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  1. Ken-Hawaii
    Your sheet is very well done, Kyle.
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    Ken-Hawaii replied to Vermithrax16's topic in Tosogu

    I like it.
  3. Ken-Hawaii
    Suriage blade, possibly o-suriage. Looks Shinto. The boshi looks strange - wonder if there was damage? And there's lots of active red rust on the nakago - time for some work with ivory or antler.
  4. Ken-Hawaii
    Ah, I see in your other post that this is an iai blade, which leads to lots of other possibilities. Does your sensei allow a sharpened blade to be used in your dojo? I hold yondan, & Sensei doesn't even let me use shinken.
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    That looks like a good substitute, assuming it's long enough. Whatever is causing the scratches must be embedded fairly deep if that didn't break it loose. Wood dust won't scratch steel, so it's either something metallic or a tiny piece of stone, although I cant think of how either of those got into your saya. Any chance it could have happened while the blade was out?
  6. Ken-Hawaii
    Yes, welcome, Matt. I think you'll enjoy it here. Feel free to ask questions, & photos will help us to help you.
  7. Ken-Hawaii
    If you're selling it, please post in the For Sale section, with a price. And please try to put all your photos in a single post.
  8. Ken-Hawaii
    English has certainly changed since those days, but Cipango & Zipangu sure don't sound a lot like Japan or Nihon/Nippon/Yamato. I follow the article's logic, although it sounds like the Chinese came closest to naming Japan.
  9. Ken-Hawaii
    Is your blade used in a martial art? If so, just leave it as-is. If it's a polished, papered blade, then I suggest contacting Woody Hall (hawaii.togishi@yahoo.com) & ask him what he suggests. He might have some ideas on cleaning out the saya, too.
  10. Ken-Hawaii
    The tool to clean out a saya is a yasuri, but I can't find any place that still carries them. Maybe a rifle cleaning tool, carefully cleaned of oil, with a nice, thick swab, could clean out the insides, or at least could give you an idea of what is causing the scratches.
  11. Ken-Hawaii
    Zebras look alike, too.
  12. Ken-Hawaii
    Darren, please go to your NMB signature, & put in your first name,m so it will show on all posts, per Brian's rules.
  13. Ken-Hawaii
    I assume you've already shaken the saya to see if anything falls out. Unless you use this blade in iaido, I can't see it being drawnall that often, but, when you do, draw it very slowly ha upwards, & listen for any sound. Maybe even put your ear against the saya (without cutting yourself, of course).
  14. Ken-Hawaii
    I always wondered how "Zipangu" got into that mix.
  15. Ken-Hawaii
    Wondered why he hadn't responded to an offer I made him. Thanks for finding that, BaZZa.
  16. Ken-Hawaii
    Love the hada & hamon!
  17. Ken-Hawaii
    You're absolutely right, Shannon. The data would have to be based on juyo blades, which would identify tosho (in many cases), jidai, & school. But that will still be a snapshot. And I'm not sure whether XRF would be markedly more useful than normal kantei. Ah, well. I'll buy a sword, rather than the XRF. Happy New Decade!
  18. Ken-Hawaii
    This one is a good blade to study, but why a Kamakura tachi?
  19. Ken-Hawaii
    Probably going to have to wait until you have the blade in hand, but, hey, it's just next decade.
  20. Ken-Hawaii
    Pretty nice housewarming gift, Lev. Or should that be houseARMing?
  21. Ken-Hawaii
    Good eye, George! And thanks for the explanation.
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    From what I can see of the hamon, I doubt your blade is Mino. Can you provide photos of the entire bare blade? Also, detailed shots of the nakago & boshi will help establish jidai & school. Skip the koshirae shots, for now.
  24. Ken-Hawaii
    Ryan, the typical shirasaya is made from hinoki wood (magnolia), & is unvarnished. I also use John's services Edit - Admin. Tel number removed for privacy. But on John's FB page, he did post the email john@sayashi.biz
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    Ken-Hawaii replied to Vermithrax16's topic in Tosogu

    That's a very nice saya, Ed. Blade's not bad, either.
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