budodeshi

ya i saw that too ill check it out next time im there

Thank you so much for all the info The reason im buying this sword is for the fact i can make payments.and a good chance ill mount it in civilains mounts and use it for iaido i started with a live blade many years ago and allways used chinese made swords...time to move on and its a good place to further my understanding of the exstensive world of the Japanese sword....

Were could i find info on this smith.

wow you guys are fast thank you so much

so would kane be Province name, were it was made?

First off i want to give thanks to any one that can help me with my first aquisition.I went a pawn shop here in kamloops bc canada to buy tool for work the owner had a few chinese made katanas for sale so that got the convo started.at one point he had me wait for a sec as he whent in the back to get something.he's back with a really nice gunto so i striped it down to see the nakago. thats when a see the seki stamp.im going to buy the sword anyway but id realy like to get started on the fun of doing the research on it but im kind of limited on the know how and were to start. Im paying 1500$ for it iv put down 500$ so far and hope to have it payed off in a month or so. http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... eg_2_2.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4330.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4333.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4332.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4326.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4327.jpg

God no,by restoration i mean just mounting ,saya tsuka ect... I would never attempt to polish a Japanese blade.

Sorry Brian for being off topic.I only put it here to get some comments and pointers i do plan on expanding my education on restoring Japanese blade by practice and if the chance arises maybe study under a teacher but if any one would like to follow the progress here's a link.http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showth ... ost1125112. Thank againg guy's

Thanks IanB yah i wished i had used some thicker copper for this one but I'll be getting some better stuff soon. I did manage to get a bit of a wedge shape by filing and sanding. I got the saya carved yesterday I'll have some pic up later today if you guy's want.

Let me start of by saying that i'm no pro.This should never be attempted on a nihonto with out the proper knowledge,tools, and year's of experience in the field of habaki making. I have a Shobu zukuri made by John Lundemo http://sbgswordforum.proboards.com/inde ... read=16910 that needs to be mounted so the first step is to make the habaki.I know its not a nihonto but there's no way in hell i'd try to make a habaki for the few Japanese blade's i do have. I made a very poor tutorial for you guy's i hope it helps you in some way or a other.If there's any one that is active in habaki making i would appreciate any help or comments good or bad Also if there is any thing i missed or did not do correctly please let me know.. So here we go.. http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0016.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0017.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0018.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 For thoses of you who just whant pics

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Some help would be very appreciated in confirming the makers signature.FYI i got this of ebay for 70$.I'll put it on my new lundemo when i get it...

No responce yet and i still cant find the reason as to why they would plug up the kozuka or kogai holes.

So after some consideration i decided to get a refund.Not just because it may be fake at 36$ i was not holding my breath.I'll put the money some were else. Thank for all the response sorry to have wasted your time but it was not a total lost i learned a few new things about the Yari. Thanks

Fake or not for 36$ not its not to much of a lost .

I gess i'll take the chance to have it shipped by ground mail. Heres some pic from the seller.

I don't think that they offer insurance for ground mail.If they did I'd wait.but i don't want to take the chance that it gets lost.

Looks like i wont be getting my yari.This is the massage i woke up to. Dear Sir, Thank you for your order. I have bad news. The international aviation law was changed from JULY of 2010. I can not send the swords and spears by not nonstop airplain. From Japan to your country, there is not nonstop airplain. So I can not send to your country by EMS and SAL. I can send by only suraface. But Surface is without insurance and need one month ~ two month. If you can accept by surface, I can refund money of difference shipping cost. This is $. And I will send you by surface. If you can not accept by surface. I will full refund money. I am sorry this case.... Please let me know your answer. I am waiting for your e-mail. Best regards. What the hell

That sound right from the pic i have the tang looks like 3 times longer then the blade. Its late so I'll post up the pic i have for now. oh and thanks John for thaefast reply. I'm glad i joined this forum i'v learned a ton more in the last few day's. Thanks again.

I won i small yari on ebay today for 36$.Total lengh is 23'' with a 4.1'' nagasa and 2.1cm for motohaba. There's no mei but it looks authentique as for age i would not dare speculate. Would anyone know of some sites with info like the reason for these(stelth)? or how to narrow down the make of this one. I can post only the pic i got from the ebay seller if you whant or wait ti'll i get it in a week or so. Thanks

Could anyone shed some light on why the kozuka or kogai ana on a good number of tsuba were filled in with a ategane? I just don't understand the reason behind this.

Thanks guy's for the friendly welcome.The more i read the more i seen i have much more road to cover before i can offer my services for restoration work .ie(saya ,tsuka ,tsuka-maki).As of now I've only work on Chinese production katana.I'd order the blade & fittings and make the rest.It was a good way to learn seeing the blade only cost 100$ or lest but you can only learn so much with the low end stuff.So i commissioned John Lundemo to make me a 26'' hira zukuri. This will be my first higher end blade hopefully this project will give me the confidence to try my hand at restoring a nihonto Oh and sorry for the blurry pic's I'm working with a 3.2mp dinosaurs of a cam 2 of the pics turned out not bad. David.d

First off let me say hello to all members Before i ask for your help I'd like to introduce myself.The name's david/budodeshi. I've been interested in the Japanese culture sense i can remember 20 year or so.I studied Mainly Yoseikan Budo and dabbled in some aikido and Toyama ryu for a couple of years.For the last 6 year I've done as much research on Japanese culture,mainly weaponry as possible and I'm still very much a amateur.This is why I've come to this forum to further my studies of this wonderful culture. Now for the help part This is my first antique tsuba.Now i'm 99% sure its not a fake but there always that 1%. There is no mei so that wont help. The seller was out of Japan and stated that is from edo period(?) A name for this style would be nice seeing as i have no clue what to call it. All i know is that is a maru-gata shape with a maru-mimi rim. Now are the kozuka and kogai ana considered Sukashi? In the last pic you can see that theres a pattern of 4 dragons on the ura side mind you its verry faint. And maby some silver painted kanji on the omote. There seem to be some nice Tekkotsu tho like i said I'm a nube when it come to tsuba. So if any one would like to share some info on what they know about this style of tsuba i would be very grateful. David.d