pictures of nihonto

[Jock]

Hi Folks,

 

I might just have missed it, but didn't know until now that the most detailed and easy way to take tang/blade pictures is to scan the blade - just as a little help for the ones like me who were not aware of this superb way of doing it.

 

The last 2 pics on the following link were obtained by placing a blade on a scanner and scanning it - then converting it in a jpg - I heard of people successfully scanning their behinds ) - never even thought you can do it with a blade too....

 

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6831

 

Hope this is helpful to some of you folks here - maybe most are aware of it already!

 

Regards,

 

Jock

[ottou812]

I think it was Stephen that mentioned scanning nihonto on a flatbed scanner with a dark cloth covering the item to prevent too much reflection.

[Andi B.]

...be aware, that some scanners have only a very narrow depth of field (like the one of http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6831).

Only the parts touching the glass will become sharp and clear; the scanners are intended to scan paper - not blades or fittings...

 

So before buying a scanner for "your purposes" , you should check the results.