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@ROKUJURO thanks Jean. Yes I have been looking at many sources, but there is a big gap between reading/watching and then trying. As I mentioned these are simply little tests, on waste material, I have better photos of wild hacking from my very early beginnings, every body has to start somewhere. But any ways......

Hi. Ok so not habaki or genuine. For a while I have been meaning to practice my carving. I must say checking out the cat scratch on this thread has been inspiring. Thanks Bruce. A little photo of a small bit of progress, still have alot more practicing to do, the intention was to add to one of the habaki I have made, but decided it's much quicker to make seppa to try out different techniques. Cut from 0.5mm copper, carved by hand.....still and always will be learning Not happy with the nakago-ana, bad cutting out........but means I have to make more. Will

Complete beginner but trying to get familiar. I think the last one is Nao, and one before looks like mitsu (but not quite right above the horizontal so I guess possibly another translation)

yes there are many walls to sit upon, still trying to find the most comfortable.

Hi matsunoki. Mounting on a late muromachi wakizashi. I have 2 which need fittings, no.1 seems more utilitarian, has several kirikomi so going a bit simpler, no.2 a short wakizashi, lovely Sue bizen hamon, but fitted in a bone shira saya.... Have attached a pic of the tsuba I have bought for the no.1 I think the second simpler fuchi and kashira would suit better....but sitting on the wall about it

Thank you. I have been using copilot to help translate and this is where it became confusing as it insisted it was michiyoshi, but Gemini insisted Naoyoshi. From the disagreement between the two they decided that it was due to a linguistic reading as apposed to a artistic one But basically quite confusing

But I am still drawn to these simpler sets.... The indecision......

Below is a reference of the mei from a tsuba

Hi all. I have been looking for a set of fuchi kashari to mount, I am not looking at anything expensive. There is this one image attached, would it be possible to get thoughts on the translation. Would it be sano Naoyoshi. I have found a few similar examples, that seem to match, but they are crisper than this. Thanks Will

Hi, Here are some nice kirikomi on a wakizashi. Including a cut to the end of the saya. Will

@Rivkin thank you, that's a whole load of info to process. I have been gathering mei images- hopefully will have a chance to do some overlays. But agreed and was also my first reaction is that kaga/kashu has a different style of hamon. Again thank you for taking the time.

Hi, yes around the habaki the blade widens quote a bit, I think this blade has seen a few redesigns in it life.

Thanks - Yes gimei is a very high probability, i have found a few kashu norimitsu mei that are very very similar, - having the elongated right hook on the Nori kanji- I shall have a read into Tatara Nagayuki as well -

Acouple more images.

Hello all - So - new to this (trying to use the right terminology so excuse any spelling mistakes) - bought a nihonto a while ago - decided i need to learn more to work out more about the blade, so then for some reason i bought this one (um maybe books would be better) - the Hamon caught my eye - not really the Mei (well ok that added some intrigue) I am reading allot and learning allot - and plan to continue to do so - but just thought i would throw this out there to get some opinions - the Kanji clearly reads NORI MITSU - i was thinking most likely Kashu Norimitsu as there seem to be several blades with a similar niji-mei - But very different hamon and sugata - but that could be my inexperience. the Hamon - its gunome with some choji - seems to have medium and small- there is a lovely clear nioi line. Boshi is hard to take a photo of in this state of polish but seems to be turning back on its self. Blade has obviously gone throughout surige some file marks/yasurime can be seen though corrosion. blade length 44cm - total length 54cm have a look and would be great to hear your thoughts - thanks