I bought a red oak and a white oak. After sparring against each other for about an hour the white oak had a plethora of dents on its edge and the red oak had none. it was still in new condition! So I figured that the white oak was just getting compressed and eventually it would be just as hard as the red, but no, it broke in half two weeks later! My sparring partner had another white and it was lighter, harder and thinner than mine. His stands up to the red very well. So who knows what u will get.

I've bought one of these sword before a it preformed well until it broke. This one hold up amazingly well not a blemish on after hours of hard strikes against a variety of other weapons. It is much heavier and more stout then the last one. I would love to buy another one to match so I can spar fairly. .