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YoshidaYui

(42,718 posts) Sat Aug 27, 2022, 08:52 PM Aug 2022

how TO CUT bamboo with a KATANA - don't try this at home.

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how TO CUT bamboo with a KATANA - don't try this at home. (Original Post) YoshidaYui Aug 2022 OP

Cutting it dow isn't nearly as difficult as getting the root system out Sucha NastyWoman Aug 2022 #1

doing a single blow to cut clear though the bamboo/ YoshidaYui Aug 2022 #2

Good point Sucha NastyWoman Aug 2022 #3

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,896 posts)

1. Cutting it dow isn't nearly as difficult as getting the root system out

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sat Aug 27, 2022, 08:58 PM

Aug 2022

YoshidaYui

(42,718 posts)

2. doing a single blow to cut clear though the bamboo/

Reply to Sucha NastyWoman (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 27, 2022, 09:28 PM

Aug 2022

is difficult unless you are a sword master, such as the gentleman in the above video.

Sucha NastyWoman

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3. Good point

Reply to YoshidaYui (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 27, 2022, 10:06 PM

Aug 2022

I guess I was focused on what I had experience with.

Those are some really thick stalks(?), and bamboo is hard enough to make flooring out of, so cutting through it with any tool probably isn’t easy.

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