Cat-scratch Habaki

[Steves87]

Best one so far Bruce, gourd sukashi on double habaki. Thank you for sharing!

[Markdd]

Hi,

heres my latest multi piece construction ,who's the maker?

Mark

[Hoshi]

This one here ranks amongst the most beautiful I have ever seen. 

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Great detail!  I like the tough of the leaf folded over.

[Bruce Pennington]

On 3/26/2021 at 9:13 AM, Valric said:

This one here ranks amongst the most beautiful I have ever seen. 

 

 

 

Wow, I just spotted it on the video @Stephen posted HERE on a Kaneuji tanto.

[Bruce Pennington]

While I recognize the talent an art of more complex pieces, for some reason I really like these:

found Here.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Not a great work of art, but art all the same (and certainly WAY better than anything I could do!!!).  Found by Thomas @Kiipu at Warrelics Here.

Bob Coleman didn't believe it represented real Japanese work or art.  He didn't say why, and he's no longer with us, or I'd ask.  Anyone see what he was seeing, or not seeing, that made it seem Chinese to him?

[Toryu2020]

Kicking around in my parts drawer for years - a little worse for the wear and tear...

 

[FlorianB]

Another small silver one with fence design for a kwaiken.

     

[Bruce Pennington]

Both great!

keep them coming!

[EdWolf]

Some really nice habaki. Here's one of mine. 

[EdWolf]

And another one. 

[b.hennick]

Hi Ed:

Can you please post an image of the first habaki without the fuchi sitting on it? I have not seen that design before.

[EdWolf]

Hi Barry,

Hope this photo will help.

Regards, Ed

[b.hennick]

Sure does! Thanks Ed.

[Fuuten]

Ah gourd shape, something about them, always pleasing to the eye.

[Fuuten]

On 3/26/2021 at 5:00 AM, Bruce Pennington said:

On a kyugunto HERE.

 

Apologies, I didnt realize I wasn't on the last page.

[ribendao]

A double gold habaki with zigzag pattern on my newest wakizashi.

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

1 hour ago, ribendao said:

A double gold habaki with zigzag pattern on my newest wakizashi.

 

 

 

Wow, that's unusual!  Almost looks like bamboo mats.

[Bruce Pennington]

On 4/4/2021 at 12:23 PM, EdWolf said:

And another one. 

Ed,

I wonder if the left and right facing swasticas were intentional or just part of the elaborate pattern.  Anyone creative enough to make that pattern likely built it around the swastikas.  I learned something tonight as I didn't know the "left" and "right" facing carried different meanings!

[Ian B3HR2UH]

This one of mine is somewhat similar Bruce

Ian Brooks

[EdWolf]

1 hour ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Ed,

I wonder if the left and right facing swasticas were intentional or just part of the elaborate pattern.  Anyone creative enough to make that pattern likely built it around the swastikas.  I learned something tonight as I didn't know the "left" and "right" facing carried different meanings!

Hi Bruce, 

The pattern is called Sayagata. A pattern of interlocking Manji.

Regards, Ed 

[Bruce Pennington]

8 hours ago, EdWolf said:

Hi Bruce, 

The pattern is called Sayagata. A pattern of interlocking Manji.

Regards, Ed 

I have much to learn!  Thanks Ed.

[ribendao]

Here is one I just came across. Its coming up for auction later this month.

[Bruce Pennington]

At first I thought I had posted that pattern, but after looking, post 20 and 53 are similar but this is still different.

 

I bet the pattern has a name even!

[roger dundas]

Another one for 'the pot'. From a wakizashi.

Roger j.

[Bruce Pennington]

57 minutes ago, roger dundas said:

Another one for 'the pot'. From a wakizashi.

Roger j.

 

Admittedly I am a rookie at this, but I didn’t realize that pattern was so popular.

[Bruce Pennington]

A 2-piece with horizontal and vertical burrs; found HERE.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Not very skillfully done, but different than others in design, so posting this one:

Found HERE

 

[Bruce Pennington]

A little better work, and different.  On a WWII era Kanemune in civil fittings.  Found HERE