japanese sword (nihonto) care

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tanto_dude

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I like to make traditional nihonto and I am not one that is gifted with the ability to work well with wood or poilishing materials so i was wondering, does anyone know someone that can polish and sharpen my functional blades and people who can fit them with a tsuka (handle) and a saya (scabbard) and fittings , i especially like aikuchi style fittings even though they are for tanto.
 
if you're making it and not under the tutelage of a Japanese-licensed smith, whatever you're making is not nihonto. If you are... not sure why you'd be asking this question.

That said, there are a wide variety of people capable of mounting (and even making fittings) for anything you might produce. The question is of course, is it worth the price to you?
Some people to contact?:
http://www.legacyswords.com/
http://rhgraham.com/ - American smith - makes Japanese-style swords
http://taganearts.com/ - custom fittings/mounting. One of the best in art.

Lot of good info here:
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm
 
sorry for any confusion, by nihonto i mean Japanese influenced blades, no need to insult please i make them as traditional as possible (differential quenching, bimetallic blade,etc.)
 
Not trying to be insulting, just a standard terminology issue.
Anyway, here's a couple more, much closer to DIY-ers, but still very much professionals.
http://www.inaharabladecrafts.com/
http://www.geocities.com/custom_tsuka/

I'd highly recommend talking to a variety of Japanese-style smiths here in the States, they would be able to point you in the right directions, and the various intricacies you have to take into account in shaping, heat-treating, and mounting your creations (such as even what makes a good inexpensive forge, etc).
 
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