"made From Old Hoe" Inscription Sword?

[Vermithrax16]

Now that it's been nice out on weekends I often sit out on the deck and read stuff as my wife reads the Game of Thrones books (she is a slow reader so it's taking a while ). A weekend or two ago I was reading some book or a web article that described a sword whose nakago actually said something to the effect:

 

"Made From Old Hoe"

 

Now of course I cannot find that anywhere and cannot remember which reference it was that I saw it. Did I imagine it or has someone else seen this description in their study?

 

Any help would be great, it's driving me crazy!

 

 

[Stephen]

short trip, you're already there!!  lol

[SteveM]

Search for a smith called Nagayuki. Markus Sesko has mentioned this type of inscription before (eg. 長幸以古鍬作之)

[Bugyotsuji]

Wow, there is more to a Kuwa than you'd think! There were Hiraguwa flat-bladed ones, and pronged ones were called Bitchu-guwa...! Iron was valuable so many used as much wood as possible.

There were cast ones which broke easily, and very expensive quenched forged ones.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%AC

[Ray Singer]

Yes, you may have seen this discussed in Markus Shinto Kantei reference.

[Bugyotsuji]

Haha, no, I got it from our old friend Wiki!

[SAS]

There are some gendai smiths who are using old temple nails, pots, and other iron objects as source materials for swords, in an attempt to get a more classic look to the jitetsu.