I had a Katana made for me a couple years ago... I never thought much about this, but recently some friends of mine purchased some Paul Chen Katanas...
I notice that theirs, have an overal weight and balance that is radicaly different than mine.
When I hold mine in a one-handed grip, it feels heavy twords the tip of the blade, like most of the weight is in the cutting area... almost as if the point wants to pull twords the ground.
On their Paul Chen's, the weight seems centered lower, closer to the Tsuba, so that the sword seems to have a natural balance between the blade and the Tsuka.
Is it wrong that my blade balances this way? And if so... would that be correctable by having a longer Tsuka made for the sword?
I notice that theirs, have an overal weight and balance that is radicaly different than mine.
When I hold mine in a one-handed grip, it feels heavy twords the tip of the blade, like most of the weight is in the cutting area... almost as if the point wants to pull twords the ground.
On their Paul Chen's, the weight seems centered lower, closer to the Tsuba, so that the sword seems to have a natural balance between the blade and the Tsuka.
Is it wrong that my blade balances this way? And if so... would that be correctable by having a longer Tsuka made for the sword?