shirasaya repair

[deskjet]

hi i have just obtained a blade with a shirasaya that has come apart ,there are some interesting kanji and possibly clues to who owned the sword and at what date ,i do not have acess to the correct rice glues , are there any modern types of glue that could be used ,also inside of shirasaya needs cleaning ,is this some thing a layman can do or is the whole process best left to experts.

 

Thanks

Anthony

[Mark C]

Hi Anthony,

 

In Information on the links page on this site, Dave's Nihonto site.

 

There is a little write up on Rice glue, Tesco's own plain pudding rice does the job well.

 

Regards

 

Mark

[deskjet]

hi Mark,

thanks for the link and tesco rice pudding ,i knew Tescos must be good for something

 

Thanks

Anthony