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Post by nobumistu on Apr 18, 2011 14:27:35 GMT
I Wish to present you one of my Tameshigiri shinken. This Katana has been hand-forged from 1095 high-carbon steel with traditional Maru Hrc 40 ( Shinogi ) Hrc 60 ( Yakiba ), clay-tempered and hand-polished on imported Japanese stones. The blade is fitted in a Tsunami horse theme throughout with dragon sea Menuki. The Tsuka is wrapped in black silk Ito and the Saya is finished in a black gloss lacquer. • Blade: The blade has been constructed from AISI 1095 High carbon steel in a Maru construction. In accordance with Japanese tradition, The hamon has been authentically created with clay tempered process and features a Midare design with a prominent Nioi line, Traditional kisaki. • The blade comes full tang and Razor Sharp. • Saya: Wooden saya with a deep black gloss lacquer. The Koiguchi/Kojiri/Kurigata has been reinforced with Buffalo horn. • Tsuba: Full Handmade tsuba - cooper.The habaki and the Seppas are made of brass. • Tsuka: Fitted with genuine Same (ray skin) and black Silk Ito Tsukamaki. Two Bamboo Mekugi secure the tang of the sword into the Tsuka, while brass Menuki decorate each side of the Tsuka. • Nagasa Length: 72,5 Cm • Blade Material: AISI 1095 High Carbon Steel. • Polish : Traditional mirror polish, 10 stage polishing with japanese stone. • Tsuka Length: 29 Cm • Niku: Medium • Blade Construction: Maru • Hamon: Midare • Hardness of Yakiba: 60 HRC • Ito & Sageo Material: Silk. • Fuchi/Kashira Material: cooper • Mekugi: Smoked Bamboo Double Mekugi • Packing : Silk Sword Bag, Wood Box Thanks for the attention. Best regards. |
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Post by joeydac on Apr 18, 2011 14:34:51 GMT
nice sword
review?
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Post by nobumistu on Apr 18, 2011 14:49:42 GMT
cheers!
More coming...soon...
Peace.
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 18, 2011 15:14:54 GMT
Nice pics! Are you just a collector/practitioner, or a vendor? Your pictures look quite professional and remind me of pics sellers use. And the description reads just like an ebay sale page- was it all typed out or copied from where you bought the sword? Who is the maker of this katana? Sorry for all the questions- I like it so of course I want to know all about it  |
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Post by nobumistu on Apr 18, 2011 16:47:52 GMT
Hi Chrisperoni, Hi all.. No worries, we are here because we share the same passion after all! Actually I'm just a collector/practitioner...But I'm also a photographer and graphic designer so it helps making photos looks better!hehehe Yeah the description has been pretty much copy/paste from the sword seller with a bit of arrangements from my own. This blade and fittings was made in Indonesia.From a Forge near Jakarta, they call themselves Eijiforge. Well, i'm french but I live in Bali since nearly 10 years, so i must say that my choice for their blades was quite forced because we not allowed to import swords in this country...We can try to get one shipped over labeled as a "gift", but it most likely to ends up hanging in the custom's officer house wall! welcome to Indonesia... I was actually really septic on their products quality as they are pretty much a completely unknown brand...But never mind, I gave it a shot and I'm actually quite surprised with their over all capability and esthetic.I found their blades to be quite some pieces of arts like a properly called katana should be. But again, like I said before,I had no choice but to buy this blades so I can't compare them to the renowned best labels out on the international market. Looking on the cutting side, triple tatami Omote and green bamboo get sliced nicely and with ease.The blade fittings are solid, blades are really sharp, good balance and weight, pretty good overall handling feeling. I've dismounted and inspected the blade Nakago straight away as it usually tell a lot on the "hidden quality" of a sword, no bad surprise there. The mirror polishing work is beautiful, nice natural hamon. Pretty nice work on the Tuska as well, I really love the antique polish style Kashira/Fuchi /tsuba, solid pieces of cooper. Actually, about the fittings, because I wasn't 100% sure that they were really making the swords in Indonesia...hard to know what's real and fake with some unknown website...well, so I asked them to contact me when they would have a ready stock good quality shinken for Tameshigiri purpose.When they did so, I told them that I loved the blade from what i saw but i wanted to change the fittings with another one that I found more attractive on their website...My goal there was, not only, to get a better looking katana but also to see if they were actually making the fittings themselves or just get imported swords...I specially chose an out of stock katana to be sure they would not just exchange the fittings with another one. they were quite reactive on my request, basically they told me that they would need 2 days to re-adjust the blade and it would involved an extra cost for the job and also because the new fittings belongs to a higher end range...Ok, so I paid and I received the sword 3 days after...Pretty stocked. Some Bad points thought: -The Habaki was slightly too tight in the Saya Koiguchi so I had to give it a gentle fine sand paper work out. -The blade was shipped with a way too much grease on it. Since them, I got other blades from them to add my collection. I will post those in a short notice. I also wish to clarify myself on a point, I'm not here to promote their blades or any other ones...i'm just here because I love and I want to share with you guys the beauty of the katana swords and the spirit of respect and self control who goes with is practice. Kind regards. |
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Post by ChrisRiley93 on Apr 18, 2011 17:35:45 GMT
Is it just me, or does the tsuba look hollow? Good looking blade.
