We have been restoring swords, or customising them to customers' specifications, for a decade. We are fortunate to be able to work with some of the best craftsmen available, and can therefore offer an unrivalled range of services, from polishing to making complete koshirae from scratch. The list below however is not exclusive. If you want something that's not listed here, whether it concerns swords or armour, contact me and ask for a quote. We're always willing to tackle special jobs, or jobs that others have considered impossible.
If you need something special, we can also commission tosogu for you. Commissioned tosogu are however expensive..
If there's anything else you need, just ask. We've undertaken some highly individual requests before now - one restoration required us to dye hemp thread with Japanese indigo using traditional the traditional mordant, soya milk - so we may be able to help. If you want to discuss a project, contact us or, better still, visit us.
Examples of our work can be seen on the right. There are more pictures on our Facebook page.
DYEING AND PATINATION | |
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Dyeing tsukaito or sageo to customer's specifications | Cost of tsukaito or sageo + £10 |
Dyeing samekawa to customer's specifications | Cost of samekawa + £10 |
Repatination of fittings | £75 |
HABAKI, SHITODOME & SEPPA | |
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Custom-made kurikata shitodome, 18 carat gold | Please ask |
Custom-made kashira shitodome, 18 carat gold | Please ask |
Custom-made seppa | £60 |
Gold or silver foiling seppa | Please ask |
Single, traditionally made habaki, copper | £150 |
Single, traditionally made habaki, silver | £200 |
Single, traditionally made habaki, gold | Please ask |
Double, traditionally made habaki, copper | £295 |
Double, traditionally made habaki, silver | £350 |
Double, traditionally made habaki, gold | Please ask |
HORNWORK | |
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Making and replacing horn uragawara | £40 |
Repairing or replacing kurikata | £60 |
Repairing or replacing horn koiguchi | £60 |
Making and replacing horn tsunokuchi | £80 |
TSUKA | |
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Rebind tsuka | £150 |
Make new tsuka,including samekawa panels and rebinding but excluding cost of fittings | £250 |
As above, but with full wrap of samekawa with large oyatsubu (nodes) | £350 |
Make new tsuka, core only | £100 |
URUSHI-LACQUERED SAYA | |
Make urushi lacquered saya (urushi lacquer), including horn work. Metal fittings cost extra. | £300 + cost of lacquering |
Make saya with rattan binding | Add £20 |
Make saya with ribbing | Add £60 |
Relacquer saya in Kuro-ishime-nuri (black stone finish) | £480.00 |
Relacquer saya in Kuro-iro-nuri (highest quality polished black) | £570.00 |
Relacquer saya in Shu-nuri (red urushi) | £570.00 |
Relacquer saya in Nashiji nuri (pear skin finish using gold powder) | £770.00 |
Relacquer saya in Same nuri (lacquered rayskin) | Please ask |
Relacquer saya using other techniques | Please ask |
Repair lacquer | Please ask |
SHIRASAYA | |
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Make shirasaya for tanto | £270 |
Make shirasaya for wakizashi | £310 |
Make shirasaya for katana | £350 |
MISCELLANEOUS | |
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Make complete koshirae (tsuka and saya), excluding cost of fittings | from £1,030 |
Complete restoration of sword | Please ask |
Hand-stitched copy of gunto leather saya cover | £150 |
Tsunagi | £100 |
Polishing sword | £30/inch |
Casting custom fittings in silver, gold, or shakudo | Please ask |
Gold plating fittings | Please ask |
Commission new sword | Please ask |