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1. The Kanemoto Japanese Sword

   Category: Knives/History of Knives

   ... original tsuba and original saya. Yakiba (temperline) is sanbonsugi (three cedar zigzag) and indicates a Kanemoto blade. Boshi hamon is also zigzag pattern with a turn back. The Nakagojiri (tang end) ... Sunday, 07 August 2011

2. Wakisashi

   Category: Knives/Knife Reviews

   ... handsome in mixed notare/gonome style. Edge is chipped and damaged from misuse. Tsuba Tsuba is round and 1/8 inch thick iron with indistinct copper floral decoration. Only one ... Friday, 14 January 2011

3. Tsuba

   Category: Knives/History of Knives

   The earliest Tsuba were generally flattened disks made of  bronze or copper. They were superceeded by the Chinese style cross guard between the 6th and 9th centuries only to be ... Friday, 14 January 2011

4. Glossary

   Category: FAQs/General

   ...  Curvature Tachi Sword Tanto Short sword Togi Polish Tsuba Guard Tsuka Grip Wakisashi Medium sword Yakiba Temperline    ... Monday, 22 November 2010

5. Care and Maintainance of Knives

   Category: Workshop/How to make knives

   ... withdrawn along with the "seppas"washers and "tsuba"guard. Attention is payed to the way everything is oriented as it must be replaced the same way. Parts are laid out in a logical manner on a clean white ... Thursday, 05 October 2006