Dalva Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Hello If anyone want to sell old Saya from Edo period or before..let me know Thx Quote
Fuuten Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Someone will surely chip in, but finding a saya to fit a random sword isn't really doable. You'll most likely hear to have one made for your sword. Quote
ChrisW Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 That's a tall order to fill as each saya fits its katana like a glove. You'd do better to have one made for it. Quote
ggil Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 U just want an old beater saya? I got one in my garage but not really worth postage as it’s split pretty bad. You collect sayas? Actually pretty good idea as there are few old ones still intact. Quote
Dalva Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Posted January 30, 2019 I see thats why its a bit hard to find people sell old Saya. I thought old Katana have uniform curve n lenght. Well im a Kris weapon guy in Kris one way to identify original old Kris is by putting it into old scabbard and the original one will fit Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Dalva,minimum required data for a SAYA are length of the blade, MIHABA, SAKIHABA, KASANE, and SORI plus measurements of the HABAKI. Without these it's lottery. And then you should post in the 'Wanted to buy' section. Quote
Stephen Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 start with basics, nagasa? sori? 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 start with basics, nagasa? sori? Agreed. Habaki takes care of most of the rest, unless blade is extra-thick. Mods, move to Wanted To Buy section? Quote
Alex A Posted January 31, 2019 Report Posted January 31, 2019 Is your sword in lovely polish with no scuffs ?. If so, buying an old ill fitting saya may well put scuffs down your blade, repairing scuffs professionally is an hassle and expense you will want to avoid. If the swords in old polish, no point getting it polished, as scuffs will eventually show from an ill fitting saya. Maybe there is someone local who makes saya at a reasonable cost. Quote
Marius Posted January 31, 2019 Report Posted January 31, 2019 minimum required data for a SAYA are length of the blade, MIHABA, SAKIHABA, KASANE, and SORI plus measurements of the HABAKI. Without these it's lottery. And then you should post in the 'Wanted to buy' section. Even with those data it is still a lottery. Quote
vajo Posted January 31, 2019 Report Posted January 31, 2019 I'm a big fan of old saya textures. I don't like the easy painted mono colored new saya that we mostly get from restaurations. Before making a new saya i think a shira saya looks much better Quote
DaveT Posted January 31, 2019 Report Posted January 31, 2019 I'm a big fan of old saya textures. I don't like the easy painted mono colored new saya that we mostly get from restaurations. Before making a new saya i think a shira saya looks much better I think you should contact Mike Hickman Smith in the UK. His Saya-Nuri is of very high quality, also he can do all kinds of old-style urushi effects. He only uses 100% real urushi. 1 Quote
vajo Posted January 31, 2019 Report Posted January 31, 2019 Thank you David. This is a very helpfull information. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.