Howdy folks,
How does one attach a lining (assuming velvet or lambswool with a canvas backing) to the inside of a leather sheath?
At the moment I am trying glue, as that much stitching is dau...
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hey folks.
Looking for a little help/guidance. I'm looking for a good european short sword. Nothing viking or "dark ages," but something circa 12th-15th c. nothing fancey just a good simple hard w...
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Greetings,everyone.
I recently moved and was wondering if anyone knows of any legitimate schools that teach iaido, kumdo, jian, or darn dao in the Champaign/Urbana, Illinois area. I would real...
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Does anyone know anything about this topic?...
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I have used the traditional sword oils but for me they aren't easy to get so I've used another kind of oil which on the canaster says " for knives, guns and other metals" it says its locks out moistur...
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Hi to all its been a long time since ive posted on here so i dont expect i know many of you.
Anyway i have just ordered a new sword from a company in the states that i use for my "modern" knives a...
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I have been practicing making knives for the last year and a half, and I have just realized that I really just want to make large knives, and swords...
Can anyone recommend a book, website or any ...
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I was going to buy a practical plus wakizashi and I was wondering if a paul chen katana tsuba would fit on the blade. So basically will I be able to peen the tsuba onto the blade or is the blade that...
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This may take a post or two. John made this German fechtbuch for me and I'm so pleased with it's weight balance and those little Odin's touches. I hope the pics to it justice. I'm not a great photo...
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Well, I wish it was so... Not at all, obviously.
September 2 is my birthday and a friend of mine allowed me to
visit his huge collection. And for huge I mean from 08.30 A.M.
to 08.00 P.M. r...
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Pictures are worth a thousand words:
I was doing an etch and I got this: rust spots and stripes. is this at all normal? I'm polishing it off with Nevr-dull, and it seems to be coming...
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I guess many of you here practise iaido. I started two months ago and wait for each new day in dojo with great impatience.
When i first came there, instructor told me that iaido is hard. Much hard...
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This years finalists are now posted on CF's site. It is now up to the voters to choose the winner.
Good Luck Everyone!
almost forgot:
www.christianfletcher.com...
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Is Paul Chen's PP wak much better than the cheness Musha Wak?
The Cheness Musha Bessaku Wakizashi is exactly what I want because I wanted a long handle on a wak. But I am not sure if it is worth b...
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Mes amis,
I know it's not done to place a running ebay sword here, but i must drop this here, my pants is going down from sellers who are using each time wrong pictures to sell or upgrade their it...
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http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=2286...
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I currently have in my possession the 1982 reproduction of Flos Duellatorum (thank you interlibrary loan). I have yet to handle the original 1902 edition and I was wondering what information this edit...
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I just got some 1065 along with my regular steel order, I was having thoughts about trying a hot water quench with a 1065 blade. I'm looking for more action in the hamon, would an interupted almost bo...
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Guys:
I came across this article on the internet (originally by Christopher Miller on Judoinfo.com. It contains excerpts on the exercises prescribed by Galen, the famous Greek medical writer who l...
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As far as I can tell (so far), the CS Chisa's blade is one inch longer (the DF Musha being 23.5 inches), and the CS is made from 1050 while the DF is made from 1060.
Yet, upon first glance, they...
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Not sure if this should go here or in the "Home Improvements" section, but...
I am looking for some links to sites that sell hardware that could be used for hilt making. I searched the forums and ...
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Hola,
We have added two new footwork articles to the Destreza Translation and Research Project web site as well as a French translation of the first footwork paper by Pierre Louarn.
Here is a ...
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Again, i turn to SFI for enlightment.
A long time ago, i practiced "Katori Shinto Ryu", with Bokken only (the Dojo was in an university and they were against 'live blades'...). And we used to pra...
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This might be the wrong board, but its the only one I can think of to put this. If I'm wrong, feel free to move it.
Anyway, I'm looking for pictures of ancient Japanese statues of gods and deiti...
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