cofor22 Posted August 3, 2019 Report Posted August 3, 2019 As the title says, is there any way to approach the blade to identify construction type? Conny F Quote
BIG Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 Hi Conny, here are the different shapes... http://to-ken.uk Best Quote
cofor22 Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Posted August 4, 2019 Thanks but I did not mean shapes, I meant construction like kobuse, San-mei etc. Is it possible (or even necessary) to identify the type of blade construction? Conny F Quote
16k Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 I don’t think it is without X-raying the blade. Alternatively, you can saw your sword in two and look at the construction then use superglue to put it back together! :lol 2 Quote
Ray Singer Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 Yes, you sometimes can. For example, Naoe Shizu and Kiyomaro school (who were following Shizu / Naoe Shizu) used hon-sanmai, which has hagane separate from the kawagane. You can see a change in the jitetsu and sunagashi running along the transitional zone in their works. I studied a wonderful Ko-Naminohira Friday evening which also clearly showed that the assembly method involved inclusion of hagane. 2 Quote
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