DAYUM! That sword built like a pixar mom!

If y'all end up rating the swords with a standardized system, price should be the tie-breaker for swords of equal performance score. Lower cost wins.

For a new video series, you could do something similar to this, but when testing the swords, you don't reveal the price until the end and have the reviewers guess how much it is/how much they would pay for it. Great video! May have to pick up that sword...

i love the fact you are in your backyard, your neighbors probably feel the same about you as mine, my friends and I spar with blunted swords in the alley behind my house, commonly in armor.

The long pizza slice

18:28 rare sight of a bottle collector on the far left side of the screen

12:40 that was a very satisfying few seconds

You actually got a Top Gear leaderboard. That gave me a weird feeling. I haven't seen that in a long time

You had me a thic-

Nice to get a Deepeeka review from you Shad, I've been looking at their stuff cuz it's much more affordable, but couldn't find as many reputable review on them. Thanks! It's a gorgeous sword!

You guys are the best commercial this sword could ever get. I'm going to get one xD

This does make me wonder how many historical “famous” swords have been cloned in modern times, like a reproduction of Joyeuse that’s actually functional.

That sword looks so cool!!!!

A quality Deepeeka sword?! This cannot be!

I wish more people would test Deepeeka swords. I think the sword community generally considers them junk but rarely do we see any actual reviews.

We aren't here for objective sword reviews with cutting rigs, we're here to watch you two bicker like schoolboys. 🤣

I love the dynamic of cutting competitions between you two.

I'm impressed! If I had money to spare I would definitely get one!

Maybe just buy some pork roasts from your local butcher and use that as a cutting medium. It's the most analogous to human flesh (which is what swords were meant for) and, if you prepare properly by putting down a clean tarp beforehand, you can even cook up the pieces afterwards for yourself and/or your pets to eat. Probably cheaper than ballistic gel, which isn't meant for or a good representation of edge weapon cuts anyways, as it's designed for bullets and the energy they deliver rather than cutting and slicing motions.

Well, essentially cardboard is essentially just thick paper, so if you can't find a standard cardboard source, multiple sheets of notebook paper could be used. You can vary how many sheets. It may not be cheaper than a standard cardboard source, but on the other hand, you can cut used homework paper.

@32:45 for ties I would recommend going with price as a tiebreaker so the one that costs less gets a higher score indicating that it is better per unit of currency than the other swords with the same score.

The top gear style leaderboard is honestly a great idea

This is the kind of weapon your savvy adventurer rocks, saying, "one-handed don't mean I'm skimping on damage!"

Holy crap! I predicted that it would cut wood like an axe at 21:40, not only did it do that, Tyranth said exactly the same thing at 23:36!

I hear Depeeka quality control is rough. You either can get pretty good or real bad.

video idea: Testing life jackets as apocalypse armor. Would it perform better or worse than a gambeson?

the score board is a brilliant idea

I got a question. A modern soldier’s worst nightmare is clearing houses and CQB. How did medieval soldiers clear houses? (weapon manipulation, tactics of it) I saw Daemon try to clear Harrnehal in HoD. He was manipulating his sword similar a rifle when clearing the hallway which seemed silly. I’m a marine myself and like to study how room clearing has evolved over time.

Love the banter, and a great value priced sword!

12:37 Tyranth playing noodle ninja

I love the Top Gear style power board for swords!

I've always loved this style of sword, it almost looks like a fantasy sword. It reminds me of Borimir's sword from LoTR! It almost looks like an oversized dagger (in the best way)

That's not a sword that's a section of railroad track with an edge. That's a hefty chunk of metal!

I really enjoy the jabs you two throw at each other during the cutting. The competitive bickering back and forth adds to the entertainment of these reviews.

I really love the sword rating board and how it looks exactly like the one in Top Gear. Also the sword looks great.

the sheath alone would be $200 on etsy thats insane value for a gorgeous sword!

It's like the Difference between a Blem Palmetto state AK at $400 where I can forgive the defects and the $1.2K arsenal AK which at the price point It should be PERFECT.

