Besides the futon-you can also lay your clothes, folded on 3 foled sheets- then add another folded sheet on top an pile about 2 folded blankets. That is of...
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! As I recall, some of you are interested in recreating the Yayoi Period. If so, you may be interested in the following...
That would be great and I'd really appreciate it. The new price is prohibitive, especially as I'd have to pay shipping on top of that. So if you can find a...
Yes, all sorts of colors bleed...but I've found that if I use a color magnet sheet (like Shout), you have much less of the bleeding color show up on other...
Konnichi wa, tomodachi, I have also found that if you wash known "Bleeders" with regular vinagar and potash, it helps set the color better, and prevents ...
True...though I've never used potash. I just make sure that I dry the garments in as hot a dryer as the fabric can stand...the combination of vinegar and heat...
Since joining the SCA I have decided to start doing some research on a sword. I have a WW2 Japanese Katana. The saya and hilt both appear to be common for the...
Gary, It may be an oil quenched Gunto sword OTOH it may be a traditionally made water quenched blade if you send me a scan or photos of the tang I will see if...
... An attachment won't make it through the list, but go ahead and send it on to me. I don't guarantee anything, but I can ask people to look at it. You may...
There's a great site at http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm that has all kinds of articles relating to Japanese swords, including translating...
This site is mirrored at http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm should you have trouble getting on either one. Showa era mei can be harder to find...
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Does anyone bother to put a curve into the blade? If so, what methods do you use, and how much curvature do you put into the blade? Arigato, Fujiwara Takaharu...
Personally, I have yet to see a full stick of rattan that is straight. I just work with the curve as it is. After buying the stave from the merchant I am...
... straight. I ... that one ... I also prefer to use the natural curve but I have set curves into 4' and longer blades by soaking the rattan in water for 24...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! Please send me a high quality jpeg of the tang as well. I don't promiss anything. -- Your Humble Servant Solveig...
Pardon the personal post to the list but I don't have Gary Williams email address. Gary, Got you some starter info for your Gunto Sword. Here are what few...
Dear Solveig, The costume book that's been under discussion "Jidai Koromo Mo no nuikata", can you tell me what periods it covers, I'm especially interested in...
Greetings to you all. My brother-in-law, though mundane, is a VT state trooper. He tells me of a SCA related person or actual member in southern VT who...
... From: otagiri_tatsuzo To: sca-jml@yahoogroups.com Sent: January 3, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: [SCA-JML] Re: SCA Katana ... Curve the rattan before you shave it....
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! The Society is overly sensitive to random crimes committed by its members. I can easily believe that someone attacked ...
... Mina-dono: I just ran across a link for straw hats I thought I would share. I was actually looking at their kiahan (kyahan) when I noticed the hats. Hope...
Otagiri-san, domo for the link, but the aforementioned one has 2 types of gasa and i am seriously thinking about buying the Tsumaore as opposed to the...
Ohayo, Honoured Members! May The Revered Lady Amaterasu grant her blessings to each of you today. I bow before you and humbly ask for a moment of your time. I...
I actually just went through the same process earlier this year. What I did was contact the fine folks at St. Louis Braid Co. (www.stlouisbraid.com - site's...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! The pre-Heian prince you are most likely thinking of is the very famous cultural icon Shoutoku Taishi. His picture is, or...
Domo Solveig-dono, You are probably right about the prince,and the taiga dramas were quite superb, but they show them primarily during the week-with maybe a...
Konban wa Todd-san, Very nice menpo there-heh i like the eyebrows. Your yoroi is comming along nicely too. (I have been debating whether or not to go japanese...
Konban wa Mina-san, About 2 weeks ago or so, there was a thread about hakama. A lord wondered about how to keep his pleats nice in between wearings. I sought...
