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Thanks for sharing the article Robert. There was an interesting show on Nhk sometime in the last year about this but my memory isnt cooperating but if i remember the name i will tell you. Nice work Patrice. Next time i drop one of my bonsai i might have to try it. Greg

A shame they cant just make an honest dollar like real men. Thank you for your work Brian. Greg

It looks lovely Stephen! Greg

That would be a special experience! Cheers Pete. Greg

Hi Jeremiah, nice long Waki with good Koshirae. I particularly like the hada. Greg

Hi Martin ive been enjoying your Nihonto vids since subscribing and look forward to more, thanks for you work. Greg

Congrats on the sweet tanto Chris and that may be an record for the fast Nihonto Aus post delivery lol. Greg

Thanks for sharing this with us Steve and I hope it makes it no problem. As im writing this there was a news ad on tv showing an Aus post goose tossing parcels into a van, busted! Greg

Looks good Stephen, best of luck mate. Greg Ps. You can buy it as a celebration of your ten thousandth post! 2 more!!!

The horimono and the hada are top notch. Greg

Very nice and good price. Greg

Hi Chris, I havnt spoken to Cam for a while but will try contacting him and get back to you soon. Greg

Shinsakuto is what i think too. Nice looking blade. Greg

Sounds like a great meeting but to be in for a chance at the armor would have to make it pretty irresistible to those able to go. Greg

Thanks for sharing that Pete, very skilled and inspirational work. Greg

Well done and congrats Dave. Greg

Wow! Thanks Pete. Greg

You have good taste Stephen. Greg

Gordan do you know if it was in Australia? Just noticed the Aboriginal paintings in the background. Greg

Looks great Stephen. Beautiful displays too. Greg

Stephen is right about that kake! Wow, I'd love to see some pics of it. Greg

Thanks for sharing that Grev. I had a good quality china made katana (made by Simon Lee) for training that had hada and hamon worth over $1000 and had it standing in a corner of a room and after days of rain the roof leaked and it happened to be the exact same corner of the room and once i finally realized what was going on the sword bag it was in was saturated. When i removed the sword the water had trickled down the saya a little ( luckily the saya was a pretty good fit) and had caused a little rust on the mune close to the kissaki and there was another patch under the habaki. I was very lucky i got to it before further damage. It was this that helped me learn that swords should be kept lying flat mune down even if not Nihonto. One of the bonuses of being introduced to Nihonto through martial arts is that it gives you the chance to (hopefully)learn about care and storage before making regretable mistakes with the real deal. Just another reason Nmb is really an amazing resource for Nihonto lovers. Greg

Sorry to hear that a lowlife has taken your sword. I really hope you get a satisfactory outcome Luis. Greg

Well done Brando and cool story about your neighbor, congrats. Greg

If i remember cottectly there was a nice one of these for sale here sometime in the last couple years but having a mental blanc as to who made it. Im sure the smiths name started with m. Frustrating. Someone else here will probably remember more. Greg