It got delivered today!! IT GOT DELIVERED TODAY!!

Finally.. my new posession came.. it's balanced really really amazingly.. can't wait to use it.. no, I have no plans to shave with it, but being a live blade, I'm sure I could.. (must resist temptation.. )

My understanding on the history is early 12th century, saya replaced for my procurement, hand etched tsuba.. will post more pics later.. need to :drool some more .. .

list picture has standard cleaver for relative size.

C

now where did I leave my wara.. ..

 

Watch it when you shave with that.. I heard theyre really sharp..rofl:rofl

(Sorry, couldnt resist)

Nice one..

 

looks nice . Might come in handy when hiking out in the wilderness.

 

Nice, real nice

 

Thats one cool lookin machete ya got there !

What are the scales made from ???

 

Shun (by Kershaw) knives. They design them like that.

It's from the layering of the metal.. it's not true damascus, but the layering gives it the "look" of damascus. All tlhe benifits, none of the cost.

It makes food less likely to stick to it, plus it looks really sweet.

 

Are you going to strap that to your back and ride your R1 (or was it an R6 I can't remember) through the streets of Toronto. Cars just may give you a bit wider birth.

P.S. You may just have to sell it and get a Kawasaki Ninja instead.

 

Wearing a yellow jumpsuit too?

The pic was of an R6. I love that model of bike, but unfortunately it was written of a few years ago (ooogh.. just checked date, Sept 04) when a cabbie made a u turn in front of my on Yonge street... glad I didn't have my live katana then.

I'm too tall for the Ninja (no kidding) and my legs won't rest well against the fairings.

Besides, I don't like FI engines at all. I like the technology and the smoothness of the power delivers, but I just * prefer * the bogging lurches that come with the carbies.

Plus, on the FIs, you can't take apart the carbuerator and paw and the float ball like a cat and a ball of yarn.

For those mechanically inclined motorcycle people, check out the rake.
For those NOT mechanically inclined motorcycle people, check out the red and blue lines in picture two. One is where my forks SHOULD be.. the other is where they ENDED UP.

 

Forget the Katana. Since I'm an equestrian, I'll take a light Calvary sabre instead.

 

... what happened to your guard badger and attack horse??

 

Beeeuuutifulll katana!!!

Almost as nice as mine

(of course, mine isn't historical, just used for iaido training)

 

You practice or collect?

 

As is mine, but it was years of training before I got my first live blade. First boken, then iaito, then eventually a live katana, then the vintage live blades.

You study Aikido too or just iaido? (it's rare, but it happens).

 

I used to study Aikido and iaido but for various reasons, I no longer study. I never really got that far into Aikido but I miss the physical discipline of iaido. As a Christian, however, I don't go for the spiritual aspect of the arts. One day, I'll don the uniform again just to get the physical enjoyment of the kata.

I even had the chance to go to Japan to study under the head of my particular style (muso shinden ryu) which was a very unique experience.

 

Ooh... that I would LOVE to do given the chance for my Aikido..

I get a fairly regular chance to study with Ohmi sensi, who visits my school on regular honours to run a class. Any chance to soak up the experience. A very difficult man demanding nothing short of perfection under his classes (as it should be), and a fine individual otherwise.

I've actually been out practicing forms in the park and was approached by the local police. They came to me with one officer coming directly me and the other one trying to flank me in the growth at the park I was in (keep in mind, fully dressed.. gi, hakama, obi)..

I say trying because as the one officer talked to me from a distance with gun drawn, I told him that he could tell his partner to come out from the foilage as I already knew he was there.

It must have been quite a site for them... :rofl

I think i'll break from the iaido well before I ever stop the aikido.

Osu!

C

 

That must have been a site for sure :rofl

Japan was a mixture of disappointment and fun. If nothing else, just seeing the beauty of that country was worth the trip.

Enjoy your blade, it deserves a place of distinction in your house/apartment.

RS

 

The guard badger is in my shave locker. Go look. The attack horse, for those times that someone figures out how to bribe him, the big traitor, I need a backup plan.

 

That's a very beautiful katana. I know a guy in Round Rock, Texas that makes those swords. He used to work here, but has since struck out on his own.

 

Not the "factory"??

 

Nice little knife. Do you know how to sharpen it?