Talk:Smithing/@comment-72.94.11.11-20150309182537/@comment-26044227-20150309190153

Yup, you won't know exactly what sword you get until it's done, but for some of the timers you can tell unambiguously what type of sword you're getting (20/30min = Tantous, 40min = Wakizashi, 1:30hr = Uchigatanas, 4:00 = Mikazuki/Kogitsunemaru, 5:00 = Iwatooshi). For the 2:30hr and 3:00hrs, there is the possibility of getting either a Tachi or an Oodachi, but that can depend on the recipe you were using to get the 3:00hr timer (for example, I use a 350/510/350/350 recipe and get a 3:00hr timer, but this recipe has virtually no chance of ever producing an Oodachi, so I know my 3:00hr timer has to be a Tachi. On the other hand, if I used a 550/660/660/550 recipe and got a 3:00hr timer, that has a chance of giving me an Oodachi instead of a Tachi).