty Lvl 8. Got that cut with the Huawei 9260. Not a lot of swords could pull that cut, and only got it on my best day.

[@edwamser]

I bought one early on before there was a waiting list. I spent about $380 if I recall correctly and was very impressed with the quality. Not as good as my Evolution Blades sword but not far behind and easily my 2nd nicest sword.

[@ZentetsukenVII]

I have a Hauwei 9260 that I got about 4 years ago. We had just got done deer hunting and were butchering our kills. Decided to try cutting them down with it once we harvested what we could. The edge was fine cutting through the neck of a small buck I shot, but rolled terribly on my friends large buck while cutting through the spine of the beast. This was a big deer and the spine was probably around 5 inches thick. The blade sailed through, but the edge was damaged pretty badly. I love these swords, but I'm going to get something DH from them next time.

[@edword3457]

Thanks for the info. I would definitely consider this before making a purchase. Still they are beautiful blades, I have the 200$ oil quenched

[@kindmara]

Huawei used to be great until they started getting backlogged by like 2 years and refunding people just for asking where their sword is

[@IR.L971]

How's that make them "not good" I would be glad for a refund vs. me never getting my money. It just sounds like they can't keep up with demand.

[@Zanshin-blades]

I bought a practical elite a month ago for a tameshigiri seminar for my dojo. ( I live in Australia and managed to find one from "War Sord" in Queensland). It's a nicely put together Katana, nice weight and Balance, well up to the task of tameshigiri. A nice sharpness, and I only give it a light sharpen before the seminar. The only thing that stood out was the transition from saya to handle was huge, but it is a wide blade for the purpose of cutting. Overall, I was impressed 👍

[@collector7993]

Don't get ya phone mixed up with your shinken! It could be a real long distance call. Thanks for the video MJ, I always enjoy your content. Also I wrap Ito after soaking in warm water, works real well for me and is exceptionally tight when dried. Squeeze excess water out before you start the wrap.

[@JoeSteel1]

Great Video Matt, you know my feeling on these swords, i did get a commentary on my vid, that someone just got one in after 3 months and people are ordering, i guess they are doing swords in spurts...really hoping they will continue producing in some way.

[@Swami504]

Siwode, on Amazon, offer a decent product in the $300-ish range. They were popular with a "walking dead" replica sword in T10, but they offer several decent swords. I'd love to see a review!

[@KF1]

Gargoyle's Blade has one of those. They look great.

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

@@Swami504 i would love to see matt review one i think they do something no other budget line does i have a video of one of theirs on my channel. great sword fr

[@Swami504]

@@TONEDEAFSOUND heh, I have the "cloudy dragon" also! I love the wrap on it, it's why I got it instead of something else.

[@alientude]

Agreed on what makes HuaWei good. The TH unokubi they have is $229, and the DH unokubi is $298. Looks like your TH has a different tsbua than their current listing. I saw somewhere recently that Jacky (HuaWei's rep? owner?) said they are currently making around 3-4 katana a month and are struggling to be able to produce more.

[@BDoNTheMagician]

I just purchased one of there high-end katana about a month ago hopefully it will arrive in a few months

[@Matthew_Jensen]

I hope you like it.. And I hope you get it!

[@BDoNTheMagician]

@@Matthew_Jensen I have heard good things about there quality and bad things about their customer service and wait times

[@MikkoLoytynoja]

Took me about a year to receive mine when I ordered a couple years ago. It was a custom one with a bit longer blade than standard.

[@BDoNTheMagician]

@@MikkoLoytynoja I received mine a few months back It is beautiful with some of the finest craftsmanship checks all the boxes The total wait time for me was about 3 months from time of purchase

[@pietropieragnoli1346]

I bought mine 15 april, still waiting, Time for quality craftmanship 💪🏻💪🏻

[@JGtheone01]

I picked up a folded blade straight from Jacky about 7 years back and this was me directly emailing him and asking of he had any bare blades and got a custom piece twice with the later blade being one of the doutanuki blades.

