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We are compatriots, that's why he accepted my order Basically all his customers are Japanese

Here are examples of three different blades polished by gaijin BTW - the waiting period is over 2 years for his work

Andrew is fully trained in Japan. I also know of two togishi who work in Japan and are foreigners.

... and the blade passed through Juyo and immediately after that also Tokubetsu Juyo

The steel in the nakago area is not quenched and the temperature is also significantly lower compared to the part of the blade where the edge is created after quenching.

In general, things like making habaki and making new shirasaya are time-consuming Each product is made by a specialist and they certainly have work they took on before yours, so yours is in the queue Be patient Making habaki and then shirasaya can take a year or more

The blade is very tired Also, it's more of an early Muromachi than a Nanbokucho blade You can buy also good blades at AOI if you understand what you're looking at

Yes - the Sue-Aoe terminology was probably confusing Because Sue-Aoe generally begins around the mid-14th century I generally thought the decline of the Aoe school was at the end of the Nanbokucho or the beginning of the Muromachi Also, Jussi's extensive database does not contain AOE blades younger than early Muromachi The blades you are talking about are papered for Aoe and a period younger than the beginning of the Muromachi??

The conversion can be done very easily using a calculator that every mobile phone has today Let's say blade 2 shaku 4 sun 7 bun use 30.3 x 247 and in the result you will move the decimal point by two places

Thanks Kirill for sharing the photos I admit that I am not able to see any ko-nie in your third photo either. However, there are obvious clusters that form nezumi-ashi and saka-ashi The local nijuba and as if shirake utsuri in the Eirakudo photo are consistent with the Enju call. However, not with the Enju from the late Muromachi period that NTHK defines. I would not expect Enju for this period to have such activity inside the hamon Also, the AOE call ( Sue-Aoe) would be fine for a nioi oriented hamon with nezumi-ashi/saka-ashi and shirake utsuri (I assume the utsuri is very subdued in the hand) but it also contradicts the Late Muromachi Does the Sugata blade support the NTHK estimate?

No worries Kirill I was just wondering We both know of two blades that have passed from this seller and their photos are a bit "highlighted" compared to reality

Does this mean that the blade is at least Juyo, or was it part of Kantei? Can you tell me more about this blade? Or maybe post some pictures?

You are resorting to personal attacks again and at the same time calling for decency What do you mean - if it's you, is it okay? I have nothing personal against you, but don't do what you criticize to others And I also have to say that I completely disagree with your statement, why did most of the educated people leave this forum and those who stayed here watch in silence where it's all going This topic is a typical example of that

Alex - no one said it should go in the trash Your guess is maybe an o-suriage very late Muromachi/ Momoyama or bit later blade - correct? According to the photo, the sugata is about 64.5 cm now More than 95% of the blades from the period you defined that I have in my database do not exceed 76cm in ubu Already in my eyes the sugata is deformed (maybe I'm wrong) with sori at the bottom of the blade Now mentally lengthen the sugata by shortening it... Jigane has a lot of kitaeware, the repair costs will almost certainly exceed the fair market value of the blade and for the money invested in the restoration I think Eric can buy a blade in good condition from the school you assume it could be

We can discuss the method of communication used to describe the blade It does not change the fact that this blade was made as a weapon and served for defensive and offensive purposes However, from an artistic point of view, the skill of the swordsmith is clear that we have here a blade of low quality If someone's goal is to collect blades of this level, it is perfectly fine if this collector is aware of what he is collecting However, if we have a newbie here, it would be fair to speak honestly. The blade has many technical shortcomings and I believe that everyone who asks questions is asking in order to learn And not to be praised and given unjustified optimism