Shirasaya And Habaki

[Prewar70]

Who would you recommend in the states to have these made and does anyone do both?

[Stephen]

https://www.facebook.com/brian.tschernega?fref=ts

 

https://www.facebook.com/johntiradosayashi1/?fref=ts

 

do your home work, on here and google

[Stephen]

http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/links.html

[nagamaki - Franco]

Brian Tschernega or John Tirado. Either will do both.

[Heringsdorf]

I highly recommend John Tirado.

He just made an Ireko shirasaya and two piece habaki for me which turned out amazing.

[Peter Bleed]

I can only add to what has been said Brian and John are terrific. One could wish that they were under-utilized worker bees who do nothing but grind out what we want. Working with them involves a wait. Simple shira-saya should NOT be that big a deal - it sure isn't in Japan so I recently tried to explore some other options and I was VERY disappointed. A bad shira-saya really does NOT work. Go with Tirado, and be patient!.

Peter

[SwordGuyJoe]

Great tip regardless of the craftsmen involved. The best stay busy because they are worth the cost and wait.

[Heringsdorf]

I had to wait one year to get my sword back from Tirado. But it was definitely worth the wait.