Jean Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 Thanks a lot Ryan, it does not look as a hagire 1 Quote
Ryan Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Posted August 25, 2015 Thanks a lot Ryan, it does not look as a hagire Thanks for checking that out for me. Quote
Ryan Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Posted September 3, 2015 Thanks everyone once again for advising me on this. Woody Hall will be polishing the blade just in time for shinsa in Tampa. Hope to see some of you guys there. 2 Quote
Stephen Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 CANT wait to see end results, please post photos when done. Quote
O-Yumi Posted September 3, 2015 Report Posted September 3, 2015 Ryan, do you know Dale Garbutt? He is in the Baltimore area and has lots of experience with Nihonto. John Quote
Ryan Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Posted September 3, 2015 Ryan, do you know Dale Garbutt? He is in the Baltimore area and has lots of experience with Nihonto. John I actually recently got in contact with him regarding the MD Token Kai. I'll definitely be out there the next time theres a meeting. Quote
jason_mazzy Posted September 4, 2015 Report Posted September 4, 2015 John Tirado is one of the best choices for shirasaya and is not too far from you. Look him up on Facebook. yes but how does one find him these days.... he has been like a ghost. I wanted to try and meet up with him possibly with a few pieces and get his opinion. I don't believe he is that far from me. Quote
Ryan Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Posted September 4, 2015 yes but how does one find him these days.... he has been like a ghost. I wanted to try and meet up with him possibly with a few pieces and get his opinion. I don't believe he is that far from me. I tried reaching him via phone and Facebook. No luck yet. Quote
Ryan Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Posted July 26, 2016 Ended up sending the blade to Yoshihiko Usuki in Japan. His shop was a pleasure to work with and got the job done in less than three months. Couldn't be happier! 1 Quote
Loyer Posted July 26, 2016 Report Posted July 26, 2016 Looks to me like the existing shirasaya might be extremely easy to repair. The blade looks great. 1 Quote
Greg F Posted July 27, 2016 Report Posted July 27, 2016 Hi Ryan, congrats. The blade looks terrific! Greg 1 Quote
Ryan Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Posted July 28, 2016 Looks to me like the existing shirasaya might be extremely easy to repair. The blade looks great. John Tirado is only an hour away from me and did a wonderful job on a new one. He also did some restoration work on the original habaki. Great guy 1 Quote
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