Can anyone tell me what the handle grips are made of? Am I right in thinking it's shark skin?
Way to Go Joe!!!
Nice (FREE) Snag you got yourself!!!!!!
The last time I checked, here in the US for a recommended polisher(Studied in Japan and Japanese trained) he was $100 and inch! $75-85 for a touch up up polish.
Semper Fi
Phil
Thanks, Phil! Doesn't look like I'll be having a recommended polisher work on this sword anytime soon...
[QUOTE=GIZMO8Z;861677]I understand, Bob and I respect that. Thank you!
I would like to give the woodworker a thank-you gift of some sort for this sword. I just don't know how big of a gift it should be! [/QUOTE
$100 would be appropriate.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
鮫皮 same-gawa [sah-may gawa]. The skin of a ray. The Japanese word "same" means shark; [kawa/gawa] means skin.
Check this link for samegawa
--Guy
Good morning, folks!
Thank you so much for your efforts last night! It was a very exciting experience!!
Should I make a new bamboo pin (mekugi) for the handle of my sword? Should I just get a chop stick and cut it down to size?
Is it ok if I leave the sword disassembled... or should I always put it back together?
Crummy weather here today... unfortunately better pictures will not be coming today.
Best,
Joe T
Hi Joe,
For protection of the blade, I would suggest reassembling it. As you know the secret of how the blade is retained, you really do not need a pin. Swords found in this form of mounting usually have a pin made out of black water buffalo horn, not the typical bamboo pin. Just my two cents worth.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
Combat covers on Jap swords are very hard to replace, as they were stitched and then shrunk on with age, you could be very lucky and find one on maybe nihonto message board, you found a copper hilted NCO sword in the trash? WOW hope you got a lot of dosh for it , there rare, like hens teeth.
Chris.F.
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