taiwandeutscher wrote:No idea, but his cutting sword has a rather long handle, maybe a so-called 1 1/2-hander. Could be that his dao turns out the same way.
You really could contact him, he also does custom made. He and his wife are very friendly, always willing to help.
Steve James wrote:Have you ever gone to http://swordforum.com/forums/ ?
Imo, a lot depends on what you want to do with the weapon. Do you want a dao for cutting, training forms, sparring, or/and for appreciation of its authenticity? Do you care if it's something you can keep for life, or will it simply be a tool. Of course, it can be all those things or just one. I say that because you might want to invest in having one made for you by a swordsmith. It could be Rodell's work. I don't know about his daos, but I have his cutting jian. Right, it can be used with two hands.
A custom sword will certainly cost more, but if you like it and keep it for a few decades, it's well worth the cost. I was going to say take a look here at Angelswords https://www.angelswords.com/chinese-swords/
Daniel Watson is a long time tcc practitioner (or used to be) who even had a National Geographic or History program dedicated to him (and his search to produce true damascus steel). Anyway, the swords he makes are guaranteed fully for life. I'm not even sure he's making or selling daos, so it might not matter anyway --and it'd be expensive. My main point is that there are swordsmiths out there who will make you exactly what you want.
If you want a 20th century style, Cold Steel makes what they call a Chinese battle sword --that (iinm) attempts to imitate the Da Dao of the 29th Army used in WW2.
You'll be able to get a lot of ideas at Swordforum. Ask there, if you haven't already.
MaartenSFS wrote:I ended up buying the Cold Steel Chinese War Sword Machete: https://www.coldsteel.com/products/mach ... chete.html
The length, weight and balance are perfect for our swordsmanship. I bought mine for only 56$, but the real Dadao were not works of art and designed for one thing only; to cut down enemies. The only problem is that the blade is not extremely sharp, but I've already ordered a set of whet stones, so that isn't a problem.
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