Menuki: What do they do and how did they change over time?

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Menuki: What do they do and how did they change over time?

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Samurai James

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@tenguken847 Жыл бұрын

A friend\student of mine gifted me an old Katana from a flea market years ago....the menuki are wasps and appear to be cuttle fish casts...did certain sword makers use these?...at some point some jerk filed off all sword makers markings...the wrap was in tatters, and the ray skin is very yellowed and brittle, with Extreme wear, to the point of being almost completely flat where the hands go...it is traditionally folded and shaped, its size i would say is ko-katana sized 23" blade(roughly) with a handle around 10"...and possibly same jerk, tried(appears to be)to acid etch or vinegar the blade, for wich ruined the barely detectible Hamon...agitating, and i still feel blessed to have it

@SamuraiJames Жыл бұрын

That's great! Wasps and cuttlefish isn't something I'm familiar with but it looks like Fuyu Hiro in the 15th century used them. Since menuki are easy to change when rewrapping I'm not sure if they are a strong indicator of who or when it was made. Rough shape or not, it sounds legit and something to be proud to have!

@Katana-Karl 2 жыл бұрын

Damn man you are a wealth of knowledge!

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Long time hobby and I've learned a lot but I know people who are more knowledgeable than me, they are inspiration to keep learning.

@clumsycowboyofficial1773 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this video should have more likes 😅

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ТУМАН78 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@user-yi7ls1xb8h 5 ай бұрын

some menuki just not wraped in ito...but directly attached to the samegawa...how they did that...do you have any this type of menuki?..or have any picture showing the back part of menuki?

@SamuraiJames 5 ай бұрын

They have a small pin or two attached to the menuki that goes into the handle. This was on early tachi, when the mekugi pin was not a separate piece.

@user-yi7ls1xb8h 5 ай бұрын

@@SamuraiJames i saw a koshirae tachi on display...no ito but has many menuki on it..i guess it has many holes too in the handle for those...not just for mekugi and hole close to the pummel..

@addictedtoblades2 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative thanks for sharing brother 🗡❤️🔥😎🤺

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@alexeireyes3683 2 жыл бұрын

Kindly advise where you bought the tachi on this video. I'm interested in getting one just like it. :)

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

It's by RyanSword and is semi-custom. It's a 9260 spring steel blade, normally it is only 1095 but they did the 9260 as special request. I'll have a full review in upcoming video after I finish this sword parts mini-series.

@bayardodiaz4495 2 жыл бұрын

hi james-san🙂 I have a question for you.... if you could only choose one Japanese sword and which one would you take? Anyway, thank you so much for your story about Japanese samurai and I hope you continue more ... take care and be strong....💪

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

Great question. It is very close but it would be the tachi. I really like the nodachi, it has the "huge sword" cool factor, but the tachi is what feels more natural for me. I have a lot of historical European martial arts experience so having the sword hanging from the belt is second nature. The sizing of the tachi is closer to average European long sword size too.

@samuraibyrd 2 жыл бұрын

Star Trek & smith? I thought it was Star Wars & Sith? Lol I prefer menuki under my palm to fill that palm gap,but most manufacturers put menuki under the fingers,unless requested

@SamuraiJames 2 жыл бұрын

Haha yep it is Star Wars & Sith, my weird sense of humor. Under the fingers is the "traditional" location, one does, and most copy. It's something I didn't notice for a long time.