Check me out :) http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u178/tk0580/ashigaru01.jpg The Ashigaru I did a few weekends back. The chainmaille is on the sleeve...
Hi all, We are a group of business students doing some reseach on Japanese people attitude toward a certain issues. All japanese are welcome to complete the 2...
I'm hoping to track down a concrete citation regarding the origins of the Suruga kite form. In "The Art of the Japanese Kite," Tal Streeter notes; "Long ago,...
Has anyone else experienced trouble with "laces for less" http://lacesforless.com/Shoelace.asp? I got them off of Bryant's site. I put in an order a week ago,...
I'll be in the San Francisco area for a few days later this week; is there anything happening as far as museum exhibits, Japanese garden events, etc? ...
Greetings all, Well, we are going to cancel the meeting for tonight. Not because some folks can't make it-- but because Josh is not feeling well, and we don't...
Hey everyone, Im trying to get as much impromptu stuff together as possible for this weekend and I need a couple pointers real quick. 1). The bandanna worn...
Greetings and well met! My question is simple, once you get your name and device register at Laurel, what is your nihon-ji title that's equivalent to Lord? ...
Konban wa, tomodachi... The Sun Zi Bing Fa 孫子兵法 is a favorite study of mine, and I have been working on a translation that is slightly different from...
Saw this on another list, and thought it might be of interest to the group... --Emma ... Subject: [sumo] Kanji translator (0% sumo) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007...
On the other hand, I used to be Lady of a clan. Though the clan had its share of drama, if I wanted to do something Japanese, they appreciated it and "got it"...
Good Friends, Please pardon me for taking up bandwidth with this, but I believe you folks might be interested. Once again, in the process of converting our ...
I would like to change the email this list goes to. Is it possible to get the email for the list changed from this one to Snaebjorn_H@... In service and...
ALERT! Historic accuracy right out the window! Read on if you dare! I've got so much churning around in my head that I need an outlet. Well, I've dedicated...
So who has more info on this group of folks other than what's on the website (which isn't a huge amount and is in 'bad english' - yet the pictures show ...
... Cheap steel comes in many shapes. ... I don't think I've ever seen MS thinner than 1/16" and not in sheets, only in flats. I'm not sure why this would be...
The whole exchange was mainly out of indirect curiousity. ... Ok, I was wondering if someone had started selling merchant steel in sheet form now. ... Because...
'Mild' steel is really 'Merchant' steel. Recent articles in Home Shop Machinist have pointed out that due to the large amounts of high grade steel scrap that...
Thursday 4/19/07 at the Asian Art Museum, (Civic Center at Larkin Street, San Francisco), "Cherish the Old, Know the new: A Kimono Renaissance." Two...
To those of you who have made your own "dress armor" (as bryant refers to it) What did you do for stock for the metal plate portions. Steel or more traditional...
I'm pruning citrus trees and have some fairly straight pieces of wood, about a foot long and an inch in diameter. Are there any traditional uses of smaller...
Ok, Ive narrowed down my personna (for starting out). I really like the Sanada family, retainers of the Takeda and lords of Shinano. I *was* going akiyama...
...a "swimsuit";! No, really: http://res2ch.blog76.fc2.com/blog-entry-900.html Anyone have any idea what this is actually supposed to represent? - Abe no...
For those of you making your own armor, what have you been using for plate metal stock and where have you found to be the best places to find it (ie. type of...
Okay, the guy I was going to get my rice straw has gone missing on me :( Do we have any members in California on here? If anyone would be willing to ask one...
I managed to unexpectedly find a copy of "Kibakichi" at Blockbuster this weekend. Very silly :) lots of melodrama, but much much better than feared (while also...
Crossposted from SCA-West. Saionji no Hanae ... Good Gentles, Herein follows the event copy for Cherry Blossom Viewing O-Hanami Festival April 21, 2007...
