Salvatori Moretto Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 This is NOT a nihonto, but a commercial blade with custom work, A large portion of this sale through here will go to help Ford. If there is another sub forum on here better suited to post this just let me know and I will post it there. Was not going to post this item on these forums to start but just read about Ford. If this this sells through this forum at the current asking price of $500, I will donate $200 directly to Ford Hallam. Even if this does not sell through here I will still donate $100. Currently stressing over bills myself, but I can't help but want to help someone as great as Ford, with all the things he does for all of us, in any way I can. Hey there folks, long time no post Concentrating on catching up with customer back logs, working with a few companies, and learning new things Was going to use this blade to practice polishing before I learn to forge, butttt as always, bills bills bills...So this Hanwei Tsunami wakizashi got a full make over.-Reworked original habaki-Made new seppa with a traditional rokusho patina and a simple coin edge.-reworked original tsuka to a full wrap of samegawa-Antique fuchi in maple leaves and wave theme.-Antique menuki in Tiger theme-New hand carved horn kashira-Saya was reworked and given HAND CARVED ribbing (this took 13 hours!) for the first third then a lacquered and polished or "samesaya" finish on the lower two thirds. She has new hand carved horn koiguchi, kurigata, and kojiri-New and fitted simple iron tsuba that I gave a traditional black patina and sealed in wax.Priced just to cover materials and not even all the labor on the saya This was a project more to see something in my head come to fruition.$575 Shipped $500 Shipped CONUS, Please add any paypal fee's when applicable.Thanks everyone!Cheers,Sal' of Jizamurai Customs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatori Moretto Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Needed this gone today to minimally cover bills. This literally sold for just $225 locally. Someone should have a least put in an offer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAS Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 You did a lot of very nice work on that piece, Sal; sorry you did not get more for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatori Moretto Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Thanks you very much! I had a chance to handle a very nice saya some time back and thought to myself "I can do that"....so I did The spacing of the ribs and keeping the angle of them correct as it goes down is much harder than one would think. With a curved saya the mune is ever so slightly shorter than the ha and you need to compensate for this as you make your way down. May not have got what I wanted or needed money wise, but I enjoyed learning Sick dog that needs hundreds of dollars of testing after an already VERY expensive knee surgery, and my mother just had a possible stroke over the weekend and I may need to fly up. Beggars can't be choosers :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Salvatori, are you still doing tsukamaki work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg F Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sorry to hear about your Mum and everything going on at the moment Sal. The saya sounds like a real challenge to make. I enjoy making the occasional blade with hamon very much but im yet to put the same efforts into mounts . Well done. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatori Moretto Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sure do Here are two that just went out this month. Grey was a complete build with new tsuka, custom dyed silk, polished and lacquered samegawa in morotsunami maki. The other was nihonto that was remounted during the war. Replaced missing and damaged samegawa, matched antiquing, and then the tsuka maki. Photo shown here though is before I straightened out the diamonds Thanks Greg. Shes stubborn and doesn't like to worry me so I find out things days after they happen lol Challenges is how we learn I will be learning to forge on my own over the next few months, currently buying up tools and saving for a decent forge I want. Forging was always the goal for me, but I wanted to learn and become proficient at everything surrounding the sword as well Cheers,Sal' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg F Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Forging is a very satisfying thing to do. I haven't forged anything bigger than a knife so far. Finding the time and energy to make as many blades as I'd like is a bit difficult for me with work and other commitments for now. I look forward to seeing what you make in the future. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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