Birdman Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Ok, everyone has been telling me (and the other newbies) to do more research before buying nihonto. Is there a "recommended/must-read" list of books? So far, I have the following: The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords Japanese Swords: A Comprehensive Guide Samurai Swords: A Handbook (Yumoto) Craft of the Japanese Sword And the following Hawley books: Introduction to Japanese Swords Lamination Techniques in Japanese Swords The Mino School of Swordsmiths Are there any others that should be on my list, but aren't? Are any of the ones I DO have essentially useless? Thanks! Quote
Brian Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Rich, Top of the forum...first link: http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/faq.html Brian Quote
Birdman Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Posted April 2, 2011 Thanks! Looks like I already have a sizeable chunk of the "beginner's books", then (I also have the one about samurai). Some of the more advanced books are quite pricey - I may have to wait until my next tax return before getting them... Quote
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