Jamie

Helmet cutter

Personally I think that techniques, and material had to do with hamon and hada. And I’d bet that If analyzed we’d find some differences in metal composition too. Probably not greatly varying, but some. Echizen swords are dark - they look black against (if set beside) a Shinto sword. People made ok copies of norishige right and we know the used different steels to achieve that effect, but no one after him that tried did it as well as he did. Why not?

Welcome to the board. I’m in Nola frequently.

I have a sadahito tanto done in Soshu style and it’s fantastic. It’s off getting shirasaya as it was just bare blade. I’ll update once I get it back.

Also there’s a fingerprint on the steel where the Habaki goes. This should be wiped clean with light machine oil.

Maybe I’m thinking of a different product. Seems it accepted sorry for my comment Personally though I’d only use oil and polishers uchiko to clean

Why would we suggest a product not intended for swords, like nevr-dull? I think we should stick to suggesting light machine oil personally. The other is abrasive.

I think In these instances just sending it to a polisher and you’ll get the best opinion. There are two in the states,and both are very helpful

Thanks Marius, Those are nice

I like #3

For sure. Tobiyaki.....

I use Fujishiro oil. I agree completely with Grey.

There is a member In west va

Thank you for sharing. They look nice. Yubashiri is one of my favorite activities in a sword.

Shin Shinto was made because Shinto swords were breaking.

I’ve been studying hard for about ten years. I’ve been here a long time too. I attend almost all the us shows and have a few people I defer questions outside this board. Point being I’m not sure whether I qualify as a newbie or not, but I do think we should encourage everyone. Because I’m not sure if y’all have seen the decrease in people at the shows but I’ve noticed a decline in attendance just in the few years I’ve been studying. And even at the shows many people were off putting at first. This is not the way to ensure future generations take care of these priceless objects. ( yes I realize they have a price, but they can not be made again - so priceless in a sense).

I am sorry to here he passed. I haven’t seen him at the last few shows and wondered why. I didn’t know him well however I will say he showed me a few nice pieces. He made me kantei them to see them not under glass. The one I remember most was a ko mihara blade with outstanding asayugi

I am sorry to here he passed. I haven’t seen him at the last few shows and wondered why. I didn’t know him well however I will say he showed me a few nice pieces. He made me kantei them to see them not under glass. The one I remember most was a ko mihara blade with outstanding asayugi

Nice

Glad you’re pleased, however he isn’t regarded as being properly trained. Why you’re continually posting about him is beyond my scope of comprehension. Once you see a few truly good polish’s I bet you’re opinion will change.

Juan, I don’t have a lot to say other than what’s been said, other than to tell you Grey is very reputable. And attending the show, you’ll get to see many very good swords. If you like these swords take this opportunity to go see some very good ones. I seriously can not stress this enough. It’s way better yhan the books man.

Eric was an awesome guy. One of the very first quality swords I ever saw, was his fault.

Two signed Akihiro

Yes but the answer is someone who. Did it. I wouldn’t say it was popular, it only resides within certain schools which there aren’t many that used it at all.

Thank you for sharing. I think it’s remarkable to have two swords tested on the same day.