Big('s) Discoveries

[BIG]

All Japan sword traders association..

The new boss is the old boss..

 

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/eng/blog/

 

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[Brian]

Very interesting. To quote from the above page..

 

 

On May 6th,  Noda City Museum held a demonstration event of sword polishing. The polisher and lecturer was Mr. Yoichiro Kawakami, who is one of Touken Matsumoto’s staff members and was supported by his student Mr. Hendricks. Despite that day being on the last day of a long holiday, there were over 50 sword enthusiasts in attendance and we didn’t even have enough chairs to go around. They were able to show the polishing process on a large screen, so all the attendants could see. Mr. Kawakami has plenty of experience giving lectures about the process and did an outstanding job. His student Mr. Hendricks, who is also a presenter and a university lecturer helped make the event a success.

So who is this Mr Hendricks? Another Western polishing apprentice? Sounds good, the more the better for us in the future.

[BIG]

Polishers father and son..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f8xj99WGIL0

 

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[BIG]

BeriBeri and the imperial Japanese army

 

https://watermark.silverchair.com/milmed.171.4.333.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAlAwggJMBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggI9MIICOQIBADCCAjIGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMoWZ7P9wsQMeOTFoWAgEQgIICA0li7I3mzgp9oCFeoF0kvu8bZcI95bF22w4iciYJ_9WpIoQ6N0PlP7I-amoGm4vgUgkwFrqOCkowfrObt53lNfqF4urRApWilkWgseJRy_zpOxsHuZvf9juIepN0Y9O0ENUJNFf3_DlKou-yWQUkgVHD9XCshsmVVPFAaBEhhrZTqNiJPRJqenTrnlCoTFDShPWxCb-EHaTtRLOeSRyC2SnxcR0D1xLroZ-nnla0o8I_FdoehCgg50gTVnG49DvrLaMSEREYaWXCXgO4zGSj19Asa-Kpl3OpFzPKTNiFSvK4sxRUdZ12ALfWcXCnlZrfQo7G72CpokzBZJRfH8vIhGsVQMeZEBVryZd2KLme5bDrkK-smKUOQab0ha5zbV6kJSzouzpScuiZqVmRLcpJB0Gl3I73qKjjt5CmCUUwAJN7Z_B5-LWf5pzoLOnjho6lEL8sJQ9OAkZ2ZVqsuq5WBgiX1iefe5WMQI19FC3o0lmMw4RkHK8UseUVoZ1PLNhT6o2e-LWirwiIG9tTPpptsLoX6BretsEE66Ek9QtaqmRVvjTSooUl9RDhvT6zY3S0zDXNfZZl-SmIb2317Yk6x9TJxiDLiBSYDx3Fz7IYshVeoj_g0RLhEwuJc9MxP3mqtbmQn1ZpNjI0CsFLWZiUHpSC6AqT4vYTSbaMcHFdo30gpOy1

 

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[TETSUGENDO]

Peter,

 

Don't know if it's just me but link is not working!?!  

 

-S-

[BIG]

