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  1. Ken-Hawaii
    It's definitely possible to to swap a cheap blade into a sayagaki. I've seen that done several times. Geoff, the value of any blade is what the buyer will pay.
  2. Ken-Hawaii
    A friend has a large tansu for sale, & she would like to know what these two translations are:
  3. Ken-Hawaii
    James, take a look at for a rather-detailed discussion on utsuri.
  4. Ken-Hawaii
    Just FYI, there's no such thing as a "wakizashi katana." If the hacho is less than 2 shaku (24 inches or 60 cm), it's a wakizashi.
  5. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice blades, but you're not letting them touch the concrete, are you?
  6. Ken-Hawaii
    Welcome to NMB, Andrew. You're in the position where you have to depend on the expertise of others. I would send a PM to one of our sellers - Ray Singer would be a good one - & have him explain the pros & cons of what he has for sale. Your need is fairly straightforward, & your budget is more than adequate, so choosing an appropriate blade is a matter of finding what pleases you & your son. Good luck, & happy holidays.
  7. Ken-Hawaii
    You get better each time, Artur. Brian is right that you should enter the NBSK competition.
  8. Ken-Hawaii
    David, the chances of all the parts being original is near zero, but that isn't a problem.
  9. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice choice of fabrics. Will check her out.
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    Ken-Hawaii replied to vajo's topic in Nihonto

    The sori is only 0.12 cm? Looks more like 2 cm, Chris. Nice find.
  11. Ken-Hawaii
    Great photos, Piers! And that's an incredible habaki!
  12. Ken-Hawaii
    That is really qjite strange. I've trained in iaido & isijutsu for more than 30 years, & have never seen that configuration. The tsuba is intended to keep the hand from sliding onto the blade, & if its attached to the saya, why bother with a tsuba at all? Aikuchi, in other words.
  13. Ken-Hawaii
    Agreed, in full. There are just too many dimensional elements to try to fit an existing set of koshirae & tosogu to a blade. Many moons ago, I managed to kluge something together, but, looking at the assembly a year or so later, it was obvious that I'd wasted both time & money.
  14. Ken-Hawaii
    Same here, in Hawaii. I have a shelf in my bathroom that's open to the tradewinds, & it has 3 tsuba repatinating, right now. Great article, Chris- - thanks!
  15. Ken-Hawaii
    Ed's blade looks thick enough to be a short yoroi-doshi.
  16. Ken-Hawaii
    Hopefully, no need for that, as we all want Brian to be solvent!
  17. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice site, Steve.
  18. Ken-Hawaii
    Steve, everyone is anxious to buy his or her first blade, but this one shouldn't be yours. There's not enough detail to tell much, but, with all the active rust on the tsuba, this wasn't a blade that was cherished.Please invest in a couple of good reference books, & check out the blades for sale on NMB.
  19. Ken-Hawaii
    That blue tamahagane is really high-quality! Good collection.
  20. Ken-Hawaii
    Hard to be 100 percent sure, but it does look suriage to me.
  21. Ken-Hawaii
    Hi, Uwe, & welcome to NMB. I like your habaki, & that's a very different hobby. I look forward to seeing more of your work, but please post habaki under the Tosogu topic.
  22. Ken-Hawaii
    Looks Kanbun Shinto. No doubt that the at least parts of the tsuka aren't kosher, but can't really tell on the tsuba.
  23. Ken-Hawaii
    Walk away, slowly. Just enough here to make someone wonder if it's worth taking a chance. It's not.
  24. Ken-Hawaii
    I agree with Grey. It's not time, yet.
  25. Ken-Hawaii
    The very first thing to look at on any blade is the sugata (shape). So a photo of the completely-bare blade should be your next post.
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