Sandman,
Kris Cutlery (http://www.kriscutlery.com/) and Cas Ibera Paul Chens (http://casiberia.com/cas/productsearch.asp?page=22&recs=10&searchtext=hanwei) both produce good swords at better prices than CS and I find them to be as good and better than the CS.
Kris Cutlery (http://www.kriscutlery.com/) and Cas Ibera Paul Chens (http://casiberia.com/cas/productsearch.asp?page=22&recs=10&searchtext=hanwei) both produce good swords at better prices than CS and I find them to be as good and better than the CS.