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    Tsuba gimei

    b.hennick replied to kissakai's topic in Tosogu

    Happy birthday Grev.
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    At least you had a reserve.
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    Hi Brandon: There is a sword club in Toronto at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (J.C.C.C.), 6 Garamond not too far from the Science Centre. Our meetings have been put on hold until the Cenre reopens. We meet on scheduled Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings are usually on the second floor. If you are interested p.m. me your email address and I'll add you to our mailing list. Oops I forgot to say Welcome to the board.
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    Thanks for the link to an interesting film. I learned some new things from the film. One that I would like to mention is that there are 8 types of charcoal used by the smith depending on what he is doing. Type may mean size difference.
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    Danny Massey from nihontocraft.com has a nice tsuba with great seppa. http://nihontocraft.com/Myochin_Tsuba.htm It has an ana for a kozuka so you might not want it.
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    The red stuff is a plastic wrap like saran wrap. It protects the shirasaya. Some people leave it on, others dispose of it. Most people put the blade in shirasaya in a shirasaya bag.
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    Jean-Pierre the seller does not show the tang. I would not buy a sword without seeing the tang. At least I would ask for a picture of the tang without the habaki on. I do not like the tsuka and wrap. Both need to be replaced which will add to the cost.
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    Speak to Markus Sesko. You can even talk or write in German to him.
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    Did you try Lulu.com? They do print on demand. That is what Markus Sesko uses.
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    Send him some photos of the tsuba and also Grey Doffin's post on his website about exactly that issue.
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    Hi Ray I suggest that you try a UV light. You can often see more. Photoshop has a nice feature control/command i gives you an inverse view.
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    When dealing with an excellent craftsman you should expect to wait. They are busy for good reasons.
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    John Tirado has made many for me.
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    Thanks for this. Here it is in one page Botanical names of flora used as decoration on Japanese sword furniture.docx
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    I always take a small flashlight with me. They help a lot when looking at swords or fitings. I also have somethings that has a fold down seat that looks somewhat like a cane. You can sit down and look for a long time and use your flashlight to highlight things. Some museums do not like it. Most do not mind as long as you don't keep the light on for a long time.
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    It was a slim katana that was my favourite sword for years. A friend loved it even more than me. It has a good home. I do miss it from time to time. A 9th dan swordsman from Japan needed a blade for a demo. I knew that the Kunimune was the perfect size for him. He made the blade sing. You would have thought that it had hi. I wouldn't let him keep it.
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    I had one papered to Uda Kunimune.
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    Or you could ask Ford about doing a restoration for you.
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    I too would be interested.
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    The title might confuse new members who will miss the thread where new members introduce themselves.
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    It may be that silver is harder to work with than copper or gold. I just don't know but I'm sure that if you ask someone who makes habaki for a living they would know. Same is true for habaki with foil. Silver, shakudo, gold can each be used in making a foil covered habaki. Different prices may be affected by how hard each is to work with as well as material costs.
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    Mr. Google does a reasonable translation of the site mentioned above.
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    The seller can put any price he/she wants on an item. The final selling price is between seller and buyer. If you don't like the price, don't buy it or make the seller an offer. We have seen many items go unsold on NMB. Money is tight and sellers who do sell give good value for money spent.
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    Welcome Lorraine. People will soon ask to see photos.
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    It looks to be the top section of a sword. The grooves (hi) were added after the blade was shortened. The blade is in a poor state of polish. It is difficult fo tell from the photos whether it is worth restoring. Yes it appears to be a Japanese sword of some age.
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