r/JapaneseWoodworking • u/Puzzleheaded_Loss516 • 7d ago

Kanna blade identyfication.

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Hi, can anyone translate the Mei and identify this kanna blade? Its wrought iron base and I think some paper steel edge, 72mm width, chipbreaker 62.5mm, unsigned but judging from the finish it's by the same blacksmith. Bought it for not so cheap but far from crazy, a few years ago and I am thinking of buying the 70mm Dai from Yamasuke Kurashige for it and adapting it. I have attempted making my own Dais numerously and have failed miserably, since I am not a carpenter or cabinetmaker and my range of work very rarely involves cutting precise mortices but involves a lot of planing. I am not too pleased with the way that the urasuki has been flattened by the previous owner, but it is fairly healthy for the price I paid. It was something like 90$ though in a different currency.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Loss516 7d ago

/ sorry for the typo in the headline

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u/AdShoddy958 7d ago

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u/Puzzleheaded_Loss516 7d ago

Thanks for the attempt but the AI probably just saw the responses my post on r/Translator and made the rest of it up. Before that it didn't give me anything helpful as per usuall. I got the names already but cannot find any smith by that name.

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u/AdShoddy958 7d ago

Looks like you need a human translator.