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
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..!
