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Personnaly, i like to look at a blade and see it for what it is. Rating of smiths is .. shall i say, over rated. Edit to add that this is my own opinion, i expect others to respect that, if nothing else.

That is totaly what i was seeing the very second i saw it.

I dont mean to argue there but, would a geniune scuffed, scratched and rusty Masamune blade still be masterpiece?

Milt, i can only bow down to your negociator skills, merry christmas!

By flashy hamons, i was more refering to the newly developed methods that some polishers use to enhance hamons, i happen to be unclear at times, forgive that.

In my opinion, functionality (thats the word i was looking for) is what the Japanese smiths were aiming for, i might be wrong, but i hope there is some truth in that. What i meant to say is: a blade that is made solely to withstand the tests it has to go thru in the course of its life will always be aesthetically appealing to me. a blade that is made solely to show off the skills of the smiths does not necesseraly have all of the required qualities to withstand the tests it has to go thru in the course of its life. I know that you might want to answer that "no true Japanese sword is made entirely for show" but it was only an exemple to clarify how i see this. I guess i am not a big fan of flashy hamon and hada, i rather have an honest, true blade that shows its strenght than a over-elaborated blade that hide its weakness. Remy

welcome to the Bungo Appreciation Club. :lol: milt Where is my membership card?

The number one quality that i am looking for in a blade is its practicality (might not be the best word to describe what i mean but i hope you get it) A Japanese blade that is made entirely to be practical is bound to be aesthetically appealing.

Looks like a normal, tired ken to me, altho the tiredness is somewhat unusual, too bad you sold it off i would have been interested in making a habaki for that

hehehehe sweet!

I would like to thank Koichi and everyone else around here for taking the time... to take the time Thanks

Hehe i posted that link some post above Henry ^.^ I agree with you Franco, but i personnaly think that someone who try to get information on how to proprely restore an antique is generaly more careful and respectful toward said antique (regardless of origin) than someone who just "think that he know" how to do it and fire up his grinder without taking the time to ask around. :lol: Only personnal perceptions there.

I know it must be annoying to have people use your pictures without conscent but in the end, if this serve to inform someone and prevent him from ruining an antique nihonto...

Greetings everyone, Once again, i have an odd question to ask... Does anyone here, by chance, have any kind of knowledge about habaki making for KEN sword? i am looking for information on how to make a habaki for a small ken tanto, but it is proving hard to find, so if anyone has some closeup pictures of a habaki for ken, i would be very interested in seeing them. I made normal habaki already with no problems, but i am having a hard time figuring out how to make one for a double edged blade with only one solder joint. Thanks for looking, Remy Mendatory explaination to avoid confusion: i am not an idiot, this is for a modern made Ken.

Great find! thanks!!!

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/tsuba/tsubacln.htm taken from here : http://www.militaria.co.za/nihontomessageboard/viewtopic.php?t=2209&highlight=ivory Good read.

The real question is, are you willing to endure pain and suffering to remove this rust with your fingers? this has to be done entirely by hand and it will not be a quick process. i will let the pros here inform you of the method as i do not remember it by heart but it had to do with gently and slowly scrubbing the red rust with antlers or bones pieces...

US $1,375.00 for a machine made gunto? man some people have money to throw out the window... i couldnt see any hamon on the shots but i thought maybe it was the bad photos or the bad polish but now...

... more like a salt lake! Stay clear from this auction!!!! at current price, it is a certain "lose" winning bid.

Extremely cheesy looking, save your money for something trustworthy everyone! (not like the people around here need this sort of advice, only saying..)

I reoil my two wakizashi every week or two without using uchiko powder, call me zealous if you may, i love staring at them

Correct me if im wrong but this blade wouldnt be called "nihonto" right? if it was made during ww2.

Forgive my ignorance but who is this Yasukuni smith? a smith forging in a traditional way with tamahagane i take it? Also, that chip is DEEP!

Patience... is a Japanese word.

I still stand by my initial post, again feel free to correct me if i am wrong. This isnt over confidence... the blade just lack anything that someone would want to look for in a nihonto. Aside from the mei... nothing looks legit to me.