The Draw Slice: Test Attempt - Sword vs. Cloth

Thanks to Syndaver for providing the realistic synthetic flesh analog: Also a thank you to Medieval Market for the gambeson samples: I wanted to shed some light on the efficiency of slicing cuts (or lack thereof) but unfortunately the results of this testing weren’t as clear-cut (harhar) as I was hoping. In hindsight I should have examined the edges more closely beforehand, and perhaps deliberately tested different types of sharpening. A toothier edge may do quite a bit better than a very finely honed one. Either way this requires a very sharp blade, and it’s nowhere near as damaging as a committed hewing cut. Check out the follow-up video about when the slicing cut is useful: *** The swords I used *** 1.) Type XVIIIa 15th century longsword with bronze hilt by Stephan Lockwood (affiliate link) Swords -Type XVIIIa 15th Century Longsword with Bronze Hilt&afid=28632&tm=14&im=1 2.) An old (mid-90s) Roman gladius by Raven Armoury 3.) The White Arc (Han Dynasty jian) by LK Chen 4.) Nodachi from Swords of Northshire (affiliate link) 5.) The Knecht Kriegsmesser by Albion More about cloth armor and sword sharpness: *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and other rewards: For one-time donations: Books about history and/or martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission through these links): US - Canada - Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: Knives on Gearbest: *** Social media & merch *** How to contact me: See a list of my video uploads: Channel-related shirts and other merch: My side channel (for rambles, vlogs, opinions, gaming, etc): *** Music *** Intro song: “Illuminate“ by Vindsvept Background: “RPG Ambient 3“ by Hitctrl Outro: “Highland Storm“ by The Slanted Room Records