Kanekage Wakizashi Comparison

[Mark S.]

At the recent Chicago show, I picked up a very inexpensive mumei wakizashi.  It has been sent for a polish.  While waiting, I figured I would entertain myself and try to do a little research.  When I started looking at Mino blades, I came across a blade at AOI Art that is attributed to Kanekage.  I know there were MANY Mino smiths, so picking one is probably just a guess, but I thought the exercise was fun.  I’ll be interested to see how it matches up after polish.  And yes, I already know Mino are not high on everyone’s list and that some may not think it worth the money.  Can we just agree to that up front and not have that argument?  
 

I’ll start with pics of my out of polish blade.  I forgot to take overall shape picture.  Shape is very close to AOI example.

[Mark S.]

AOI Kanekage

[Mark S.]

Comparisons

 

[Mark S.]

More comparisons

[Jwrussell]

Very interesting. I see where you are coming from with the similarities. Will be interesting to see how it comes out. Are you planning on sending your soon-to-be-polished blade for Shinsa?

[Mark S.]

40 minutes ago, Jwrussell said:

Very interesting. I see where you are coming from with the similarities. Will be interesting to see how it comes out. Are you planning on sending your soon-to-be-polished blade for Shinsa?

Yes... next year’s NTHK-NPO Shinsa in Chicago.

[Jacques]

Mark,

 

Sorry, but you are on a wrong way. To compare 2 swords you have to take into account all the criteria : sugata, jigane, hamon, and you can only do it with the swords in hand. otherwise it is only pure speculation.

[Mark S.]

29 minutes ago, Jacques D. said:

otherwise it is only pure speculation.

So from my first post where I said: 

. “I know there were MANY Mino smiths, so picking one is probably just a guess, but Ithought the exercise was fun.”

 

Did you miss that on purpose?  Of course it’s just speculation.  As has been said before... could you give it a rest FFS.  

[roger dundas]

Mark, I am a nobody here but I want to say you need to not allow yourself to get riled up about responses you don't like.

Just sift them out and learn from them all.

Roger j

[Mark S.]

5 hours ago, roger dundas said:

Mark, I am a nobody here but I want to say you need to not allow yourself to get riled up about responses you don't like.

Just sift them out and learn from them all.

Roger j

I appreciate that Roger (and no... you are not a nobody... no one is a nobody, that’s ridiculous)... and normally I would gratefully accept advice and I’m not normally ‘riled’.  It’s just that our ‘friend’ has been doing this a bit lately and my patience (as well as others I think) is a bit limited with it.  I almost expected his response and in the manner it was given.  He enjoys it.  In fact, a couple comments in my first post were tailored for this individual knowing what would happen.  I was right.  I won’t waste any more time with him.  
 

And I do apologize for coming across as angry or argumentative.
 

But I still appreciate anyone who wants to look, have a bit of fun, and SPECULATE.

[Jacques]

11 hours ago, Mark S. said:

So from my first post where I said: 

. “I know there were MANY Mino smiths, so picking one is probably just a guess, but Ithought the exercise was fun.”

 

Did you miss that on purpose?  Of course it’s just speculation.  As has been said before... could you give it a rest FFS.  

 

 

Oh, my apologies, I should have said that this kind of exercise is irrelevant because it does not provide anything concrete and it is not the right way to learn.

[Brian]

Except that maybe some of us enjoy it. So maybe go back to being quiet.

[Mark S.]

Oh well… this thread died a horrible death. Maybe I’ll try again when it comes back from polish or next year after Shinsa.

[Jwrussell]

I look forward to seeing the pictures when it returns. What we can see of the Hamon is intriguing. Eager to see it in full polish.