I collect things.  It started with rocks, then bolts and hinges, then butterflies, then swords.  Mostly though, I collect information.  Fuller states that there were "five smithies employing 30 smiths" who produced 8,000 blades for the shrine.  But that is the extent of my reference material.  If someone knowledgeable on the matter could provide a summary of the operation, smiths, and gunto facts it would be greatly appreciated.   Following that, let's start a catalog of all the Yasuku
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