Great story on a Japanese sword smith

that is rediclious! "Please leave your National Treasure unlocked so that we can check it."

There has got to be a better way!
 
Of course there is a better way. The airlines could simply check the bags as they are checked in by the customer, and leave the customer free to close them as they are handed over. Unfortunately, airlines today hold their customers in contempt.
 
Unfortunately, airlines today hold their customers in contempt.
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That pretty much sums it up.

They also seem to think that everyone is an idiot.

If firearms are required to be in a locked case for security, what sense does it make to mandate that swords be in an unlocked case for "security"?

It is ironic to note that the smith will probably find such intrusions on his craft to be nothing new:

By law, Yoshihara is only allowed to forge two katana, or three shorter swords, per month.

The guy probably can't make an extra one to replace a loss due to theft.
 
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As they obstreperously screech about needing gov. subsidies so that they don't go out of business. :grumpy:
 
Fed-Ex is the way to go internationally, unless Tom Hanks and a Wilson volleyball are on board, your stuff will get to wherever you send it.
 
Who do I have to kill to get a Yoshihara sword? In my opinion he is as good as they get.

Thanks for the link to the great article n2s. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I can understand why he is nervous to take his swords on an airplane. If he were to lose them, it would be an absolute disaster.
 
Yoshindo Yoshihara only was showing 3 small blades at the ECCKS last weekend, but his tanto ($9K) was my favorite piece of the show.

Daniel Watson
 
Hi Daniel. It's great to see you posting here. I love that Techno-Wootz of yours and those swords look pretty nice as well. Thanks for getting back to me the other day.
 
Got that article in a special section of the Japan Times today!

The special section in the Japan Times included the article in the link above, plus a few other articles, one describing the history of the Japanese sword, one on iaido, and one on swords in the media.

All in all, the section was an informative piece, but wasn't without those ridiculous descriptors that are rampant within journalism today, hyping the "bladed objects are made purely for killing" sentiment(which is big in Japan). Then again, it may be because Itend to be more sensitive coming into contact with these biases, because I collect blades, and live in Japan.

A few samples:

"Forged from the finest steels, then tempered, honed, and polished to perfection, the katana brough art to the Japanese art of killing."

"Now, about 6 tons of the steel a year from this source keeps alive this deadly Japanese tradition."

However, it was a nice section, describing one of the more visible aspects of Japanese tradition.

The article on Yoshindo Yoshihara was very good, I thought.

Edited to add: Did you know that by the Firearm and Sword Control Law, all swordmakers are limited to making 24 per year?
 
I heard about this guy Yoshihara. He's supposed to be a living treasure. I am surprised they let him out of the country. He's that good.
 
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