Very customised order for Hanbon. Recommendations or feedback?
There's a Zsey sword that I really like (picture below). But I do not have this kind of funds to allocate for a Katana.
So my plan is to get as close as possible using the custom katana builder from Swordis, and place the order with Hanbon directly, as some options were not available on the swordis builder (also not in the US).
No rush to order, I will take the time to think it over and make sure all the options are the right ones.
Just wondering if people with a lot of customization experience with Hanbon orders have any recommendations or feedback - such as things I should mention in my email to Yao, or if you notice red flags in my order! Thank you.
These are all the things I want and hopefully can get:
Steel Type
1095 Carbon Steel Clay Tempered
Blade Length (Nagasa)
28-28.5" (70-71 cm)
Cutting Edge (Ha)
Sharp with Niku
Blade Shape (Zukuri)
Shinogi-Zukuri
Groove/Fuller (Bohi)
Without Bohi
Tip Point Line (Yokote)
With Yokote
Temper Line (Hamon)
Ko-Choji (Real) or Notare (Real) ??
Blade Polish
Mirror Polishing or Hazuya Polishing ??
Blade Tang Inscription (Mei)
Please white name of the sword smith
Handle Length
11" (28 cm)
Wrapping Material (Tsuka-Ito)
C212 off-white / cream silk from Japan
Wrapping Style (Tsuka-Maki)
Hineri-Maki with Hishgami
Rayskin (Samegawa)
White
Rayskin Wrap Style
Fully Wrapped
Handguard (Tsuba)
IT201
Blade Collar & Spacer (Habaki & Seppa)
HS03
Handle Collar & Pommel (Fuchi & Kashira)
FK209
Handle Ornament (Menuki)
M324
Scabbard (Saya)
S301
Scabbard Cord (Sageo)
Same off-white / cream as the TSUKA-ITO (C212). Thick silk from Japan please.
Sword Bag
B05
Total $500
NOTES:
Silver Shitodome.
It's important that the silk for both TSUKA-ITO and SAGEO is off-white / cream (not pure white).
Inspiration:
