LeFaust
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Post by LeFaust on Jul 11, 2024 0:51:20 GMT
Does anyone know of any production swords that come with tensho koshirae? It seems only Japanese craftsmen, some custom tsuka craftsmen(like Cottontail Customs), and Motohara can make a tensho style wrap.
I'm guessing the Chinese sword makers don't have the skill necessary to do this style of wrap.
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Post by JH Lee on Jul 11, 2024 2:35:15 GMT
I'm sure it's not a skill issue but rather a popularity issue.
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Post by izzy on Jul 11, 2024 6:17:52 GMT
Looks like something you could do yourself ( please correct me if I have the wrong wrap):
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Post by larason2 on Jul 11, 2024 11:35:50 GMT
There's actually a long list of alternative wraps that longquan never does. Some of them they'll do if you ask them. This particular one is usually actually easier than the standard wrap. It's a bit of a throwback to ancient swords that usually had a straight wrap all along the tsuka, sometimes held in place with hide glue. I'm sure pretty much any maker will do it if you ask.
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Jul 11, 2024 15:15:41 GMT
Does anyone know of any production swords that come with tensho koshirae? It seems only Japanese craftsmen, some custom tsuka craftsmen(like Cottontail Customs), and Motohara can make a tensho style wrap. I'm guessing the Chinese sword makers don't have the skill necessary to do this style of wrap. If you’re talking about a tsumami-maki style wrap, I think it’s a matter of skill. It’s not that it’s so complicated but it is a step above learning hineri-maki, imo. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this style done on a production tsuka yet. If you mean akechi katatemaki-maki, which is a spiral style wrap, while wrapping the Ito in a spiral isn’t so difficult, the tricky part is applying a very neatly done full samegawa wrap. Since this style exposes the samegawa on all sides, you can’t have any poorly done seams or shaping or it will easily be seen. So far full samegawa wraps aren’t something I’ve seen done well from most brands out of Longquan. The only decently done versions of this style I’ve seen on production tsuka were from Japanese made iaito
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Post by LeFaust on Jul 13, 2024 0:13:31 GMT
Does anyone know of any production swords that come with tensho koshirae? It seems only Japanese craftsmen, some custom tsuka craftsmen(like Cottontail Customs), and Motohara can make a tensho style wrap. I'm guessing the Chinese sword makers don't have the skill necessary to do this style of wrap. If you’re talking about a tsumami-maki style wrap, I think it’s a matter of skill. It’s not that it’s so complicated but it is a step above learning hineri-maki, imo. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this style done on a production tsuka yet. If you mean akechi katatemaki-maki, which is a spiral style wrap, while wrapping the Ito in a spiral isn’t so difficult, the tricky part is applying a very neatly done full samegawa wrap. Since this style exposes the samegawa on all sides, you can’t have any poorly done seams or shaping or it will easily be seen. So far full samegawa wraps aren’t something I’ve seen done well from most brands out of Longquan. The only decently done versions of this style I’ve seen on production tsuka were from Japanese made iaito Yes, i was referring to tsumami-maki style wrap with the wrap over the horn kashira(don't know what thats called). I was looking at Shadow Dancer's website and saw that they are doing styles of wrap that Chinese brands don't typically do. Tsumami-maki ![](https://us03-imgcdn.ymcart.com/97178/2024/04/30/4/a/4a274ca121c77d21.webp) ![](https://us03-imgcdn.ymcart.com/97178/2023/09/06/7/6/768b3a7451cc9728.webp) Jabara-maki(?) ![](https://us03-imgcdn.ymcart.com/97178/2024/07/07/3/9/398bc61c0ca6a431.webp) Interesting that a Chinese brand is branching out to these different styles.
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