Jean

Eric, Soten school/style tosogu are overpriced in Japan if you compare quality to price

Yes, Chinese fake and not a good one

Ford, How will it be done? At the beginning, you thought of 7 volumes, is this the first one or shall everything be concentrated on this one?

Printed and pdf, please Ford (I am still alive )

Hi Nick, Glad to see you back My favourites are: Picture one, the Tembo (upper right ) Second one: the Heianjo (first one upper left) Third one: the one on the right handside of the Yoshiro

Me too, some Tricker’s.

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/14089-hosho-sadayoshi/?p=147828 The question to ask is : Why Did not you finally submit it to Shinsa, Paul? Mystery is perhaps what draws you to this blade (and the masame) but also the fact that You are probably more and more drawn to tanto

It is not « Yasuri mei » but « Yasurime »

I have heard that NBTHK issues now kanteisho only as naginata and not as nagamaki. I have not seen any recent NBTHK kanteisho naming nagamaki. In the same way, a kodachi

Unfortunately for you Guys, Ford’s Miyamoto Musashi tsuba utsushi is SOLD. This will enable me to bring Riesling at the Vet clinic for Osteopathy and Acupuncture ...

In fact, there are several steps to become a polisher 1 - First of all you must have an inborn aptitude to polishing (I know this, because I have not this aptitude) 2 - you must have a qualified teacher 3 - you will have to learn all the steps thoroughly (which takes years) and will have to master totally a step before passing to the following one. 4 - you will have to understand steel so as to use the right stones at the right time. 5 - for this you will have to learn kantei... Too tired to carry on, it is almost 2 a.m.

+1

My sold Nara tsuba

Remains for Riesling: 1 - Ford Hallam Miyamoto Musashi utsushi far below its purchasing price (just ask yourself when you have seen one for sale and what is worth one of this tsuba) : SOLD 2 - Hayashi, really fantastic iron, a steal, only: 400 € 3 - Nice Katana size Edo Owari: 400€

Miyamoto Musashi unhold, still for sale.

Hizen tsuba sold

Nara Tsuba sold Miyamoto Musashi reserved...

Ford Higo utsushi Tsuba sold

That’s NMB problem, there is always a better Sale post soon after, but for the time being that’s all...

Hoanh, Could really be the case....

Three other tsuba which must go, far below their purchasing prices 1- lovely Nara tsuba: 6,7 x 6,7 cm - SOLD 2 - tsuba by Ford Hallam 8 x 7,3 cm - SOLD 3- Miyamaoto Musashi utsushi by Ford Hallam: 7,5 x 7,5 cm - price 600€ Paypal accepted, buyer take the fees + handling and shipping

Outstanding as usual, Morita sama.

Bump Tsuba 1, 3, 5 Sold. Remaining tsuba are all very good and real deal

Too difficult :LOL Kantei one : Shinshinto : Sekido Unju Korekazu. Difficult to say as a lot of Shinshinto smiths tried try to copy Bizen, Pros: the Yasurime Cons: the nioiguchi is not as thick as it could be and the choji hamon is less tight. Kantei 2 : I won’t go for Tadayoshi school because of the yasurime. The yasurime is usually yoko or sujikai without any keicho yasuri. For the same reason, I shall avoid sue Tegai. I don’t know perhaps Kunisada. Kantei 3 : picture is less good (too bright, less contrast), can’t see the kissaki, but I’ll go for Rai Kuniyuki

No idea Patrick