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  1. b.hennick
    Years ago while visiting my cousin who lived in California, we arranged a visit to meet Mr. Hawley in person. My cousin is a master carpenter. Little did I know that Hawley was also a collector of antique tools. My cousin, loved the visit and the breadth of his collection. I bought some more books. Back in those days we wrote letters to one another.
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    Foam soap comes in a bottle. You press the plunger and comes out. Dollartree sells it.
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    I have used a clean older toothbrush and foam soap that is scent free. Easy does it. Let the soap do the work rather than the brush. You do not want to damage the ito.
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    David McDonald usually sets up to wrap handles during the show.
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    Welcome Brian! You took a good approach by lurking and getting a feel for this house of knowledgeable friends.
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    I enjoyed looking at your website. You should have no problem making sales.
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    Look up katakiriba.
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    Glad to see you back. We all missed you and your treasures.
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    Chinese fake tsuba. She needs to get a refund.
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    You forgot to mention that it is ubu! That is a big thing for ko katushi or katushi tsuba.
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    Here are photos of a tanto sized set.
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    I have used lead as it is easy to work with. The lead is in a sheet firm so it is easy to cut, fold etc.
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    i would have bought them too! Rare as hen's teeth - good on you.
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    I have used these for 8-10 years. No issues have occurred. Peg removal is a pretty gentle thing.
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    I have two made from sword tangs. I bought them years ago at a sword show in Chicago. Like the tang itself the mekugi nuki was made in Japan. The smaller one has a maru mune. Both are from koto blades.
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    The tang does not look right. The shinogi line should is not straight. The end of the tang is off too. I am not bothered by the grooves.
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    It is strange that there are no photos of the tang? I wonder what is wrong with it...
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    There are sword koshirae where all the mounts were made by the same person. Isaku is the term meaning made by one smith.
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    I suggest a visit to the JSSUS website and look at what it has to say about fake swords. You need to scroll down to see photos of fake swords. http://jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html
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    Here is another one. This time a samurai in armour.
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    👍👍
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    The Yamanaka Newsletters have a great deal of information all in English.
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    I agree that it was coincidence. It was a nice one.
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    Yesterday, at our sword club meeting, another collector and I put out mokume tsuba. One tsuba that he had was basically the same as my tsuba. The only significant difference was that mine was signed and his was not. Synchronicity???
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    Yes, I have placed a tsuka on a tsuba to get the feel for how it would look. It can be transformative.
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