[@highlander200268]

i have the unokubi zakuri you have, i love it, the thing is so well balanced, a pleasure to cut with

[@georgewright9223]

My Huawei came with a badly cracked handle :( It also has packing foam in the end of the saya to prevent rattle. I shone a torch down there you can even see it mark on the kissaki if it's well oiled.

[@anj4de]

I feel blessed to have a Huawai sword. The only thing I did not like, and hence changed, was the Tsuba. Mine was sharp edged water jet cut and ugly. The rest of the sword is top notch, I even got a custom rattan saya when I asked for it...that was 2019. Now...I do not even get an answer to my mails and I told them I would want to a buy a top of the line sword this time.

[@raswerdelad]

Missed the boat on Huawei, I feel. Nice katanas!

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

They’re the Albion (wait times) of the katana world!

[@tompetuers]

I just received my Huawei last week! Took about 3 months to get. It's the prettiest sword I own. The only flaw I noticed is that the menuki are loose under the ito.

[@notanotherswordreviewchann4901]

Price, speed, or quality. You can only pick two....this is how it is with any service

[@SwiftVendetta2000]

In your opinion, an $800 huawei or the hanwei bamboo mat katana?

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

Thanks

[@aaronmatheson9730]

You can tell whoever did the tsukamaki , did a nice job. Could easily mistake it for having hishigami.

[@anasevi9456]

Well TBF the Huawei phone company are 'good' too. Dutch experts with atomic microscopes and ties to ASML; say Huawei by 2021-22 had their own novel 5G modem and are producing SoCs on chinese native 7nm+ silicon from SMIC, bypassing past reliances on TSMC. Funny thing is I hade a Huawei phone almost a decade ago and hated it, but a lot can happen over a few years in China, A LOT to Washington's chagrin. Huawei Swords do look lovely and well made for the price btw, shame about the availability, but given the unbeatable price no surprise.

[@curtise.gill67]

Ive got one. Lether wrapped handle. Think i n payed 700? 500? Im not 100 percent sure. Ive had it for 5-6 years now. Great blade. Beautiful hamon. Nice handle.

[@melissastanton84]

Does anyone know if Huawei is still in business? I have sent several emails over the last three years and have never received a response. I even sent pictures of the $ cash $ and no reply.

[@yuyuhaio]

I posted a comment detailing my experience with them. My purchase was made December of 2022 and was in contact with them through July of 2023.

[@davidmcaliley3495]

I sent them an email inquiry about a sword back in August of this past year and they replied and told me it wasn't a good time to put an order in. First time I've had a sword maker straight up tell me no when I tried to buy their product. lol

[@melissastanton84]

@@davidmcaliley3495 Wow! You at least received a response. I have tried at least 6 times in three years.

[@edword3457]

Sent them an email January '24 inquiring about a sword listed in stock, they replied within a few days - Hi Friend, Thank you for your letter. I am so sorry the sword is still in the works and can be finished and sent to you within a month. Best Regards Decided not to pull the trigger as it was 900 to 1000 dollars. I definitely still want one though

[@melissastanton84]

@@edword3457 I will give it another attempt. Thank you.

[@violentinstincts]

IF THEY WOULD ONLY SHIP TO THE UK !!!

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

They don't import any fittings from any place in Japan 🤣, it's just lost wax Chinese castings .

[@chef7734]

No sound?

[@Matthew_Jensen]

I hear things on the video... maybe its just in my head, but I think it is working..

[@chef7734]

It's working now. Some reason it had no sound when It first uploaded. All other videos had sound. Weird..

[@yearight1205]

So I take it we're not going to see you put a Huawei sword up against the mighty Anathar?

[@KingOfChaos213]

I mean a sword that can make and receive calls and texts, whats not to like?

[@karyldavidkidd7111]

Contractors world. 1) cheap and fast = not good . 2) fast and gooder = not cheap. 3) good and fast = not cheap Four) truly gooder = not cheap or fast 😂

[@KF1]

I've heard it said: Fast, Good, and Cheap: Pick 2

[@centuryt91]

huawei makes swords now?

[@petersiska9939]

Never buy this ....shhhhhhht