Stephen Posted August 23, 2014 Report Posted August 23, 2014 A few may remember a few months back, seemed like years, of my so called daisho being off the rack and different items gone to the wind. Pleased to show how they look now. Not true Daisho but as before My Daisho Sayas: new sho, restored dai, by Bob Benson, as well as Sho polish. Itos restored by David McDonald Sho habaki and seppas patina by Stephen Daisho Tsuba Aoi Art. Before and after Quote
Brian Posted August 23, 2014 Report Posted August 23, 2014 Very nice! Look at the size of those same nodules If bigger was higher class, those are quite something. They display well together. Brian Quote
celt72 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Posted August 23, 2014 Beautiful! Definitely something to be proud of and I'm sure it made the wait worthwhile! Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted August 23, 2014 Report Posted August 23, 2014 Looking great Stephen !! Lovely work there ! KM Quote
Stephen Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Posted August 23, 2014 Thank you both, Brian many years ago when I got the sho tsuka I was told that the "Nods" were added, ill try to find a example, I don't remember what the Japanese name was. All done on poor mans budget, fancier ito style can be had but im content with mine. Quote
bone Posted August 23, 2014 Report Posted August 23, 2014 Someday... I'll get to see something like those in person. Congratulations! Quote
Guido Posted August 24, 2014 Report Posted August 24, 2014 ... many years ago when I got the sho tsuka I was told that the "Nods" were added, ...Since high grade same was very expensive, the oya-tsubo were sometimes made from bone - kind of the fake Rolex of the samurai era . I own a wakizashi with that kind of nodes, only found out when the tsuka was re-wrapped; they can be very convincing when well made....' date=' fancier ito style can be had but im content with mine.[/quote']The tsumami-maki looks very nicely done and appropriate for the swords, the right choice IMO. Quote
Gabriel L Posted August 24, 2014 Report Posted August 24, 2014 Interesting about the fake nodules, never knew that. You learn something every day as they say. Yes, nothing so classic as tsumami-maki. Maybe not as tight as hineri-maki on most modern iaitō or as showy & elaborate as jabara-ito-maki, but occupies that sweet spot of elegant and restrained. Anyway, congrats on your very nice "unreal" daishō, Stephen. Quote
Stephen Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Posted August 24, 2014 Thank you one and all. stole this pix offebay to show the adding of nodz or in this case lack of. Quote
george trotter Posted August 25, 2014 Report Posted August 25, 2014 Hi Stephen, (last but not least), let me say...very tasteful. Refined and tasteful. I like them and the style. Congratulations. Regards, Quote
Stephen Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks one and all. Now for the bad news, the method of storing a bare blade in plastic wrap while saya is off to repair did not work for me. My bad when not un warping when blade came back from David for tsuka fit, when it did come back it sat for a few more months waiting on saya sent to Bob who sent to Japan...I found to my horror one bad rust spot on the mune and two more else where, So its off to Kunitaros service. Ill post pix when it arrives back. Lesson learned, after shipping anywhere unwrap re oil...only good came of it? its no longer on the back burner and what white rust it had will now be gone and hada exposed...I'm excited to say the least. PS anyone have a old tsunagi broken or no more use? ill start one if I can just thought id throw that out., koshirai stayed home. Quote
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