Slobodian "Red Dragon" Tanto

sierra11b

sierra11b

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I didn’t realize how close Scott Slobodian lived to Sacramento until he notified me that my tanto was finished. Turns out he's just over an hour away from my home. I had a chance to meet Mr. Slobodian, his very nice wife, and even got a quick tour of the shop. :thumbup:

I came to Scott with an idea for a tanto to honor my wife's rich Japanese/Samurai heritage. The tanto will be presented to my Father-in-law on Father's day and will hopefully be passed back down to me so I can pass it down to my children. :D The sterling dragon menuki represents his name "Tatsuo", which translates to "Dragon" The "mon" or family crest seen on the habaki and the outside of the saya represents a katabami flower/clover. It is my in-laws samurai family crest that can be traced back to samurai from the early 17th century. The amboyna was chosen because I requested a darker wood for the saya.

Pics may be a tad large and slow to open...

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Scott's a great guy and pleasure to deal with. I also purchased his wonderful new book packed full of great photographs and writings from industry authorities (Don Fogg and Howard Clark to name a few). I went ahead and had him autograph the book for my father-in-law. It's titled Sword Art: The Masterworks of Scott Slobodian. A must have for the art knife collector.

I am excited to say the least.
 
I have some of scott's work and he is a true artisan. Beautiful piece and I like what your doing with it. Really cool.

Jp
 
sierra11b, that is certainly very very nice!!!! I love Scott's furniture-work....I think dad-in-law might just give you that pair of daisho forged by Masamune that he's been keeping in the personal sword box hidden away.....
 
Nice piece. Scott's work is gorgeous. I suppose you know what you're doing with regard to the crest and all.

I'm intrigued about this book thing. What is it?
 
It's a collaboration of Scott's experiences on his craft. There are also excerpts written by other master makers, collectors, etc, on different aspects of the Japanese style sword. There are tons of high quality photos done by Scott in the book. His photography skill is fantastic considering it's his other profession. You could almost buy the book for the photos alone.

I don’t know if anyone is selling the book yet. From what I gather he just finished them. But I’m willing to bet you can get more information or even purchase the book directly through him. I’m not sure what his situation is regarding availability, though...

FYI, I have no outside affiliation with Scott other than commissioning this one tanto.
 
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