Custom Katana Update

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Hey Everyone,

Thanks for your patience – I am pleased to let you know that the forge manager is back on his feet again and while he cannot lift anything heavier than a sword unsheathed for a bit, he is getting better and we are working to make sure that the current backlog gets resolved asap.

The batch status page has been updated to reflect where we are currently up to, but just a quick overview – batch 32 – which is seriously overdue, is now clearing customs and hopefully we will have some more news on this later in the week. Batch 33 is apparently right behind, so we are quickly getting caught up and will do our best to work through it all without rushing and making any silly mistakes, so we do ask for just a little extra patience during this time while we sort through it.

Looking forward to getting caught up soon. We also further delayed the long overdue restock of the SBG Black Dragon series Katana to concentrate on getting caught up – can’t wait to see another round of the Black Dragon Elite. Oh well..

Will update you all on the situation again soon. If I can get some pics sent over of where we are at too without slowing things down even further I will.

Thanks again for your continued patience and support.

Sincerely,

– Paul

Kaneie Sword Final Liquidation Sale!

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This truly is an amazing opportunity to Save hundreds of dollars and get your hands on a Kaneie Sword at unheard of prices for the last time…

Kaneie Sword is based out of Shanghai and specializes in high quality Katana made using imported Japanese fittings. The fit and finish on these swords is some of the best the industry has ever seen, and just today the main importer – Cas Iberia – ran into a major roadblock with the forge and decided not to carry them anymore. As they have been extremely hard to source until Cas Iberia started carrying them, this may well be your last chance to get them – and they are being sold at a price that they have never been offered at before…

Stock is strictly limited, so get what you can while you can..!

Click here to see their exclusive line up

 

Project X – Cleared Customs and Arriving Soon!

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While it is a bit behind schedule – the good news is that Project X Japanese has cleared customs and is now on the way from LA to Texas..!

It will still be another week or two before they come in, the pre-orders are inspected and shipped out to their patient (and rather lucky) new owners..

And a around a month before these awesome, Mastersmith forged blades are briefly available to the general sword buying public. But anyone who owns one will attest that they are worth the wait. Indeed, you may well need to wait a year or more for another chance (if you check the Project X page and scroll down to the timeline on the main site, you will see the last time they were offered was – Jan 2013, 2 and 1/2 years ago!).

In the meantime, another first time sneak preview – matching Wakizashi!!

Matching Kenshi Wakizashi for Project X Japanese

Matching Kenshi Wakizashi for Project X Japanese

Close up of the blade. Note the Boshi and lamination lines.

Close up of the blade. Note the Boshi and lamination lines.

These will be a STRICTLY LIMITED quantity as the cost of making a Wakizashi is about the same as making a full length Katana! (this is normal, which is why there are so few Wakizashi on the market – the amount of materials and labour is almost identical!).

Your only chance to be notified of these will be to sign up to the Project X mailing list if you haven’t already!

Will update you all again soon, but the early bird gets the worm – so if you haven’t already, sign up now to stay in the loop..!

Responsive design finally up!

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Phew!!

We have been working on the new responsive design since May – but now it is finally complete. And you may also notice, the blog has also been transformed (though the blog still has a bit of tidying up to be done, but we will get to that).

Now that all the heavy lifting has been done, we will continue to refine everything – and take a new and very exciting direction with the store blog now that it (almost) looks the part.

So be sure to check back frequently!

Naturally, the security of the store was and remains secure and paramount throughout the upgrade.

So hope you like the new responsive facelift..!

Update you all again soon.

– Paul

Cheness Summer Shutdown Schedule

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Just a quick note that the Cheness Cutlery warehouse will be closed from the 31st of July to the 8th of September 2015 as they will be visiting suppliers and service providers in Asia.

During this period there will be no shipping of any Cheness Cutlery products, so we STRONGLY suggest that if you have your eye on a particular sword of theirs you order now to avoid disappointment.

The last day to order before the shutdown is midnight the 29th of July, 2015, Eastern US time..

Order Now While You Still Can!