are up on Smashwords. The only metal that I’m currently messing with is an old silver coin that I’m flattening down to do repousse with, once my shop is back in order.
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I’m starting a craft link aggregation project on my other website. http://www.jamescrawfordcreative.com/index.php/metalcraft/79-crafts/96-craft-link-project
was not as significant as the Accountant’s family stories suggested. Mismatched fittings, an unsigned (but tamahagane) blade, and general deterioration seemed to indicate… well, not a whole lot.
I may have the opportunity to examine a historically significant Nihonto tomorrow. The Accountant where I’m interning has a sword that his father (a General) brought back from Occupied Japan. The family story is that this Nihonto belonged to one of the important Japanese Admirals, but the Accountant doesn’t know anything more about it than that. The blade is engraved, and depending on the fittings of the sword, I might remove the handle and get a rubbing of the markings as well as the blade… Then I’m going to scan it and send it to a friend of mine in Japan for a little translation.
I don’t want to give the Accountant bad advice, whether or not this sword is historically significant.
If you need waterjet cutting services, I want to recommend CAM down in Amarillo, Texas. I have yet to beat their prices or service.
Tell them Jim sent you.
www.camwaterjet.com
