Marius Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 Dear All, This is a 1st generation Website (the wayback machine shows it was up and running in 2004 already) but it is a treasure trove of information on nihonto. Does anybody know if the author, Mr. Robert Cole, has published some books? This link suggest he has, but the site does not offer the option to buy them: http://www.sho-shin.com/content1.htm Maybe someone knows Mr. Cole personally? Quote
Clement Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 I don't know his books, but his list of swordsmith and their rankings is huge. I often reffer to it and found some valuable info only on his website (since i don't have yet Taikan, Fujishiro... books). Maybe Darcy knows him, Robert used his photos with Darcy's permission. Quote
b.hennick Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 I have known Robert Cole for years. He was going to publish a book but got involved in other projects. He did publish some interesting charts. His web-site has a wealth of information. He lives in California and usually sets up at the San Francisco show. Quote
Jim P Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Guys, I was speaking to Robert about a week ago He is in the process of writing some new books Koto & Shinto and has done a big upgrade of the site, he does have one of the best resources on the web take a look at the Ko-Mihara school he goes back a before Masaiye to the Kokubunji, smiths and back to SADACHIKA, SADAHIRA, HOKKE SHIGETOSHI, most don't go back that far. http://www.sho-shin.com/sanyo13.htm Quote
Peter Bleed Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 Last year, after seeing what seemed to be a priced Kunikane on the Shi-shin site, I called the number that was shown. It rang twice and Bob answered. We had a nice chat - but the Kunikane was long gone! Call the number. Peter Quote
Marius Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks guys This site is a great resource. I use it on a regular basis. I think I will call Mr. Cole just to thank him. A great effort and a great contribution. Quote
Jean Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 Agreed, but some inexactitude, hard to detect except for specialists: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8192&p=67320&hilit=masamitsu#p6732 Look at Guido's post Quote
cabowen Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 If you call Bob, ask him where he gets his information...I have often wondered about his sources. Quote
Gabriel L Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 It's certainly a classic site with a lot of info, but I dearly wish it was reformatted to match modern standards of navigability & presentation. It can be a trial, even bewildering, to browse and read. On a related note, wasn't there a "website" someone found a while ago that was just one über-long page with a jillion images and an epic's worth of continuous text? It looked like it had great info, but most people couldn't stand to even try to parse it. It's so painful when good content is obscured by inexpert presentation. Quote
runagmc Posted February 16, 2014 Report Posted February 16, 2014 Gabriel, in case you haven't been on the site lately, some work has been done... although, it still may not be the most user friendly site... but wth the amount of info he covers, it's certainly understandable, I think... Quote
nihonto1001 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Posted March 8, 2014 It is a great reference to start with. But, do not take the information as "scripture". Robert, has been recently working to clear up inaccuracies and conflicts with canonical references. So, hopefully it will only improve. Quote
cabowen Posted March 8, 2014 Report Posted March 8, 2014 It would do any consumer of the info on this site well to inquire as to the source of the information. Quote
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