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very interesting. thank you again. scott

thank you Geraint, that would be most welcome. Scott

hate to bring up an old thread..... i have just recently gotten interested in tachi mounts.doing some research i found this.... if you look at these new pics with the one i posted before... kinda interesting. maybe cut down from an old tachi and remounted? heres a link to the tachi page if anyone is interested. http://www.daimyo-tachi.com/samurai_swo ... tachi.html thanks again scott

thanks everybody for the great information.ive had this book for a while now and am thinking of selling it as i m recently unemployed.

hello all, im not sure where to post this , i have this book and am interested in knowing more about it. it does not have a copyright page and i can find no clue to its publishing date other than its preface, signed: "h. l. joly" 4, glebe place, chelsea, london, s.w. january, 1913. it is softcover here are some pics the black and white on the red cover are stickers.the last image shows the worst of the binding issue ,there is only 2 or 3 of these and page 17 is the only loose page.the rest of the book is in pretty good condition. thank you for looking scott

found my answer here: http://www.thejapanesesword.com/forum/v ... p=829#p829

Hello all, I ran across these pictures in my never ending search for knowledge and am interested in what you may know.I found these with no description and no link to further information... And the link to the page i acquired the photos from(about a third of the way down). http://www.yk.rim.or.jp/~ryusui/tokukai.html Any discussion would be deeply appreciated the name above the photos says "tsukaita" however the photos are named "tsukagane" when saved. Thank you Scott

I make my own Shirasaya and tsunagi and the wood habaki to go with it as well.Here are a few pics of one I made. thanks for looking Scott

Hi Jamie, Thanks ,I appreciate it. Yes the tsuka-core is mine.That's where i first started. i noticed on almost all of the swords i bought that the tsuka didn't fit right.So I took one apart to see how it was made.After i realized it was not made properly ,I did some online research and found out how it is supposed to be done and went from there. Iv'e been doing my own tsuka and saya for about 10 years now.(and still learn from every one I make) This is my first attempt at making the metal fittings,but it seems to be going ok. thanks scott

Hello Brian , Iv'e already learned quita a bit from the links you posted ,and have not even read them all yet. thank you very much for taking the time to post them! And Stephen, thank you for the interest! Here are some pics of a tsuka i am currently working on. It is by no means close to being finished,still mostly forming ideas for shape and placement...still need to inlay the sakura, but you get the idea.. This is my first attempt at engraving my name in kanji and I am pleased with the results. You can see in this next photo that i tried to inlay the brass into the copper tsuba using the method in this link: http://www.trade-silver.net/japanese_arrowhead.htm Although you can see that i got a little "heavy handed" i have since learned to use a light touch.As this is my first attempt at this technique,I will keep it "as is" or try to engrave a floral pattern or something else appropriate to fix it. Here is the style of tsukamaki I seem to like these days.I'll be doing this one in a maze colored wrap instead of the white to match the copper and brass better I still haven't decided how to do the menuki but am working on it.(maybe using the larger blossoms) and of course "constructive criticism" is always welcome. thank you for taking the time to look. scott hazen

Thank you sir for the links. I have submitted my membership email and am awaiting a response.

Hello all, I am new to this forum,but have been around Japanese swords for many years.i make my own tsuka,fuchi,kashira,shitidome,tsuba,seppa,menuki,saya,shirasaya,mekugi,habaki,and do my own tsukamaki.I'm no expert by any means,but think my koshirae is pretty good. I try to use the old techniques when I can ,but most of the time I teach myself by looking at photos of old style fittings. When i make metal fittings that take more than one piece to assemble, i solder the joint together. Is this how the Japanese craftsmen did this? The reason that I am posting this is to try to use your knowledge and experience to an advantage. I have used the search function on this site as well as many others ,but never find what I'm looking for. Which brings us to the question... How did the ancients make fuchi-kashira? How did the form the kashira? How did they fit the 2 pieces of the fuchi together? I am very interested in any discussion on this subject. thank you for taking the time to read my post SCOTT HAZEN