Love the top gear ranking system. May the best weapon win ⚔️

When I did reenactment I fell in love with wide based geometry swords. Great on the defence with single sword duels, but also still fast.

from 12:40 to 12:45 is the cleanest cutting sequence in the history books. DAMN

The shape of the blade reminds me of the Italian cinquedea...

Remember Shad. Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.

You guys are getting me closer and closer to starting a medieval weapons collection.

Thank you Shad! This sword is of a type that I have been looking for. Instant purchase, because I am most interested in its length and functionality. I appreciate the thorough review and your well made and informative videos in general.

Loving the videos! Would like to see a few more thrusts in the testing of the swords, as that one on the water bottle looked great.

Beautiful sword

The mechanics have to be insane.

Love the Top Gear ranking board

Finally, a sword for my charcuterie

Time for a battle of the shiniest turd! A bunch on swords in the sub $300 price range facing off in a stress/performance gauntlet.

It looks like a sword that would last a knight a long time. When you were talking about the cardboard, I was thinking of why don't they use gel instead. I didn't know the exact name for it until you said it. Thank you. :)

It would be cool to see Shad go into blades of other cultures as well. The aztec macuahuitl, the African mambele, the Filipino kalis, etc. I think Shad would find it quite interesting to learn more on these various blades.

Hey, I think one of the things you can improove in your cutting rig is to nail a piece of wood to hold the back of the handle of the sword, so it doesn't move as much, because the clamps are not able to hold so much force alone. the way it is right now is inconsistent and might hinder the sword ability to cut more deeply. Looking forwards to see the improoved version either way, the cutting rig is one of the best ideas you had on this channel! Keep it up!!

Mental note: next KOA purchase through this channel

Shad this is awesome! This video proves what I was saying about the carbon giant sword design in the comments of one of the most recent videos. In that comment I said to design the hilt like Sting from The Lord of the Rings, and this one proves that point BEAUTIFULLY. The cross guard being a semicircle curving upward and the wide blade going into that crescent makes an excellent seat for the blade which acts as a spring to absorb the impact and reverberate the shockwave back at itself to cancel it out. As the shockwave spreads from the impact point it eventually goes into that semicircle and is reflected back like a curved mirror concentrating and reflecting light. When that concentrated reverberation rebounds back into the other incoming shockwaves from the same hit it cancels them out and causes them to dissolve against one another instead of the materials needing to deform too heavily to absorb the shockwaves. In other words the carbon blade will take less damage along the blade because this hilt geometry does some physics at it and counters the shockwaves against one another like a funhouse mirror. Please read these comments and take them seriously! This is absolutely the way to go with the future designs of the carbon giant sword. You may not even need to put holes through the carbon since you could seat the entire base of the blade into the curve by grinding a groove into the inner curve or sandwiching the blade between two halves of the semicircle hilt. This will effectively widen the handle to the full width of the blade without actually changing the handle at all, because mechanically the handle will apply pressure to the entire width of the blade. Damn, I need to get into your Discord and send you a message about this, because I keep dropping comments like this on your videos and haven't gotten a reply to any them in over a year. Seems you got busier than you used to be which is obvious. I mean look at the growth of the channel! 😆

Based on my experience with older (1990's era) Deepeeka swords, I was worried about the wood test. I had heard that Deepeeka quality had improved, and it seems to be borne out by this video.

Love the Top Gear nod!

Sword and sheath for under $300 is amazing! It looks like an axe blade at the guard.

Phenomenal information, gentlemen! Thank you very much. God bless you all. And I shall look into acquiring a new blade.

Where is my notification youtube?

Damn might be the most praise I've ever seen in one of these reviews

10-20 years ago, Depeeka didn’t make swords. They made “sword-like objects” as costume pieces. But in the last couple years they’ve REALLY stepped up their game. Definitely still entry level swords but they’re SO much better than they used to be

I am not a swordman but i love these videos.

Looks great! definitely a new favorite

1:37 D&D rulebook has left the chat.

@18:31 BIG FOOT! Lovely looking sword. very tempted to get one :D

Nice sword shad! It was strudy and can perform when needed. 😅 great Sword!

