By lyuesword | 02 November 2020 | 0 Comments
O-SURIAGE — Blade Shortening Part Ⅱ
Sometimes we find a smith's name on the tang of O-suriage blades. Some are put with gold inlay, and some are put with gold lacquer.
Generally a gold inlay of a smith's name has to be done at the same time of shortening the blade, being sorry the signature disappear. Old Hon'nami put their attributed name with gold inlay on the shortened tang.
Usually an attributed name has to be done with lacquer. A gold lacquer is used on the shortened tang (O-suriage). A red lacquer is used on the original unsigned tang.
There are several ways to keep the signature in O-suriage blades.
Orikaeshi-Mei (= folded signature)
The signature is folded back to the other side of the tang. The newly filed surface of the tang has a channel to put the folded signature in good fit.
This system is used to also suriage blade with long signature. In such case, lower part of the signature is folded back to the other side.
An examples of Orikaeshi-Mei in Suriage blade:
Gaku-Mei (= channelled signature)
The signature is cut off, and shaped as a thin plate. Then it is inlaid into the new tang.
Hari-Mei (= patched signature)
The signature is cut off, and patched at the bottom of the new tang with small rivets.
An exceptional way of blade shortening
Satsuma-age (= counter shortening)
This system is used for broken blade that the kissaki is broken off.
The tang keeps original, but the blade has no kissaki. Then the tip is sharpened by grinding from the back.
When the blade is short as tanto, the tang is cut off to make good balance.
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Generally a gold inlay of a smith's name has to be done at the same time of shortening the blade, being sorry the signature disappear. Old Hon'nami put their attributed name with gold inlay on the shortened tang.
Usually an attributed name has to be done with lacquer. A gold lacquer is used on the shortened tang (O-suriage). A red lacquer is used on the original unsigned tang.
There are several ways to keep the signature in O-suriage blades.
Orikaeshi-Mei (= folded signature)
The signature is folded back to the other side of the tang. The newly filed surface of the tang has a channel to put the folded signature in good fit.
This system is used to also suriage blade with long signature. In such case, lower part of the signature is folded back to the other side.
An examples of Orikaeshi-Mei in Suriage blade:
Signature "Bitchu kuni ju Uemon-Taro Taira Sadatsugu saku"
Gaku-Mei (= channelled signature)
The signature is cut off, and shaped as a thin plate. Then it is inlaid into the new tang.
Hari-Mei (= patched signature)
The signature is cut off, and patched at the bottom of the new tang with small rivets.
An exceptional way of blade shortening
Satsuma-age (= counter shortening)
This system is used for broken blade that the kissaki is broken off.
The tang keeps original, but the blade has no kissaki. Then the tip is sharpened by grinding from the back.
When the blade is short as tanto, the tang is cut off to make good balance.
Want a unique sword? Feel free to contact us:
Email: lyuesword@hotmail.com
Website: www.lyuesword.com
Custom Sword Page: www.lyuesword.com/Custom-Sword/customization-options/Create-Your-Own-Swords
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