Talk:Sword-like object

message: Am I the only one who doesn't think that corporal punishment belongs here? Leave that in the boken article. I'm removing it unless someone can give me a good reason not to. Jaerom Darkwind (Talk) 10:23, 04 November 2005 (MST)
: I agree that it does not belong here. I tried removing in once, but it was replaced. --Knife Knut 14:54, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Corporal Punishment

message: What Stainless Steel Grade would not have a sword being considered an SLO versus whatever blade type it is (katana, rapier, broadsword, etc..)?
I've never had any problems with swords made of 440 or even 420 stainless steel, so long as they're near full tang or full tang, and not that crappy screw tang. Carbon steel is better for longer swords however in my opinion. Lord Sephiroth04:13, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course. One of the blades I speak of is a 420 Stainless steel single edged short sword from the Bud K catalog which is part of a set called the Twin Vipers, as it comes with an even shorter knife. It is about 26 1/4 in overall with a 16 3/4 in blade. Both blades are constructed as a single solid piece with two pieces of plastic on 7 unsharpened inches of the blade, wrapped originally in nylon, but I removed the nylon and replaced it with baseball bat tape. I've used this blade to slice through living bamboo stalks. I've also had slow-motion duels with it with my friend who used a pair of sai, and the blade left cut marks in the sai. The only time it's ever been even slightly damaged was when I hit a galvanized nail on a wooden treehouse ladder that I was trying to break down (I know...a sword isn't really appropriate, but I didn't have an axe at the time.). The blade was merely nicked. I still find this blade very strong, it's never failed me when I needed it. The only problem I ever had with it besides the grip was the fact that it's dreadfully hard to sharpen on a whetstone, so I used one of those "10 second sharpeners" and I got it sharp enough for my uses. I've had similar experiences with other stainless steel blades of similar quality, but I haven't used too many of them as extensively as this blade. Lord Sephiroth02:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Steel Grade?

message: The SLO term itself is a deliberate attempt to redefine the word "sword", so it's inherently POV. I'm also removing the link here from katana, which appears to be advocacy of the term. Chris Cunningham 11:29, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The term is inherently POV, but that does not make the article so. I think you should supply criticism of the article's POV content to help improve it. 192.132.210.30 22:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. What about this article is untrue or rather un-necessarily biased? With more specific citations of bias, the article could be better managed. -- Xiliquiern 22:41, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a POV tag 

message: C'mon, is this really encycolpedia form: "A graphic example is available through the Internet, in which a salesman bangs a 'practice katana' on a table while praising its durability."
"Available through the Interent?"  Either can that, or provide a link.
:the article is really about sword replicas, but focusses on a jargon term with much unencyclopedic rambling. We should have a clean and well-informed sword replica which briefly mentions "SLO" as juvenile or internet jargon. dab (𒁳) 10:03, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Encyclopediac?