I own three different swords from this company and their reputation is usually not very good... One of the swords I got from them was garbage the second one which I love aesthetically isn't balanced well but it is a decent sword overall and the last one is actually surprisingly good for the price. This reinstates a little bit more faith back in this company and I added the sword to my wish list.

Speaking of resistance, I think something you could do for laughs would be to recreate the Super Pykrete from Mythbusters and put it up against several medieval weapons.

Wow, calling that thing a steal is a bit of an understatement. $200 for something with a decent sheath, decent construction, decent sharpening, real etching, and only some cosmetic flaws? Not bad, not bad.

Man, I think giving this sword a mirror finnish on the blade and leaving the fuller untouched would look REALLY nice

It looks closer to game swords, they like to make the blade wide like that

Now that's a sword

Just a tip to help those files (or any file really) last longer. Only put pressure down going forward, but not back. You don't necessarily need to lift it up, just lighten your pressure.

Big love for both video and sword....so much enjoyed watching

That’s a chonky boy Thick sword too

Nice! That sword looks like a lot of fun!!

18:28 Thief in the background. Good job palace guards, your freaking fired! 30:55 Guys the thief is back! The guards have been fired, turn around and smite him! He is stealing precious noodles of the pool.

I got an idea for your merch. Set up the exact same hoodie as two different products, calling one Tyranth red and the other Shad red. That way you can see how many of which sold so you have a sort of poll on who people think the red suits better :'D

was waiting for this. cant watch the whole vid before i comment :) is it the best?

that sword gives off Sir Peter Wolfsbane vibes, i like it.

Tyranth with the buttery smooth pool noodle combo. Very nice indeed

You know what else is thick and incredible…

Not first. But top 5. I’ll take it.

me and tyrant sharing one brain cell when shad said "galvanized steel pipe"

Immediate thought "Wow its Boromirs Broadsword" lol.

13:39, that was nice.

I like to thing that in the year 3255 some archeologist is going to fall through the ground into Shad's house and be extremely confused by what they find.

Steel Shortsword from TES Oblivion?

Your sword chart reminds me of the lap times chart from Top Gear, I really like what you guys are doing with your improved sword test standards.

I love seeing the dude in the background cleaning up your mess. 😅😂

Love it....might have to add one to my collection 🤔 @Shadiversity could I make suggestion....some nice close up inspection shots when discussing things like the wrap and blade polish/fuller...the finish, detail and edge are all things I'd be fascinated to learn more about in detail as a collector. Better to know what I'm looking for than buy cheap tat 😂

Budget swords that aren't aesthetically terrible? Sign me up!

As far as I'm concerned, the worst defect is the name. I wouldn't possess anything that bore the name of "il mal di Francia"; it would carry a curse with it.

The idea of using ballistic gel is interesting. I've watched so many episodes of Mythbusters and the Slo-Mo Guys where they used it to test bullets. So, in my head, it seems the concept is sound. The only issue might be the short amount of time ballistic gel lasts outside a refrigerator. You might end up having to make several blocks at a time then discarding a block after each test.

LOL that sword rating board brings me memories of Top Gear xD

Loving the top gear style lap time board!!!

So... Shad, i really want you to make a character with darkstone in the hilt of their sword. Having an immovable blade at an instance would be INSANE. Maybe the darkstone could be set under a simple rotating mechanism near the guard? Idk, but I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts. ALSO, tangenting from that: What if there was a contrasting character with a sword imbued with brightstone (that is a thing if I'm remembering correctly??) But listen, this is perfect... They could be called the Flickering Light and the Dancing Shadow and could eventually be joined together into a greatsword or something?? PLEASE let me know what you think 😅 Maybe it's a bit cheesy or yin-yangy at the moment but it could be refined 🤔 (This is heavily based on an idea for my own story, especially the names. The lore is quite different though)

I like short swords too. The Georgian Satevari I made for myself is my favorite though. Very similar to a pompei gladius really.

Design actually reminds me of one of my favorite Elden Ring weapons, the Iron Greatsword. This sword is obviously much smaller and shorter than its game counterpart but the shape of the blade and everything else is spot-on.