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Buying a Sword Online for Canadians
Buying a sword has two basic areas to consider. First you need to know exactly what you want and second where they are going to purchase it from.
There are many different styles of swords such as samurai katanas, claymores, rapiers, roman swords, greek swords, movie swords, fantasy swords to mention a few.
These swords will be further divided into three groups:
1. Inexpensive swords will look good but not be battle ready. They may not look like a historical piece. Due to high chromium levels they may not need any maintenance. A common manufacturer of these swords would be United Cutlery.
2. The moderately expensive swords will look good and will be strong enough for battle. They can look like a historical piece. However, they will be heavier swords possibly using forged steel and they will require some maintenance like degreasing and re-oiling. Manufacturers of swords in this range would be Cold Steel and Casiberia.
3. The most expensive swords will look great and will be strong enough for any battle. They will very much look like a historical piece. However, due to high performance steels like Damascus steel they will need maintenance like degreasing and re-oiling after each use. Manufacturers of swords in this range would be Paul Chen and Cold Steel.
A note worth mentioning the term "battle ready" means different things to different people. Battle ready for medieval re-enactors means the blade is unsharpened so as not to injure their opponents. Yet, battle ready for a japanese katana sword means it will easily cut mats, rope or green bamboo.
Once you´ve chosen your sword style, how much you wish to spend and whether the blade will be sharp or not, it´s time to pick an online sword store. There are thousands of sword stores in North America and most of them are in the United States. This is where it becomes more difficult as a Canadian consumer
The problem is when the sword crosses the Canada/USA border. Surprisingly the problem is NOT from Canada Customs. Unlike Canadian knife laws, all swords regardless of length or sharpness are LEGAL in Canada. Problems with shipping a sword across the border are as follows:
1. High cost of international couriers. Within the U.S. ,courier costs are very low. However shipping to Canada that figure can easily go to 3 to 10 times the normal U.S. rate. Some courier companies will flatly refuse to transport a sword across international borders. Not to mention additional brokerage admin fees charged by some couriers on top of normal brokerage costs.
2. It´s a fact of life that the courier company which delivers your sword in Canada will likely refuse to ship it back to the US if you need to do a return. Shipping into Canada is considered normal but shipping into the U.S. a sword is considered "dangerous goods". Therefore, couriers will ship swords into Canada but NOT back into the U.S. This makes returns rather difficult.
3. There´s a risk of being sent a factory second sword (a flawed sword) when you pay for a sword without flaws. Factory seconds are less than half the price of normal swords. This is especially difficult to deal with when return shipping is so difficult.
4. Naturally there is always a risk of fraud. Canada´s consumer laws protect Canadians against fraud but only from Canadian companies. They are unable to protect against companies outside of Canada.
5. Some Canadians have reported that some companies outside of Canada, have even ground down a sword edge in order to guarantee no problems at the Canadian border. As they wrongly believe a sharpened sword will be seized. This in turn makes the sword almost worthless.
I recommend that all Canadians looking to purchase a sword refer to a Canadian dealer first. The seemingly low price for a sword in the U.S. may turn out to be more expensive than you bargained for.
When picking a sword dealer find out how long they have been in business. Check to see if they list a real mailing address and not just a box number. Also, do they have a toll free 800 number ? Do they answer emails ? Are they knowledgeable ? Are they committed to good customer service. If you can say yes to these questions, about a sword dealer, then you´ve made a wise choice.
Pauline Favreau, President and Owner of www.KnifeZone.ca
Most important points to consider when choosing a good kitchen knife
SIZE
Size needs to suit you. It has to fit in your hand properly and the blade the proper length for what your doing. Too small a handle for a large hand risks injury. The same as too long a blade for a small hand risks injury as well.
PRICE
Price actually is a good indicator of quality and thicker blades. With a reputable knife brand the more expensive the knife the better the quality and the longer it will last.
