Jason Posted May 24, 2007 Report Posted May 24, 2007 I notice a lot of Bungo bashing :lol: on this board I am just in the process of buying my first nihonto from Fred W which is a papered Bungo (thanks for all your help Fred) can I ask why Bungo seems to have a bad/poor rep? I know they are "workman's blades" but I like that also, built for purpose regards Jason Quote
Rich T Posted May 24, 2007 Report Posted May 24, 2007 top end Juyo Bungo Takada blades going about. I have seen a beautiful Tokubetsu Hozon katana here in OZ. They made working class swords yes, but swords were made to work remember, they were not all made to just look pretty. Danny Massey's hosted article by Suishinshi Masahide talks of the honesty of a simple hamon I believe. http://www.nihontocraft.com/Suishinshi_Masahide.html cheers Rich Quote
Jason Posted May 24, 2007 Author Report Posted May 24, 2007 thanks for the article Rich very interesting Jason Quote
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