crafttwoman Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks for all the info. I am learning a lot about the blade and its parts. I live in rural Missouri, closest large city is KC. Haven't tried to find anyone there yet to show it to. Did try in Wichita KS which is where the blade "lived" until we found it among mom's things. But at that time I wasn't even sure what it was. Sherryl Quote
crafttwoman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Posted June 9, 2014 Out of pure curiosity, what kind of material is the grip made of? Sherryl Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 FYI, http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/samewrapping.html Quote
Mark Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 it is a wood base covered with same' of the tanned skin of a giant ray, they use the shin from the belly. Japan is an island so they have an abundance of marine life so use ray skin sort of like we use leather as we have cattle Quote
crafttwoman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks for the answer, had no idea what it was. Sherryl Quote
ROKUJURO Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 Mark said: it is a wood base covered with 'same' of the tanned skin of a giant ray..... Mark, are you sure that it is tanned and not just dried? Quote
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