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  1. Ken-Hawaii
    Wow, Grev - great article! I'm saving it as a PDF, & suggest that the Mods post it, too. Excellent reference.
  2. Ken-Hawaii
    Welcome to NMB, Dave. I used to live in Torrance, on Artesia, about 50 years ago. I'll bet it's changed since then. As Piers suggests, please disassemble your blade - which is a learning experience - & post photos of both sides of the blade, as well as your tsuba. Cut down a bit on the bright lighting so we can see details.
  3. Ken-Hawaii
    Yes, juka-choji midare. Check out http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/hamonpatterns.html
  4. Ken-Hawaii
    Setting the blade on the backdrop, rather than the shirasaya, makes it a lot easier to see, Bjorn. As far as which "line" (school or Gokaden), I recommend reading https://www.zmescience.com/science/a-startling-number-of-coronavirus-patients-get-reinfected/
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    A few tsuba

    Ken-Hawaii replied to jbdefty's topic in Tosogu

    I think that you're well on your way with that level of photography, at least for tsuba. Blades are a tad more difficult. Welcome to NMB.
  7. Ken-Hawaii
    Ryan, NMB member Markus Sesko has posted a free university-level series of essays at https://markussesko.com/kantei/ An incredible resource, that will force you to learn a lot of terminology.
  8. Ken-Hawaii
    Thanks for the update, Piers. Our planned trip over there has come to a screeching halt, for obvious reasons. That's particularly frustrating, as a new airline has lowered fares to Osaka to an almost-ridiculously-low level ($269 round-trip!). Well, some of those blades have waited for a thousand years, so they're likely to still be these when Covid-19 is just a bad memory.
  9. Ken-Hawaii
    If you read through comments in this area, you'll find that few blades are worth a new polish. At up to $100/inch, it's not an inexpesive investment, & seldom do you recover it when you sell the blade. Yes, you can make it look prettier, but the metal that is removed by a polish can never be replaced.
  10. Ken-Hawaii
    Josh, since you've asked several times, feel free to remove the saya wrapping, with the caveat that it was probably wrapped that way for a reason. If the wood starts to fall apart, you'll know why. Screws are not generally used, especially on older swords, so try using hashi (chopsticks) instead, as mekugi are bamboo. Yumoto's book is good, as is https://smile.amazon.com/Sword-Japan-Joseph-Bott/dp/1304242404/
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    http://jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html
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    Don't worry about that, Ryan. Quite a number of us train in iaido & iaijutsu, including my wife & I. That's how we got interested in Nihonto. Bjorn, ask Martin to advise you on which blades are appropriate for you. He's a very-helpful & trustworthy guy. But do invest in a few books so you can start learning why you like certain blades. Welcome to both of you.
  13. Ken-Hawaii
    Please sign all of your posts with your first name, so we know how to address you. The closer I look at the blade, the stranger it seems. The two different colors inside the upper mekugiana has me scratching my head. Then, there's the mismatch between where the habaki sits & the machi, as well as the od area below that. And the yasurimi seem to be going in all directions. Very strange.
  14. Ken-Hawaii
    Welcome, Victor. No reason to collect swords? How about because they're interesting & cool pieces of art?
  15. Ken-Hawaii
    Your photography is darn good, too.
  16. Ken-Hawaii
    How about an update on what's left, Kyle?
  17. Ken-Hawaii
    What is the period of time you've been inactive, Mark?
  18. Ken-Hawaii
    Paul always writes well.
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    Date of saya

    Ken-Hawaii replied to Dojikiri's topic in Tosogu

    That does help, Ian, thanks. No sign of wear on the ito, which I guess should be expected in high-end koshirae.
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    Good photo, too.
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    Interesting article, but the author isn't exactly an expert on Nihonto.
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    Nijuba?
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    Paul & Jussi, is Han Bin Siong's paper available?
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    Umeboshi? Umeshu?
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    Iron tsuba blog

    Ken-Hawaii replied to BIG's topic in Tosogu

    Doesn't this seem to be mostly a listing of eBay tosogu?
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