{"id":3211,"date":"2020-06-16T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T07:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2020-06-24T10:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:23:00","slug":"just-in-time-for-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/just-in-time-for-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Just in time for Fathers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we alluded to in the previous post, we have a LOT of new cool items about to hit the shelves at the SBG Sword Store. Here&#8217;s MY favorite (and its a great deal too, buy the big one, get the small one free!)..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1058.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife0-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1058.html\">WORLDS LARGEST Wrench\/Folding Knife<\/a> Combination by one of Sam Sung, the owner of Ryujin Swords, Companies &#8211; S-TEC. I mean seriously, for $142 every Dad deserves one of these in his man cave (and it also comes with a <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1062.html\">smaller EDC version here<\/a> for just $30 if you buy it by itself or FREE with every order of its big brother).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/giant-spanner-knife-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With that beast out of my system, here&#8217;s another by S-TEC, the most basic <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1055.html\">carbon steel chopper<\/a> around with a price tag to match it ($19.99)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1055.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-1024x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-1024x206.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-768x155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-250x50.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-machete.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then they offer what is perhaps my favorite type of knife next to a Tanto &#8211; the South East Asian Karambit with quick draw system (patent pending) for just &#8211; $24.99!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1065.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-karambit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-karambit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-karambit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-karambit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/s-tec-karambit-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you like this basic entry level Karambit and want to get serious, another one of Sam&#8217;s companies &#8211; DEFCON &#8211; has you covered with the RAPTOR Karambit, available in <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1056.html\">Black<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1057.html\">Bronze<\/a> Finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1056.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1057.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/defcon-elite2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>EVERYTHING about these two blades screams premium quality &#8211; from the tempered CPM S35-VN w\/ Silicon Nitride Coating blade to the milled  <br>6AL4V Milled Titanium + Forged Carbon handles and smooth as silk cage bearing reinforced lock bar at $246.95 it&#8217;s worth every penny, and even better at our special price of just $185.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we haven&#8217;t finished with our latest knifes just quite yet &#8211; for there is one more brand from Sam that spans the middle ground between S-TEC and DEFCON called Proelia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1066.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1-180x150.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TX927-1-150x125.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My personal favorite, this little hard to classify D2 tool steel folder called the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1066.html\">TX927<\/a> for $34.99 (which incidentally is a great price for properly tempered D2). But I have a soft spot for their interpretation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1059.html\">Tactical folding Tanto<\/a>, again D2 tool steel and again a bargain at $74.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1059.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030-197x150.jpg 197w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Proelia-TX030-150x114.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That about catches us up with the knife expansion (well, we also quietly added a classic &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1067.html\">Hanwei Practical Plus Tanto for $194 here<\/a>). After all, it was easy enough to list as we added not one but three new Hanwei Forge swords to the store &#8211; all Classics in their own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two are swords that are almost universally acclaimed by the community as worth every penny and then some, but are so rarely in stock in some cases nearly a decade has passed since they were last made available. But here they are, fresh stock straight off the boat of two swords that if you DON&#8217;T know about them, you owe it to yourself to have a look..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1063.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/banshee-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First up, <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1063.html\">the Banshee<\/a> &#8211; an evolved, tactical version based on the Burmese Daab and a pattern typically found throughout what was once called &#8216;Indochina&#8217; (Siam, Kampuchea, Burma, Laos, etc). But it&#8217;s really well made, incredibly good fun, and a steal at just $189.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you want to go beyond a steal and get a HEISTS worth of value, try this on for size &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1064.html\">Dark Sentinel!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product1064.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel-250x119.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dark-sentinel-150x72.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixing elements of the Swiss Saber with the Japanese Katana, it is a solid performing cutting blade that tends to last for years and years without barely a scratch. And no, the $124.99 is NOT a typo..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then one of Hanwei&#8217;s latest products, a special re-release of the Classic Tiger Katana designed by Paul Chen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-250x119.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tiger-classic.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Truly a sword we can strongly recommend &#8211; from the imported Japanese cotton ito to the brass leaf inlaid saya and absolutely stunning Swedish Powder Steel blade with real hada and hamon.. A tad expensive at its full price of $1650, but right on the money for $999.99 &#8211; you get your money&#8217;s worth and then some..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, hope you found something of interest for Dad this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>PLEASE NOTE:<\/em><\/strong><em> While we will do our best to ship as fast as possible, orders placed now are NOT guaranteed to make it in time for fathers day. The sooner you get your order in, the better..<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we alluded to in the previous post, we have a LOT of new cool items about to hit the shelves at the SBG Sword Store. Here&#8217;s MY favorite (and its a great deal too, buy the big one, get the small one free!).. Yes, it is the WORLDS LARGEST \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/just-in-time-for-fathers-day\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sword-info","category-sword-sales","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3231,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211\/revisions\/3231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}