Jumonji yari

[estcrh]

Ken, I am not familiar with the term "tachi ba hiri", can you explain.

 

 

Tachiuchi/tachiuke, the reinforced section of the yari nagaye or ebu (shaft/pole)

[Ken-Hawaii]

The tachi ba hiri is the part of the shaft that holds the nakago, Eric. The reinforced part is called the tachiuchi. Here's a quick snapshot:

 

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8048/yarishaft.jpg

 

Ken

[estcrh]

The tachi ba hiri is the part of the shaft that holds the nakago, Eric. The reinforced part is called the tachiuchi.

Ken, your answer confused me a little as the tachiuchi is were the nakago rests but I looked around a bit and found this image which shows the terms tachiuchi, tachibashiri, and tachiuke all meaning the reinforced part of the shaft. Not unusual for Japanese armor and weapons parts to have several conflicting names.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Nice diagrams, Eric - thanks! Makes it easier to figure out what I will be doing with the shaft.

 

Ken

[estcrh]

Here is a link to a previous discussion on yari shafts.

 

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7122&p=56945#p56945

[Ken-Hawaii]

Okay, I just found out that the togishi won't be able to get to my yari for the better part of a year....

 

So in an on-line search, I found the San Francisco Sword Restoration Center (https://sites.google.com/site/sfswordsociety/san-francisco-sword-restoration-center) as part of the San Francisco Japanese Sword Society. They offer a kenma/shitaji/shiage polish of Jumonji yari for a flat $550, which seems a bit low to me. Has anyone heard of this group or had any experience with them?

 

I'm not impressed that they have only a Google Web-site, & their sensei is a bit strange-looking, not to mention the martial arts they teach.

 

Ken

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ken,

I wouldn't let them polish my boots.

You should know the answer to this one without having to ask. If it sounds too good to be true it is.

Grey

[Ed]

Ken,

No personal dealings, but I have never heard anything but bad reports on the SF guy.

 

Here are some photos of mountings for yari. First three a Jumonji Yari, last two a Te yari.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Thanks for those yari shots, Ed, especially the closeups. I'm still puzzling over whether the yari blade can be removed after the wrapping is done without destroying the wrapping. On my shaft, there is a small piece of wood at the bottom of the nakago groove that holds the edges apart, & is obviously meant to be removed after the blade is mounted. And having to somehow locate the mekugiana to match the nakagoana after wrapping doesn't seem like an easy task, so I'm tending towards thinking that the blade will be mounted, mekugi in place, & only then will the shaft be wrapped.

 

Can anyone confirm this? Thanks!

 

Grey, there's always a chance that someone who looks strange is actually legit, but that's why I asked.

 

Ken

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ken,

My comment re: you should know the answer, had nothing to do with the appearance of their sensei (their nomenclature; not mine); I was remarking about getting a jumonji yari polished for $550. A real polish on a jumonji yari will cost much, much more than that.

Grey

[Ken-Hawaii]

I really did understand what you meant, Grey - I should have made that clear in my last message.

 

Any guesstimate on what a Jumonji polish should cost? I don't have a clue.

 

Ken

[Ed]

Ken,

The blade can be removed with the wrapping in place.

It is held in place with mekugi just as a sword.

 

While placing the mekugi ana into the shaft for a perfect fit may require some skill it would have to be done as the ana goes all the way through shaft and wrap. Perhaps it is fitted and the ana are cut into the shaft then after the wrap is completed the holes are cut through the wrapping material. Just a guess, I can't speak with certainty as I just do not know for sure.

 

At any rate here are a couple more close ups of the mekugi ana, maybe they will help.