Peter Bleed Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 Hey, I need to get some shirasaya made. Noting heroic, just taking care of some blades. Does the Board have any advice on who is good these days? Peter Quote
b.hennick Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 John Terado or Brian Tschernaga both do fine work. Both are quite busy because they do great work. Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 Seconded, John Tirado or Brian Tschernega Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 I purchased a sword recently with a shirasaya by Brian Tschernega and was very impressed. The attention to detail was wonderful, to the extent of having made the tsuka to fit precisely into the the sword's futatsuji-hi. Every sword I have had a shirasaya made for stateside (or had an existing one repaired) has been sent to John Tirado and I've always been pleased. - Ray Quote
Peter Bleed Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Posted October 30, 2015 Dear Friends, Thank you for these excellent suggestions. Indeed, i know both John and Brian and deeply respect them both. They are wonderful artists. I have wonderful work by both of them, I'd welcome more, but the sad reality is that they are both very busy and that they have long waiting lists. I'd like to find a worker who could produce serviceable storage fittings for a couple of blades - a nice koto Ken, a shinshinto Kunikane tanto, and Sendai shinto by Kanekura. These are not swords that deserve to go to Japan where there are specialists in Japan can do this sort of thing in a very manageable window. The market over here. however, seems clogged. Is Mike Virgadamo still working? In fact, maybe what the JSSUS or the the NBTHK-AB ought to do is recruit a willing individual who will acquire and practice the craft we need. Peter Quote
Caleb Mok Posted October 31, 2015 Report Posted October 31, 2015 PM sent thx (in case it as missed) Quote
Brian Posted October 31, 2015 Report Posted October 31, 2015 Wow Ray..that shirasaya is incredible. First time I have seen that. Quote
SAS Posted October 31, 2015 Report Posted October 31, 2015 Nice to be able to do one's own; a love of woodworking and a love of nihonto come together. 1 Quote
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