Ruben

Hi Sanjuro, I would try to dont remove anything with chemicals, but putting the tsuba in your trouser pocket as often as you can. Of course just the tsuba nothing els to preserve damaga. After a long long time the lacquer will disappear hopefully . At the same time you can use a bamboo needle, when more experienced a horn one to remove somthing. Maybe you can try to but your tsuba in the freezer during the process of needle work, but again be carfull cause of condensation water. Keep in mind to be very very gentle to your tsuba. If there is rust, it can take hours and hours. The most important thing to dont over do it. Greetings! Ruben

Thank´s to all for the good explanation´s! I will try to understand the details. I´am still beginner so it gets more and more interesting . There is a pic, not much to see and also the very unspectacular part of the blade. If desired I will post few others, when it is back from koshirae making. Sincere thanks are given to all! Ruben G.

Hi Chirs, I asked Dr. Kiyonobu Kato (NBTHK member since 1957), he told me just the steel is very hard and the hada is beautyfull, so... I wasn´t realy satisfied with this anwear :? . Ok maybe cause I needed like 10 minutes to explain what I mean, there where difficulties with language. Greatings Ruben G.

Hi gentlemen, at the time I´am very interested in shinshinto blades, especially the ones made in bizen tradition. Is there a good reason to produce muji hada? I mean the fact that the steel gets very hard sounds to me clear. I can imagine that the blade will gets more difficult to temper. Also its much more work to produce such a fine grain. So what is the reason for it? Shure in the very late edo period there was a radical change in producing swords, but is it realy just tradition? I can imagine that the eye is focusing more on the hamon, in fact it does, but for practical use ... i dont now One theory I heard is that some blades where made from old nails, so it was possible or necessary to end up in such a hada. Or did the smithies in the late shinshinto period use a powerhammer? Cheers Ruben G.

Hi all, here I found a interesting sword made by Miyairi Kozaemon Yukihira (Mukansa). Hope its also new to you. Found it amazing Greetings! Ruben

No idea about the mei, but I think it´s shortened I just wanted to say. Ruben