Koshira with no blade

[katonk66]

Let me first start out, that I have very little knowledge about the restoration process with nihonto/koshirae. That being said: I ONLY have a matching saya, full tsuka (with fuchi/kashira) and tsuba. Can a tsunagi be made with these pieces of koshirae, or do you need an actual blade as a template? If not, is there some "recommended" solution for presentation of this koshirae as a unit?

 

Thanks

Henry

[Ray Singer]

A skilled sayashi can craft a rough tsunagi based on the shape of the koshirae and then adjust to fit by seeing where the tsunagi has contact points. I have done this process myself. It is achievable without the original blade to work from. 

[Tim Evans]

Yes, a tsunagi can be reverse engineered. There are US based sayashi who can do that if you don't want to try it yourself. Do you have all the parts, such as the seppa and mekugi?

[katonk66]

44 minutes ago, Tim Evans said:

Yes, a tsunagi can be reverse engineered. There are US based sayashi who can do that if you don't want to try it yourself. Do you have all the parts, such as the seppa and mekugi?

Unfortunately, no to both.

[katonk66]

2 hours ago, Ray Singer said:

A skilled sayashi can craft a rough tsunagi based on the shape of the koshirae and then adjust to fit by seeing where the tsunagi has contact points. I have done this process myself. It is achievable without the original blade to work from. 

Any possible recommendations?

[Ray Singer]

Josiah Boomershine.

https://www.facebook...m/josiah.boomershine

 

 

[katonk66]

12 minutes ago, Ray Singer said:

Josiah Boomershine.

https://www.facebook...m/josiah.boomershine

 

 

Thank you!