Reinier

ubu and let's say it has nthk/nbthk papers

a small flawless 60,6 cm mumei katana with nice choji hamon asigned to jo jo saku smith naokatsu (1830-1854)? so jo jo saku smith, flawless and popular hamon but mumei and small.

hey guys, are there (english) books that focus on the production of tosogu? i've read a lot about swordforging and swordpolishing but i know nothing about the craft of making tosogu. thnx, reinier

he probably made a substantial loss on all items.

shiny objects out of focus will blur and appear double when a pictures is taken with flash. i think that's why the kissaki seems without a sharp point. atleast i hope so.

that's not my text john. that's the description added to the ebay auction. you're saying it's not jumyo?

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what do you guys think? can someone translate the hozon papers? A very good Japanese Sword Katana from the Jumyo school. The sword is in a good condition , housed in a new shirasya by John Tirado and has a nice silver habaki. The balde is 27,5 inches cutting edge (nagasa) and has a very graceful curve like the swords from the Heian Era. It has fumbari, large masame hada and a attractive tempered edge that has a trunback in the boshi. The kissaki is small. The blade is well preserved and has only minor stains (small and not numerous, a few surface scratches from the saya, no bends, cracks, rust, nicks or serious problems. It can be enjoyed as is. The nakago is ubu, has deep dark rust and one hole, unsigned. The sword comes with a nice silk bag and Hozon Papers from the NBTHK.

so when do you think i can become your apprentice? (; btw what is the price and waiting time for a tanto?

hey pierre, nice to see you here on the board. we mailed a while back about what it takes to become an apprentice. anyways welcome! best, reinier

hey guys, when i did a search on gimei removal one thing struck me as odd. why is it that it should look like there was never a mei to begin with? can the rest of the nakago really be trusted if it's gimei? if the blade was made to be gimei from the start the whole nakago will be made to mimic a certain style/smith. and is the fact that i was gimei not a kantei point in it's own? it's known that certain smiths made certain gimei. now maybe i'm naieve but why not just invent a easily recognized symbole or some modification that is added to the nakago and can't be easily removed? everyone would be able to see it's gimei. wrongly identified gimei wouldn't be lost forever. it would be a lot cheaper than gimei removal. the gimei could still be used for kantei. am i overlooking something? regards, reinier

thnx

can someone translate this origami for me and/or tell me any other information that can be gathered from it (school, era, grade etc).

lol i thought those Japanese sitting pillows were called futons (: > I'll have probably all of the stuff you need (apart from futons and book cases) at Seni, including cushions! nice!

so i'm moving to my first own house in june. i have two spare bedrooms so i thought i make one a dedicated nihonto room. a Japanese style room which is decorated with only nihonto in mind, where i can study nihonto in piece without worrying about dust or my cats. would be nice if entering it would be like beaming to edo time Japan. i'm thinking a fairly empty room with a low Japanese style table, a futton and a cupboard for all my sword maintanance stuff. what essentials do i need? what kind of lamp? magnifying glass? etc. etc. all input is welcome

it's beautiful (: an exhibition piece? you mean it's not old?

now i'm a newbie but i think that is made on purpose by the smith. i was shown a blade once that had spots above the hamon.. really a beautiful thing in my opinion. just like the sun or moon besides this mount fuji hamon:

hey mike i trust you again, don't worry

congratulations andreas. the yukihide is mine

wow nice what is it? just a wooden statue or does it have some special purpose/meaning? you mean it was made in 1979? where can i get one? (:

i dont want to take any chances i live in the netherlands which is notorious for it's humidity i between the north sea (30km) and a giant fresh water lake (15km) the area i live in is called, i kid you not, waterland when i look out of my window i see a big lake at 20 meters away

sweet! i received my blade today. still waiting for my choji oil so i can't wipe off the oil just yet and have a look at all the details. i love the sugata and it seems absolutely flawless. i'm very pleased with it

you can find some videos about Japanese crafts here: http://www.channelj.co.jp/English/movie ... 001&page=1 no swordsmiths but one video is about a toshigi (swordpolisher)

hey mike, can you mail me bigger pictures of the blade? maybe also a closeup of that small ware? thnx