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USPS tracking has never been very good. Have had certified letters and priority tracked packages stalled in various places only to be delivered in few days later and never marked delivered by USPS. Once had a check never tracked pass a distribution center for weeks only to find it had cleared the bank three days after mailing. Can't imagine holiday tracking is any better. Rich
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I don't think there is such a thing as "reality" anyway, much less on TV Rich
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Patrice - Would love to get better pics, but my digicam died a while back. Sorry Rich
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I think a gomoku zogan on a Saotome plate. I have a pic of my daisho like that on my website: http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/tsuba/tsubadai.htm See second from bottom row at right. Nice Tsuba. Rich
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Very sad to hear. Great guy who will be sorely missed. RIP Harry. Rich
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While all the above resources are excellent, don't forget to look at the top of the board banner for links and check out the informational links - lots of good material there also. Rich -
All nice, but that kurikata is mind blowing beautiful. Thanks for showing. I don't know if there is such a thing as Juyo kurikata, but this one certainly is it. Rich
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Really enjoyed the article on Tempo/Saotome tsuba. My favorites. Thanks. Rich
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Peter my friend, I guess I'm not a social collector (or even very social). My rule for collecting swords, tsuba, knives, etc. is simple: Collect what you like, but like what you collect :-) Rich
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Ed- This page may (or may not) help. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/origami.htm Rich
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Good 'o "changes In The Shape Of The Japanese Sword"
Rich S replied to ken kata's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
This articel may (or may not) be of use. Nice collection. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/sugata/shape.htm Rich -
Here's a link to some RJT on my site; may help, may not. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/gendai2.htm Rich
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Barry - Sorry, my error. My bad Rich
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Don't know if it's relevant or not, but here are some actual x-ray cross sections of several blades from Ted Tenold's site. http://legacyswords.com/nihontoCS/crosssections.htm Rich
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There is a webpage on my site about gendai Ishido Teruhide, last of the Korekaze line, that might be of interest. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/teruhide.htm Rich
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Sorry, but my pics of late have been from earlier digicam. At the moment, I have no digicam, so can't post new pics of stuff. Rich
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Looks like dead (bare) branches on an old tree to me. Nice tsuba. Rich
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Good point Ian - I guess we will never find the actual reason or reasons for this design. I've had two; one in very good mounts with hamon and one with poor man's mounts and untempered. Rich
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Here's a brief blurb on my website. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/unji.htm I favor the bonsai or charcoal cutter theories. Rich
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Nihonto And Group Fitness
Rich S replied to Gordon Sanders's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Stephen - Only if you use a bokken. No live blades allowed on sofas -
The soft metal one is I think (?) a Nagoya-mono (late Edo, Meiji). The sukashi maybe older, but definitely needs repatination. Nothing to say about #3 (just don't know). Rich
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Can Anyone Shed Any Light On This Tsuba And Menuki?
Rich S replied to general_piffle's topic in Tosogu
I believe the menuki are a Japanese Mon (family crest). I suspect the tsuba hitsu-ana were plugged when the tsuba or the entire sword mounts were converted to handachi style. Just a guess. Others will give better responses. Rich -
Try using thinner leather or only one leather seppa or one less brass seppa. I've also used (I'll never admit it) black poster paper (edge blackened with magic maker) to get tsuba/tsuka to fit right. Just a thought. Rich
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Here's a Japanese site that is making/selling repro tsuba. EDIT: I have moved this post to the Izakaya section. Just being careful that these aren't sold as antique. Rich
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I see no signs of casting flanges. Nice tsuba. Rich
