tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post2947824301284328071..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: The World's Largest Miao DaoRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-27727680886514393622023-08-08T10:38:06.421-04:002023-08-08T10:38:06.421-04:00Some One should Hold that Big Red Sword In That Ph...Some One should Hold that Big Red Sword In That Photo and see what's it looks like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-15575929175432240482020-12-05T17:28:35.507-05:002020-12-05T17:28:35.507-05:00Victor's (Sheng Lung Fu) grandfather said that...Victor's (Sheng Lung Fu) grandfather said that practicing with this sword gave him so much strength that the smaller ones gave him extensions of his arms. Frank Granovskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827482282469039373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-28312633446859489982015-06-11T01:06:07.011-04:002015-06-11T01:06:07.011-04:00Mr. Bluestein,
Thank for the article. Good purch...Mr. Bluestein,<br /><br />Thank for the article. Good purchase<br /><br />The African Redwood was a good choice regardless of the price. Conclusively, it is better to show positive respect to the manufacturer and let him make a few more percentage points of profit especially if you want him to do some more customization work for you.<br /><br />In terms of business, establishing a positive relationship takes awhile. Screwing it up takes a quick moment.Compass Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981921036122725709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-31037489175318823412015-06-09T06:09:39.548-04:002015-06-09T06:09:39.548-04:00Daaammmmn that's a big blade! Very cool. (Apol...Daaammmmn that's a big blade! Very cool. (Apologies for the over simplistic comment in relation to the great text preceding...but damn that's a big sword!)Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-72888709044221244992015-06-07T04:25:41.014-04:002015-06-07T04:25:41.014-04:00Thanks for the feedback Mr. Jones :-) This swor...Thanks for the feedback Mr. Jones :-) This sword is too large to function as a combat weapon, so a blood groove and sharpened edged are not necessary. However, I will be ordering another miao dao from sinosword, this time of a regular size, that would have these features. I intend to use the same wood, by the way. The African Redwood was by far the best design choice I made, and it is a shame that it is not more commonly used for the craft. In China such piece of wood for a sword as the miao dao costs 110$, including inland shipping, which isn't a lot given the wood is exotic and imported. It might be possible to get it for even cheaper in the USA or Europe. <br /><br />https://www.google.co.il/search?q=african+padauk&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yP9zVdfIIaes7AbJ14F4&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQJonathan Bluesteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761231105990576102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-89295234410377622362015-06-06T14:22:33.776-04:002015-06-06T14:22:33.776-04:00Very impressed by your tenacity and follow through...Very impressed by your tenacity and follow through skills -which remains me of myself :-)<br />Thank you for sharing that extraordinary experience, AND a trustworthy Chinese factory, which otherwise I would not trust. Will explore option of ordering a "shinken" (katana) from them for cutting purposes -since Japanese katanas prices are just prohibitive... Best, DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063691517571258985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-35726807864260670112015-06-06T10:11:26.714-04:002015-06-06T10:11:26.714-04:00I like this blade. I have loved Miao Dao for 30 y...I like this blade. I have loved Miao Dao for 30 years. I love the width (back to edge) most of all. I think the handle should have been oval. I also think there should have been a chisel point. As seen on a Katana. This cannot be overstated. I have seen them on some other Chinese long sabers and in illustrations in some of the old long sword manuals. Mind you, I understand if you bought this as a practice weapon. The excessive thickness of the blade granting extra weight makes it ideal for that. While some of this blade's characteristics suit Me others do not. That being said, it's all just a matter of perspective. I'm thinking of a combat steel, combat ready blade who's characteristics reflect that. The end result. the actual blade. Made ready for the function in which it was intended. killing. Except that it would be made to suit a few of My own quirky tendencies. All that being said, this is a thing of beauty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899213252633039514noreply@blogger.com