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Post by mandaloril on Mar 7, 2011 11:32:44 GMT -5
Saw this on another site I frequent thought others might enjoy. For me it is fascinating to watch a master at his craft.
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Post by Suzuki Ken'ichi on Mar 7, 2011 14:11:57 GMT -5
Tsuba can be amazing works of art. Generally, the Koshirae (fittings) of a good sword are as valuable as the blade itself. This guy is impressive.
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Post by arashi on Mar 7, 2011 16:45:01 GMT -5
Can't watch it from work, I'll have to check it out when I get home.
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Post by arashi on Mar 7, 2011 19:20:17 GMT -5
Simply astonishing...his attention to detail and dedication is fantastic.
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Post by Suzuki Ken'ichi on Mar 7, 2011 19:31:53 GMT -5
Four months he spent on that project. It gives one a great respect for the period koshirae smiths, doesn't it? They didn't have things like that fancy microscope setup he was using....
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Post by pallidus on Mar 7, 2011 21:57:09 GMT -5
 Unbelievable. I never really got what a big deal tsuba were until I saw this. Thank you for posting it. I can picture an old samurai sitting by the fire at night examining his sword tsuba. Also sharing with his buyu and examining their tsuba. It would be like medieval youtube!
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 7, 2011 23:24:52 GMT -5
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Unbelievable. I never really got what a big deal tsuba were until I saw this. Thank you for posting it. I can picture an old samurai sitting by the fire at night examining his sword tsuba. Also sharing with his buyu and examining their tsuba. It would be like medieval youtube!