Amazing work. That is a true craftsman.
Interesting as it is, I simply do not see the benefit in a sword these days outside museums or a zombie apocalypse give the choice of firearms available.
I don't mind guns, enjoy them a lot actually, but I would take a sword over a gun any day of the week, has nothing to do with "benefit" or anything, I cant really explain it, its part of me....besides holding a sword and having the wife toss potatoes at ya and cutting them out of the air to about a half inch in size is quite fun.....
The cheapie was given to me as a present, it doesn't see the light of day very often, the other 2 come out once a month or so for a nice oil rubdown, haven't actually got a stand for displaying them yet unfortunately 
The other 2 are kept in reserve for the zombie apocalypse, in case I can't break into the gun shop up the road from me <g>

I understand the Gift part

have you used them yet? Tatami matts are cheap enough and it is a blast

a good test if you don't mind working the blade(not that it is really working the blade), take 6, 2 liter bottles and fill em with water, place them in a row and cut through them.....then when you have 6 half bottles cut through them again
the Tiger I had..... I put that sucker through the paces.....nothing that would destroy the blade, I think the toughest job I had it do was a 2" sapling......didn't even feel the touch of it to the tree.