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heee, yeah. By notion, I did not mean on a lark. I'm only saying if you need some, the allotment from the NBTHK tatara is not the only source, there is also recycling in addition to making your own....

true enough, but not all available need come from the NBTHK tatara. Any smith with the notion could set up his own bloomery for small runs. The bottom line is the time and expense needed to refine...

Does anyone have a feel for the value of a 50mm forged by Iwasaki Shigeyoshi himself NOS rather than just new ones by Mizuochi-san ?

Tamahagane is most often translated "jewel steel" in Nihonto circles.
A quick call or email to JWW might answer your question.

Here's a pic from Tsuunesaburo's blog

Hi Russel,

Here is a fairly good discussion of the differences, whys of various soft backing used on Japanese tools: As far as I know there is only one factory in England that still produces the...

As much as I love those old geezers they, or is it only their merchants, still spread around a little bull... like reading japanwoodworker catalog where it says special forging technique produces...

I'll assume you're asking me without any quote.

First I do agree; these are cool little tools. I have a passion for hand forged tools, and am pleased to be able to support

My first reading...

what is the point with all the rhetorical questions?

We have questions. where's the problem with that miracle worker?

Look at it this way: How long has this forum been operational? How many...

I take it with good intentions you convey tbs. with your statements on the subject I have never seen any further explanation, only something to the effect that if you are to master this style razor...

My razor was set upon with great intent to do something, but i don't know what. It has been seriously mis-sharpened. I have honed on it just a little. It works as tbs describes... for the time...