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Mykaru

I would be interested. I would also hope Finer is ok with this. There is no reason he shouldn't be. It's not for profit, credits him, and links to his ongoing business. In all ways a win situation for him I would think.

Mykaru

I suggest using the term prototype for these pieces. It basically cuts the required delivery date cr@p out of communication. You never make your money on any of these. (Example: The Dou I am working on after materials costs I'm making approx $.75 [yes that's 75 cents!] an hour but it IS a prototype)...

Mykaru

Possibly off topic but....... The armour from hell. Every armourer has one of these. An order that continually has problems. Evil- merlin's Dou IS coming along but every step forward, I get a half step back. The maruhimo (round lace) for the suspensory cords FINALLY arrived yesterday. Of course, som...

Mykaru

Unfortunately, I'm not taking any commisions right now. I have an Ogekawa-dou to finish for Guillaume. When I finish that I have an Edo era dou to restore. After that is Eff's kabuto and my own nuinobe-dou (FINALLY)

Mykaru

Once again and certainly NOT for the last time.........

......Patrick, you are disgustingly talented.

Mykaru

Bill,

Actually, I'm in a holding pattern on yours. I need some stuff from Toraba to finish yours (kohaze, mimi-ito) and Trevor hasn't got back to me yet.

SOON.....

Mykaru

Aaron, I do all the metalwork at my shop in Thailand. I'm not there often, so I don't take orders often. Most recent completed piece is Gustav's Ogekawa Dou (If you've been playing with Avalon you've probably seen it). A complete dou with kusazuri and kohire is 110,000 yen. A word of advice NEVER of...

Mykaru

BAD Cory!!! You have used the name of the dread overlord and civilized in the same sentence.

Mykaru

....maybe. I have 1 slot opening for an Ogekawa-dou If a gentleman I've been conversing with bails. I'll only have 2 weeks in the shop so everything must be lined out beforehand.

Mykaru

Not bad JP. Not bad at all.

Mykaru

I gotta agree with Morgan. Ansteorra does (or did) small hunter seeker units (light cav)best.

(Your mission, avoid contact with large units. Seek out and destroy enemy Dukes)

Mykaru

Keyword is team eh?

Late into the pool. I'll take Sir Asoph first round.

Second round (I need some speed) Count Mahdi (sp?)

Mykaru

That would be it. Unfortunately, Matsushita-san already has a coffee monkey. Nothing is made "in shop" anyway.

Mykaru

Xtracted, While in Tokyo you should visit the national museum at Ueno. It has a very nice armour collection. I can't tell you what to look for because unlike most western museums they rotate exhibits regularly. If I have time I could take you by Kozando as well. Sorry, can't help on the Visa thing.

Mykaru

Corrius,

It is in the US. Karl (Hoefish) bought it and has decided against a Japanese personna.

Mykaru

*bump*

in the interest of helping out a customer (Karl).

Mykaru

Hoefish, please e-mail me privately.

Mykaru

*Bump*

Mykaru

I hope *my* comments weren`t taken as too aggressive. I gave information from my knowledge as clearly as possible. The comments at the end were simply a subtle reminder to customers that the shoe fits on both feet. I *do* have a list of people I won`t do business with regardless of monies offered. D...

Mykaru

I can't speak for wages in India. In Thailand minimum wage for labour is 175 baht a day. ( roughly $4 a day) Make it $100 a month (that's what we pay the nanny). In context my wife who has a US MA makes $300 a month teaching at the University. That's after 9 years at said Uni. The costs of businesse...

Mykaru

Original antique dou (10).

SCA dou (0) [the cobbler's children have no shoes

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I REALLY dread all the bad karma I'll incurr, incur, inncur......of forget it, GET when I make everyone else wait for me to do some work for myself.

Mykaru

Actually it's at the junior high where I work, The lining and edging IS silk. It's a very coarse weave kind of crepe I guess. Hyaku yen scraps at the local fabric store. The wool however was NOT cheap. I delivered it to Iwao-san yesterday and he seems quite pleased. Hopefully he'll have pics for me ...

Mykaru

Urushi or laquer is from a plant that is a close cousin of poison ivy. If you're allergic to poison ivy it's going to be a bitch to work with.

(I'm one of the lucky ones, poison ivy doesn't bother me.)

Mykaru

Sode? Probably when I get pics of Iwao-san with it AND his kabuto. Next? Lacing Guillaume"s Kon-ito Ogekawa Dou. After that, Eff"s kabuto or MY nuinobe dou. The Kikko are traditional and not. The face IS wool with silk borders and the interior is handwoven hemp and washi. The plates are ABS and NOT ...

Mykaru

Well, I finally finished the kobire and tate-eri for Iwao-san's Ogekawa Dou so it's done.

Enjoy!

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao1.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao2.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao3.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao4.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao5.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Iwao6.JPG

PS. I hope to have pics of him in his Dou with his excellent kabuto soon.

Mykaru

China is in the midst of an industrial revolution the likes of which the world has never seen. They are building entirely new industrial cities to entice industries to locate there. Dirt cheap labour, new facilities, what's not to like? Except that in all likelihood they'll nationalize everything 10...

Mykaru

Guillaume you already have an acceptable helmet.

Mykaru

T-Bob,

Please e-mail me privately about your hide glue impregnated scales. I've got someone who might be interested.

Thanks.

Mykaru

Corrius, I probably WOULD have them done that way. I've made them before and there is MUCH less chance of the grills being spaced improperly in a farmed out scenario. The main point on this is getting them made TO SPEC cheaply enough. I've got to have my wife take care of it and she's REALLY busy.

Mykaru

Sorry folks. I haven't been online much lately. I didn't get the bargrill or the powdercoating done, so it's sitting in the shop back in Thailand. As always, I'm back to the no work space problem here in Japan. I was considering having them mass produced, if I can get them made cheap enough. Is ther...

Mykaru

Actually, I think Johannes has the closest to the truth. Most of the full-time armourers are businessmen first, craftsmen second, and artisans third. (This is NOT a bad thing.) Many others are artisans first and therein lies the problem. Good business sense is "Get it there, 1st time, on time, every...

Mykaru

Noe? He's fuzzy and he smells bad..... at least his gambeson does. Want someone who will fight until he pukes, wipe the puke off and continue as long as hearts are beating? Noe is your man. Read his signature line....it's appropriate. On top of all that he's a great guy. (DISCLAIMER: the above state...

Mykaru

Corrius,

Run a search on suneate. You should come up with pics of the ones I did for Evil-Merlin. It might answer a couple of your questions.

Mykaru

Here is a right side pic. Unfortunately, I think the sode obscures what you want to see.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Sd1a.jpg

Mykaru

Actually this is more about discussions on the other dou posting. For those who bewail thier lack of armouring ability, there is a fairly simple solution. Nanban gusoku. Nanban are the armours refitted from european armours(or copied). It wouldn't be difficult to modify one of Illusion armoury's glo...

Arrgh!

Japanese armour slot available....

Finished Dou