Nice new shirasaya from John T

[cju777]

Sharing a very nice new shirasaya from John Tirardo, he's had a pretty steady workload, good for the nihonto community, but worth the wait. He also found a well fitting replacement habaki as an added bonus.

Nagasa is 70.3 cm for size context.

 

Cheers

 

 

[Brian]

There's a reason he is so highly regarded. I'd say he's the go-to guy for this.

[charlie1]

How long was your wait?

[cju777]

Hey Charlie-

I shipped the blade out mid-May and it was ready by the end of March, so about 10 months. I think the normal time for a shirasaya is a little shorter but a big project bogged him down and I wasn’t in a rush, worth the wait. 

[NewB]

Looks fantastic. 

 

John