Well, I finally got back onto the PlasticLamellar.com site, and there doesn't appear to be any changes. It still says the kozane are "coming soon." Oh, well,...
Sorry, don't really know about Kydex, but, Whatever you do, ask for some free samples of different thickness and try them out first. It's a good plan to...
Greetings, all; Has anyone on the list ever made tattsuke-bakama? I really like the look of them, and seems like a good choice to wear under armour, but I'm a...
... I have to agree; while good kendo hakama are not cheap (though I've seen nice silk 'skirt' hakama on ebay for $30 or so), I suspect that making a keikogi...
Hello Masako, As far as I know the KCM's English is very limited; I just spoke to them the other day, as they have agreed to help promote my book. If you have...
... Welcome! ... If you want, there are free ones online - mine is at http://www.dementia.org/~djl/sca/japanese/patterns.html, which also contains a...
I haven't worked with kydex specifically, in many years. I found that the kydex became flexible WAY before 380, and I could get decent shaping in the 200...
... Where is 'here'? If you are doing kendo, I really recommend getting the appropriate gear, as a keikogi should be relatively tough. ... Long enough to cover...
Hello Everyone, This is my first posting to this list. I am going to order round-earth.com's hakama pattern but I was wondering if anyone has a source for a...
Yup...it will work for that. The only difference is that once Mama had sprinkled a garment, she rolled it up until she finished sprinkling the rest of what...
Makiwara-hime, You may find balsa too soft to work well. A harder wood, like boxwood may be more suitable. The grain is tighter and won't be as likely to split...
... through a ... Thanks for posting this! I may have to try it. In the meantime, I am going to muck around with balsa and rice paper this weekend and see how...
Yoshimasu-dono, Konnichi wa, tomodachi. Finally - a chance to work with a man of few words!!! :-) It seems you have done a fair amount of research and are on ...
I don't think my mother's iron was a steam iron. But I have found, over the years, that sometimes things that can't be properly ironed using steam sometimes...
Is this with a steam iron, or not? That makes a lot of sense without a steam iron. Today, I make sure that I'm careful to set the steam levels when ironing...
Back in days of yore, when my mother used starch in the laundry, she starched items, then, after they had dried on the line outdoors, she would iron them. But...
I don't have a lot of experience with kydex in general, but on the painting question I may be able to help. Krylon has recently come out with a spray paint...
I have a question for Date-dono and others who have worked with kydex. I have found a convient local source for purchacing sheet kydex, and have intention of...
Looking for a way to add body to my silk garments, I've gone through a rudimentary rice starching experiment. I took lots of rice, and washed it, and saved...
When I return to Japan tomorrow let me see if I can locate this book on the market. This fellow has been known to add a 200% mark-up on his books. Bob R ... ...
Konnichiwa! Ok I'm wanting to start the research and documention for my next A&S project and was wondering if anyone had any detailed info on the kake-mamori...
<LOL> I am going to have to remember that one<G> yoshimasa's evil twin ... From: Otagiri Tatsuzou [SMTP:ronbroberg@...] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004...
The other book included, Kasane irome, is a great source-- I have it and it contains hundreds of possible color combinations by period and name. It contains...
... ViewItem&item=3591382004&category=29321 ... While I will freely admit I know next to nothing about this, it seems like an excellent secondary source. I'd...
Expensive, but worth it? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3591382004&category=29321 Alcyoneus ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. ...
... I can't get there either. Name resolves, but no data comes back from the server. Maybe that means they're updating with the kozane information! (I hope...