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Post by nobumistu on Apr 18, 2011 18:30:32 GMT
Hi ChrisRiley93, Well, it is the Tsuba own refection on a glass top table thought... But, yeah you are right it does looks like its hollow!hehehe Too bad for that Tsuba which is, for me, the best part of this sword fitting....A really solid and quite heavy piece a cooper with nice artistic work. Good to see you guys have the sense of observation thought.  Cheers |
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Post by ChrisRiley93 on Apr 18, 2011 21:47:20 GMT
Oh, I didn't even notice. Nevermind my last comment then. XD
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 18, 2011 22:26:32 GMT
Very cool info any very informative! +1 for that.
Smart move testing them as you did- it's always cool to see someone willing to spend their own money to inverstigate a swordmaker- risky business sometimes- but it looks like it paid off well for you!
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Post by LastGodslayer on Apr 19, 2011 19:04:06 GMT
Back in SFI I asked around about this forge, got no real answer... Your sword looks quite nice. I like it very much. Do you happen to know if they accommodate customs?
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Post by nobumistu on Apr 20, 2011 17:09:00 GMT
Hello LastGodslayer,
Thanks for your attention.
Well I think I saw those post on SFI as well back a while ago...And it nearly's persuade me not to try their sword as no one was really saying anything good about them...but at the same time no one really tried them. So yeah, I gave it a shot for obvious proximity reasons in my case. But I don't regret my move so far.
They told me they were also taking custom orders with a minimum 5 weeks production time.
Regards
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Post by Student of Sword on Apr 20, 2011 17:16:36 GMT
I went to their website and was rather impressed. They seem to know what they are talking about. Few company mention niku, but their site describe the niku of their blade. The kissaki is really well defined and crisp. Some of the fittings look like they import them from Japan. The only thing is that there is zero review on their swords.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 3:58:11 GMT
Got their sword recently( you could see mine here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4025), and yes they accommodate custom. But for ordering custom katana, you need to order 4 piece for takemitshu/musha series and 2 for bushi series. It takes 2-3 month to complete custom order. BTW, I got info that the tosho is from Nakajima school along with Michael bell from DragonflyForge. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2011 2:08:40 GMT
I remembered there was a person sent me a message in facebook back on September 2010. he asked me whether I've tried Eiji Forge's product or not. several times has passed and I became very curious what model he has purchased. I accidentally find these post and recognize the sword very well. So, if that person is you, Hi S**, I'm glad to know that you've got your katana. I see that was a nice sword. Regards, Handaru. |
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Post by nobumistu on Jun 20, 2011 12:52:08 GMT
Hello Handaru,
Yeah, you got it all right! I contacted you a few month ago regarding Eiji Blades.
And yeah, indeed this sword is nice an quite capable of clean and fast Tameshigiri.
Hope you are doing good.
Best regards and thanks again for your help,
S..
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Post by junon on Mar 12, 2012 9:31:01 GMT
I know this is an old thread... But I just read recently that the Eiji connection with Nakajima is false statement... Michael Bell has clarified that Mr. Nakajima didn't have an Indonesian apprentice and based on his view, Eiji's sword is mostly Chinese made... Link : dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/be ... pprentice/ (please scroll down and see the first comment forward) |
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