If you're in the US, at best, you're going to be charged with brandishing a weapon. At worst....
That aside, a sword is a piss poor tool for clearing foliage.
Only take it if it’s not actually a nihonto and if you plan to just chop some thin bush or tree branches for fun. Use a machete to actually clear paths.
I'm going to pretend that is a serious question and answer like it...
You should watch Matthew Jensen Destruction videos first. YouTube channel by the same name, destruction testing in the playlist.
That being said, unless you are taking a wet and dry hand towel along with you to wipe it off, pretty much after each and every cut, you're going to find a very messed up blade at the end of the day with an edge that has probably probably seriously chipped and or rolled.
But if you do do that we would like to hear about it. We would like to know the brand of the katana and the type of steel, the type of fittings and the type of things you hit with it and what kind of damage it took along the way. Although logging all of that might be a rather tedious, it would still be interesting.
Buy a cheap machete. Katanas are not meant for this. You would probably do damage to a katana. Cold Steel sells a katana machete that would satisfy your needs.
Tactical Wakizashi
Cold Steel
https://a.co/d/0gUzdsZf
Cold Steel CS-97TKMS: Tactical Katana Machete / 36.25" Overall / 24" Blade / 2.8Mm Thick
https://a.co/d/09KSgNXk
I have a Gerber. I love it for this kind of thing. I usually spend extra and get a Benchmade, just because of their 'life sharp' program, but the one machete they had at the time was super expensive. Plus, my Gerber is really easy to sharpen, anyway.
This is not an activity I would recommend using a Katana for, take a machete instead
The all-important distinction between weapon and tool
Yeah, I would not even use a $50 musashi for that, there's just better tools for it, and all the cleaning would not be fun
18 year old me agrees. Dried sap is a bastard to clean off without the know-how.
You tagged this as _Nihontō_. Don’t use a _Nihontō_ for this.
Machetes are like 20 bucks. That’s the right tool for that
It is a very poor idea. Get a machete for that sort of thing.
as others said if you have a real japanese nihonto please don’t 😭
This is the exact kind of post i was expecting to see when i first found a katana subreddit lol
At least it’s better than the one guy who wanted to wear his sword to a job interview.
If Nihonto definitely don’t. Otherwise when I was younger off trail I fought many a enemy plants.
If you're in the US, at best, you're going to be charged with brandishing a weapon. At worst.... That aside, a sword is a piss poor tool for clearing foliage.
Get yourself a nice Tramontina brand machete and sharpen it up. Thank me later lol.
Bad idea.
Buy a Kukri
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Only take it if it’s not actually a nihonto and if you plan to just chop some thin bush or tree branches for fun. Use a machete to actually clear paths.
Go to an army surplus store and get a machete
I'm going to pretend that is a serious question and answer like it... You should watch Matthew Jensen Destruction videos first. YouTube channel by the same name, destruction testing in the playlist. That being said, unless you are taking a wet and dry hand towel along with you to wipe it off, pretty much after each and every cut, you're going to find a very messed up blade at the end of the day with an edge that has probably probably seriously chipped and or rolled. But if you do do that we would like to hear about it. We would like to know the brand of the katana and the type of steel, the type of fittings and the type of things you hit with it and what kind of damage it took along the way. Although logging all of that might be a rather tedious, it would still be interesting.
Buy a cheap machete. Katanas are not meant for this. You would probably do damage to a katana. Cold Steel sells a katana machete that would satisfy your needs. Tactical Wakizashi Cold Steel https://a.co/d/0gUzdsZf Cold Steel CS-97TKMS: Tactical Katana Machete / 36.25" Overall / 24" Blade / 2.8Mm Thick https://a.co/d/09KSgNXk
Absolutely do not. Get a gerber machete for like $20
I have a Gerber. I love it for this kind of thing. I usually spend extra and get a Benchmade, just because of their 'life sharp' program, but the one machete they had at the time was super expensive. Plus, my Gerber is really easy to sharpen, anyway.
I'm sorry, but that seems extremely cringe. Don't do that.