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This ShadowDancer katana tsuka came in for a new look and I was happy to provide it. This tsuka has very nice fittings for a production katana, very detailed and in a lovely wave theme.

I added new top level samegawa, polished and bright white and featuring an emperor's node. I then wrapped it in tsumami-maki style with beautiful Tetsu silk ito, imported from Japan.

I love how the first and second primary nodules aligned perfectly on either side of the last ito crossover, before the omote end knot.

It's off to join it's blade and serve it's owner well for years to come

I have recenlty inherited a sword that i have zero information about, it has been kept in wrapped up in a cupboard for the past 40 years, was gifted to my farther a long time ago,if anyone has information on it if it is real or fake that would be useful for me! i am unable to take the handle off as i dont want to damage it because i dont know what i am doing.

any information is useful for me,i dont have anyone locally to me where i can take this into and get it properly looked at unfortunatly.

thank you !

Short Version:

Best Iaido YouTube Channels?

Where to source custom Katana/wakizashi fittings?

Full version:

Greetings, I am new to iaido coming from years of instructing Olympic/classical fencing (epee/sabre) and studying historical Italian longsword. The only other Asian art I practice is traditional Korean archery (I'm half S. Korean) so I have a very eclectic approach.

I only want to do iaido for myself and not instruct people. Keeping up on MOF fencing certs is already too costly for what it is. Can anyone recommend a solid YouTube iaido channel I could follow along with? Preferably an authentic Japanese channel with iaido playlist. I know going to a class is best but right now that is not an option for me. I have the book Flashing Steel and think it is one of the best sword books I have in my martial Arts library. Again this is purely a private hobby for me and I'm ok with being a beginner at it for the rest of my life.

I am very interested in the 16th/17th century era of Christian persecution within Japan as a scholarly study as well. I am attempting to slowly build a Kirishitan sword set that uses Christian symbols for the fittings. I had this budget Romance of Men (terrible name btw for a store) dulled katana engraved with part of Luke 22:38 with the two swords verse and plan to work on the wakizashi later as a Kirishitan set. If anyone knows where I could source Japanese-Christian symbol types of fittings either authentic or replica I would also be very grateful.

Thank you kindly.

よろしくお願いします

Hello guys, I'm new here. I want to ask about my iaito, is this genuine made by Nosyudo or not? Cause I got that from seller in e-commerce in my country, that seller was Kendo community shop, he said that this made by Nosyudo.

- Weighs around 1250 grams in total (saya around 200 grams)

- Nagasa 2.35 shaku, tsuka around 24 cm

- The edge was habiki

- Yokote is good, can feel using finger

- Tsukaito have hishigami and tightly wrapped

- Tsuba have wave and bamboo design, made of copper alloy or smth but magnetic

- Maybe made more than 15 years ago, new unused but keep for so long so the habaki got oxidized and half of it turned black

- Mekugi only one, but nakago have 2 mekugi-ana

- Its also come with that katanabukuro

A month after my Nosyusaku DX-C arrived, my wife's Okuden Shinkensaku DX-S has just been delivered from Nosyudo too (aptly right around her birthday)! We've been waiting for about 12 and a half months for her sword, and are happy to have received it here in Singapore before the Obon holidays kick off in Japan. Here are some photos and the specs for reference:

It's a 2.1 shaku Okuden Shinkensaku DX-S (Koshirae DX option selected)

Toushin: Thin

Hi: Shinken-hi

Hamon: Double Kotetsu

Habaki: Silver Shonai

Tsuka ito: Silk - colour is Antique Steel TS-06

Hinerimaki

Same colour: Black

Menuki: MS-23 Phoenix

Fuchi Kashira: KS-13 Hiranami Higo with kojiri

Tsuba: T-11 Gingko (small) with aged silver plating

Saya colour: SY-52 Green Fine Nashiji

I know she can't wait to train with her new iaito as the previous one she had been using was just a tad too long. I'm really excited for her too!

Again, hope the above photos and specs serve as a useful reference point for anybody looking at a similar configuration!

Hello guys, I'm new here. I want to ask about my iaito, is this genuine made by Nosyudo or not? Cause I got that from seller in e-commerce in my country, that seller was Kendo community shop, he said that this made by Nosyudo.

- Weighs around 1250 grams in total (saya around 200 grams)

- Nagasa 2.35 shaku, tsuka around 24 cm

- The edge was habiki

- Yokote is good, can feel using finger

- Tsukaito have hishigami and tightly wrapped

- Tsuba have wave and bamboo design, made of copper alloy or smth but magnetic

- Maybe made more than 15 years ago, new unused but keep for so long so the habaki got oxidized and half of it turned black

- Mekugi only one, but nakago have 2 mekugi-ana

- Its also come with that katanabukuro

Katana attributed to the famous Dotanuki school from Higo. Dotanuki became famous when they won the contest in the early Edo period as the sharpest and strongest swords in Japan. The challenge was to cut a helmet as deep as possible without damaging the blade. The famous TV samurai Kozure Okami (Itto Ogami) used a Dotanuki blade to destroy his enemies.
 
NBTHK Hozon certified to Dotanuki.
Blade in shirasaya
Ware shown in photos, common for this school
Nagasa: 27.25 in, 69.23 cm
Please PM for any questions
 
Price: $4,500+shipping