Contemporary Dha

katana · 2nd May 2007, 02:51 PM

Hi Antonio,
very interesting project....fantastic result (I am asuming that the Dha is nicely balanced and 'fully functional'). Hybridation is surely a form of 'evolution' and if the 'evolved' sword suits the critia of its use, then IMHO it is a positive move. Obviously the advent of firearms effectively made swords 'extinct' (in a millitary sense) but, if this was not the case...there surely would be more variants of the edged weapons we all cherish.
Thankyou for the link....nicely 'laid out' and informative

tsubame1 · 2nd May 2007, 04:09 PM

Breathtaking hamon...

Tim Simmons · 2nd May 2007, 05:01 PM

Antonio,
I just want to make clear I think your design if far from kitsch. Although I see it as extreme and personally unsure of the purpose, ergonomic product designer is an accolade.

Antonio Cejunior · 3rd May 2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Antonio,
I just want to make clear I think your design if far from kitsch. Although I see it as extreme and personally unsure of the purpose, ergonomic product designer is an accolade.

Hi Tim,

It never crossed my mind you were saying it was kitsch. I said it myself.
It was designerd for specific purposes of confronting a katana.
So the ergonomics serve that purpose.

Antonio Cejunior · 3rd May 2007, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tsubame1

Breathtaking hamon...

Ciao Carlo,

Indeed

Antonio Cejunior · 3rd May 2007, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by katana

Hi Antonio,
very interesting project....fantastic result (I am asuming that the Dha is nicely balanced and 'fully functional'). Hybridation is surely a form of 'evolution' and if the 'evolved' sword suits the critia of its use, then IMHO it is a positive move. Obviously the advent of firearms effectively made swords 'extinct' (in a millitary sense) but, if this was not the case...there surely would be more variants of the edged weapons we all cherish.
Thankyou for the link....nicely 'laid out' and informative

Thanks Katana

Obviously swords are martially/military obsolete, that is why we can indulge in this area of creative work.
Thanks for the kind words. The blade is very nicely balanced and very very sharp. Jesus Hernandez is a Shinkendo teacher and our correspondence helped make the rest.

This is somehow a result of other speculative designs such as this one

or this one whose blade came from Aranyick

Nice wood work on all I think

It is an important part of it.

2nd May 2007, 05:01 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Antonio, I just want to make clear I think your design if far from kitsch. Although I see it as extreme and personally unsure of the purpose, ergonomic product designer is an accolade. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 2nd May 2007 at 05:32 PM.

2nd May 2007, 02:51 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Antonio, very interesting project....fantastic result (I am asuming that the Dha is nicely balanced and 'fully functional'). Hybridation is surely a form of 'evolution' and if the 'evolved' sword suits the critia of its use, then IMHO it is a positive move. Obviously the advent of firearms effectively made swords 'extinct' (in a millitary sense) but, if this was not the case...there surely would be more variants of the edged weapons we all cherish. Thankyou for the link....nicely 'laid out' and informative

2nd May 2007, 04:09 PM	#2
tsubame1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Magenta, Northern Italy Posts: 123	Breathtaking hamon...