BLADE
The thicker and heavier the blade the better. Also the TANG (the part of the blade that extents into the handle) should be full. Meaning it goes all the way through the handle. This give the knife the greatest strength.
STEEL
Steel type is extremely important. The better kitchen knives will be rated on the Rockwell Scale which is a hardness scale (conceived by Prof. Ludwig in 1908). The higher the rockwell number the harder the steel and the better the quality of knife. A Rockwell or RC of greater than 54 is desirable.
There are 4 main classes of Steels:
High carbon steel - is a softer steel so it is easy to sharpen but edge retention is not as long. It will discolor and is prone to rust if left wet. Your grandparent´s butcher knife is an example of high carbon steel.
High carbon stainless steel - besides carbon, it will have chromium to prevent discoloration. A bit harder to sharpen but holds an edge well.
Stainless/surgical steel - it has less carbon and higher amounts of chromium. Its the most common and economical of the steels.
Other blade materials:
Ceramic knives are very hard, wear resistant and are made of Zirconium oxide (Zirconia). A ceramic knife is second in the hardness only to diamond according to MOHS Hardness Scale created by mineralogist Fredrick Mohs.
Diamond is a rating of 10 MOHS
Ceramic is a rating of 8.2 MOHS
Most steel has a rating of 5-6 MOHS
Ceramic blades are made by taking ceramic powder molded into blanks by use of special high pressure presses. These ceramic knifes come in two colors, white ceramic which is made of zirconium oxide and black ceramic which is made of zirconium carbide-turns black once when fired. However, only use on cutting boards not china plates as this can hurt the blade. If dropped on the tip, it may will break. Also some chipping will occur if you try to cut through bones or pry with the blade.
However, since ceramic knives are not steel they won´t rust lettuce like steel and will almost never need sharpening.
Titanium blades are a matrix of titanium & carbides, They are lighter than steel, more wear resistant and holds an edge as well steel. The carbides allow for heat treating to reach an appropriate hardness for cutlery and are more flexible so it is not a good choice for your decorative cuts.
Pauline Favreau
Owner and President of Knifezone.ca
and daughter of a knife maker
Below are our main product index orderd by price:
swissarmyknife knives <$5-$29><$29-$44><$44-$112><$112-$155>
coldsteel knives <$1-$21><$21-$30><$30-$48><$48-$101><$101-$303><$303-$450><$450-$852>
chefschoice knives <$17-$766>
harleydavidson knives <$1-$1>
lansky knives <$7-$107>
leatherman knives <$1-$111>
sog knives <$18-$96><$96-$146><$146-$329>
spyderco knives <$25-$98><$98-$256>
unitedcutlery knives <$6-$40><$40-$210><$210-$321>
kabar knives <$19-$70><$70-$234>
junglee knives <$38-$170>
grohmannkitchenforged knives <$17-$398><$398-$521>
paulchen knives <$1-$172><$172-$413><$413-$917><$917-$1530>
casiberia knives <$95-$364>
kershaw knives <$1-$38><$38-$53><$53-$86><$86-$247>
buck knives <$14-$78><$78-$362>
ontario knives <$11-$87><$87-$261>
mod knives <$149-$362>
crkt knives <$1-$48><$48-$86><$86-$203>
toollogic knives <$7-$59>
grohmannoutdoor knives <$21-$77><$77-$129><$129-$256>
grohmannkitchenpoly knives <$8-$77><$77-$487>
grohmannkitchenregular knives <$15-$85><$85-$399>
grohmannkitchenfulltang knives <$1-$0><$0-$35><$35-$434><$434-$549>
tomahawksword knives <$1-$>
hibben knives <$33-$58>
gerber knives <$10-$62><$62-$336>
boker knives <$13-$194><$194-$243>
puma knives <$19-$320>
moki knives <$100-$223>
mantis knives <$15-$58><$58-$277>
helle knives <$59-$140><$140-$143>
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