https://watermark.silverchair.com/milmed.171.4.333.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAlAwggJMBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggI9MIICOQIBADCCAjIGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMIWv2S3_RD9kAXGxNAgEQgIICA3wsNC2P_tRJzvb_U7JAbbEhtaWBUB7ZdCohlQoYaV1AZrLd7NeCGHk-DCBPfXS6l2YbnkWfbTiw63814LIe5jcUBuCH3g_rta5iz3IaEl5jeCI2tv6Oba7RdWHIz-u2qpeB2U1y1XjDBcQf6L0D8dw_Z7gB5fs-Bj2AmnnUMLDM-U8PyK79vt4hjEmR7vPy4siy1266c4jzcfrj78xNz1n7_htLNkQmbTdexUSJjXqXktgW2bAPatc3c3_TzUPeVuaHMj6pD3pDMd9Hr7is86XUrJLmcS8w7KlUDSvFxqlkXMIvILkAZFcA6RigldPPYZjJOOctFqHwZx6wp9s9myS-hKjX6uZleyQpT-twUJlTLajDPZYGSMtu-Kr5Ox0aHViOZuUeWkangnxDD5hDwS-32cy0xOR4iJvSpmXKu5GLTvHGjgIjWBBta-g5RGglEaZtW4hD2MQulAOwQn_bGiynD8rQcYWYLJ3v9hpqtrU-OBOuPSXbOAi15trdV2QAceBJp9xu7UaiNThWI54Pm9szecBbqt0_6vvS_w0dI_2ukl7P88Et3wA6clN6xqT5-55gAJmDNsS4ljCHI4-Y_TU21_vJQMBKpmojJ4qk10ZhZvK446kL9S8vEQcUFfRDH1uRk6g9UmRfbibhlFV1YjpKp1-Y0ub5OvxNygg9UnZunp-s

[EdWolf]

Same for me. Session time out.

[TETSUGENDO]

Peter,

 

Checked the previous 10 links before these last two, they all work.....but these are still not functioning....session TIMED OUT???

 

-S-

[BIG]

Give up, ...

 

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[TETSUGENDO]

Thanks for your efforts Peter, sometimes computer/net things mysteriously don't work out......always a Gremlin, when it's a Gnome you need!

 

-S-

[BIG]

The Japanese suicide rate..

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387

 

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[BIG]

Tansu heritage..

 

http://shibui-kotto.blogspot.com/2010/

 

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[BIG]

Member Jan's blog..

 

http://www.nihonto-yoroi.com/2017/12/24/the-martyrs-of-yonezawa/

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Good tansu article, Peter. Thanks.

[BIG]

Very interesting to-ken.uk article about restoring swords..

 

http://to-ken.uk/onewebmedia/Part%20B%20swords%2018%2006%202015%20v1.pdf

 

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[reinhard]

Really?

Is that all it takes?

Feeding you with links to unchecked information?

[Greg F]

Reinhard please explain?

 

Greg

[TETSUGENDO]

Very interesting to-ken.uk article about restoring swords..

 

http://to-ken.uk/onewebmedia/Part%20B%20swords%2018%2006%202015%20v1.pdf

 

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Some very thought provoking commentary and discussion  here.

 

-S-

[BIG]

Feeding is not a bad thing for a forum, isn't it?

 

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[TETSUGENDO]

 Feed me Peter, feed me!

 

-S-

[BIG]

Do my best..

 

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[Greg F]

Your efforts are always of great value to me and others and much appreciated mate.

 

Greg

[TETSUGENDO]

 

-S-

[BIG]

Thamks Greg and Steven, we had to feed them all..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTsgEX1auoo

 

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[BIG]

Manga for everyone..British Museum blog

 

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/8-manga-genres-you-need-to-know/

 

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[BIG]

Japanese dragonfly fauna..

 

https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Deutsche-Ent-Zeitschrift_1922_0096-0112.pdf

 

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[BIG]

Kanazawa traditional arts and crafts

 

https://visitkanazawa.jp/files/moretocheck/downloads/en/kanazawa_traditional_arts_and_crafts_en.pdf

 

 

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[TETSUGENDO]

Japanese dragonfly fauna..

 

https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Deutsche-Ent-Zeitschrift_1922_0096-0112.pdf

 

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I really enjoyed this, of course I'm rather weird, so for other inquisitive individuals.....highly recommended.

[16k]

Very interesting to-ken.uk article about restoring swords..

http://to-ken.uk/onewebmedia/Part%20B%20swords%2018%2006%202015%20v1.pdf

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Very interesting and thought provoking article, thank you.

[BIG]

The rise of Japan's middle class as seen through Ukiyo-e

 

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cbcf/28efb92670a078bc142909c853878b90962b.pdf

 

 

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