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Would a linseed/beeswax combo work, and be safe on bare honoki wood? (In terms of the blade)

If I have a naginata with the shira-saya having bare honoki. 1) Does it need to be coated with some sort of substance to protect the wood? 2)If so, what is "traditionally used"? (And/or easily available) Thank you

That's what I thought. Possibly dragons, I don't know. Also, though the blade is in bad shape, someone told me it was fairly old. (second post with a link)

Here are some other photos. Unfortunately, there are some photo taking limitations. (Sorry) The blade has I believe fukure kizu and multiple scratches. Also, the nakago is mumei. https://imgur.com/ga...achi-nihonto-FmzKotX

So, just out of personal taste, I changed the tsuba. One of these came with the koshirae. But for the life of me, I can't rememeber which one. Also, these are the best pics possible for the menuki. I'm not unwrapping the tsuka. https://imgur.com/ga...nuki-tsuba-s-KxpPrji

The blade is old, with multiple scratches and some rust spots. The blade is in "meh" shape and maybe early Muromachi (koto) era. I bought it for the handachi koshirae.

Hello. First, please forgive me as I have very little knowledge in regards to shakudo and koshirae. That being said, (from a first, limited glance), do these handachi fittings appear to be contemporary or "antique"? (Taisho, Showa, Edo?) Thank you. https://imgur.com/gallery/shakudo-haonEte

Thank you!

Any possible recommendations?

Unfortunately, no to both.

Let me first start out, that I have very little knowledge about the restoration process with nihonto/koshirae. That being said: I ONLY have a matching saya, full tsuka (with fuchi/kashira) and tsuba. Can a tsunagi be made with these pieces of koshirae, or do you need an actual blade as a template? If not, is there some "recommended" solution for presentation of this koshirae as a unit? Thanks Henry

Thank you. Someone else I know that deals in in nihonto, said it "appeared" to be repatinated, after a possible gimei was filed off. But that is just speculation.

Thank you. For me at least, I don't want to make any assumptions, but yes...with the exception of the menuki, the theme of the day was sakura.

Can you imagine, if groups like the NBTHK were able to take a time machine to the land of my ancestors back in the Edo period. Basically judge various swords and tell the swordsmith, "Yeah, not a great sword". I wonder what their reactions would be. LOL

Hello everyone. Here is an interesting wakizashi I own. Interesting that it doesn't have a mei, with a supposed kiku on the nakago. 1)Can I make an assumption that the kiku was added after the sword was made? 2)Is this sword early Edo? https://imgur.com/ga...ry/wakizashi-EkLCyXj Blade length:58.78cm/ 23.14 inches Curvature: 1.21cm / 0.47 inches Total length: 89.0cm/ 35.03 inches Blade Weight: 650.0g Total Weight: 1092.0g Thank you Henry