Surf these sites: Chris Husar''s Japanese Sword Site -- Info on Japanese swords, forging, and a glossary of terminology. Japanese Art Swords -- Thomas Buck has articles on saya lacquering and tsuka-maki. Saya repair and tsuka-maki services in various styles are available. Japanese Military Reference -- Provides information on WWII Japanese military swords. Japanese Sword Index -- Japanese sword (Nihonto) collecting info: sword history, care, swordsmith profiles, sword identification, glossaries of Japanese sword terms, translation aids for swordsmith inscriptions, books, clubs, listservs,links,WW II military swords, Japanese sword discussion forum, site search engine. Japanese Sword Society of the United States -- A society concerned with the study and preservation of Japanese swords (Nihonto) Japanese Swords Arms & Armor Home -- Sales and information regarding antique Japanese swords Kawahara Sadachika -- A Japanese swordsmith in Eigenji-cho, in Shiga Precture, outside of Kyoto. Contacts are through Mugendo Budogu, LLC. Keith Larman''s Polishing Site -- Specializing in Paul Chen blades Kyoto Tozando Co., Ltd. -- Japanese site selling swords for iaido and other martial arts equipment. Meiboku Index and Site Guide -- Information on using Japanese language software for translating the kanji used in swordsmiths'' signatures (mei) on tangs. This site has graphic depictions of the details of blade structure as well as information on cutting test inscriptions. Modern Japanese Sword Smiths and Polishers -- Jennifer Gates Durham''s page with information on modern sword making in Japan. SAKURA ART, Japanese Sword, Sell & Buy -- We offer the Japanese sword, tsuba & others Sell & Buy. Japanese antique & Asian anteique. Shoshin.com -- Site on Japanese history, historical figures and accounts, women''s histories, Japanese swords, sword appraisal, investment stategy and antique sword sales. Sword Forum Magazine -- Sword Forum Magazine Online: electronic magazine relating to all areas of sword collecting and usage. Excellent articles. Site also has active discussion forum, classifieds and links. Tatara - Traditional Steel Making -- Page at National Research Institute for Metals, Ibaraki, Japan, on the manufacture of Japanese sword steel (tamahagane) by the traditional steel making process (tatara). Includes MPEG files of processes. The Guelph School of Japanese Sword Arts -- The Japanese Sword Arts School is a multi-day program on swords and martial arts. Instructors include renowned craftsmen, martial arts masters and learned academics. Held July 24-28, 2000. The Material, Manufacturing and Computer Simulation of Quenching Process for the Japanese sword -- article in "Materials Science Research International, Vol.2, No.4, pp.193-203 (1997)" by Tatsuo Inoue, Department of Energy Conversion Science, Faculty of Energy Science, Kyoto University Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-1885, Japan The Oshigata Library Project -- A project developed to provide oshigata (rubbings of sword tangs)and other materials for the study of Japanese swords and related items. The Tempering of Japanese Swords -- Research article by Takuya Uehara at Department of Energy Conversion Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan. (Japanese and English pages) The Token Society of Great Britain -- An organisation in existence for over 30 years dedicated to the study and preservation of Japanese swords, fittings and armour. ToShoW -- A Japanese sword database by Peter McCollum with over 10,000 listed smiths. This shareware program is a great aid for those studying/collecting antique Japanese swords. It can also be used as a personal collection inventory tool and is a good tool for learning sword related Kanji.
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