Wayben

Second the above, you won't be sorry.

It works for me. I just looked at them again, without downloading.

No tsuba, but here's an ivory rabbit netsuke.

Very nice!! You've done well, I'm sure it was worth the wait.

But yet there is a hole in the tsuka.

Great thread, I was wondering about some of the pass/fail and ranking stats!! This was my first submission to a shinsa, and I was 5 for 5 passed. Four blades with 2 at 75 points and 2 at 76 points, along with a koshirae at 76 points. The two blades at 76 points I was pretty confident in, however the two at 75 came out better than I was expecting. A very pleasant surprise. The koshirae I was hoping for more info from the team, but they did confirm it was late Edo, which helps. Overall, it was a great experience and I'm pleased with the outcome. Thanks to Chris and the NTHK-NPO for putting this on. Also, thanks to Mark for a great show!! I've been to a few in Chicago and always had a good time, always plenty to see and people always willing to answer my noob questions!!

Great idea!! Too much good info is lost when the "for sale" listings are deleted.

I received my letter yesterday. Only two weeks away!!

Thanks Joe!!

I'm new to submitting for Shinsa, this will be my first. When will we find out our time slot? Is that sent out ahead of time or the day of the show? Thanks.

Looks like same sword with a different saya.

Thanks for the how, Ed, instead of just the answer. It helps all us lurkers learn.

Wow!! Great result.

The word of the day is somnambulistic, sleepwalking. Had to look that one up. Seems to fit.

Hopefully they are props and not the real thing.

Unfortunately, pics don't prove that you sent that sword. A buyer can argue that the sword he sent back is the one you delivered. Any transaction involves a lot of trust on both sides, leaving both sides open to scams.

Bob, I'm looking forward to what you will be bringing to Chicago. Turnover is what makes the world go round.

Looking forward to the new book Grev! I have both paper and e copies of the first one.

Actual reality would be pretty boring to watch. They have to script it to try to make it interesting.

Even worse than needing it, is just plain wanting it, lol.

I feel your pain. I've got a package coming from Germany and it's painful looking at the tracking. Seems to be going nowhere, but I know it will get here in due time.

I have a tsuba or two to donate. How about instead of a raffle, hold an auction with the proceeds going to the board. I don't know what the logistics of that would look like or if it is even possible, but the proceeds to the board could be greater.

The fireplace will cause low humidity which should not be a problem for blades. However, it will cause issues (shrinkage) with wood items such as the shirasaya or tsuka. They will possibly crack with too low humidity. Humidity is something that is very much a concern with my acoustic guitars.

Thanks, it's a nice sized blade, 31mm at the machi.

Every thread is better with pictures so I'll take this opportunity to try to add a few. This is a mumei Wakizashi attributed to Sendai Kunikane, NBTHK Hozon.