Small Preview on the History of Steel Catalog

[Antonio Cejunior]

Originally Posted by drdavid

Hi all
I did not mean to give the impression that I thought the site or process was not secure, I am sure it is. Nor am I saying there is a major problem, it is just that the first and second times I tried to go through the checkout a server error message came up, leading me to think the transaction had not gone through when it actually had. If I had checked my email for a confirmation message before trying again I would have realised it had gone through. Antonio I am definitely not blaming anyone but myself for this blunder , (I have nothing but gratitute to you for enabling such a fine resource to come into being).
DrD

You didn't say it, no worries David. And no need to thank me either.
Just gave a helping hand

[Marc]

Got mine today.
It's indeed huge... and wonderful.
Thanks to all involved.

[Antonio Cejunior]

Hola Marc

Hace muy tiempo que no nos hablamos, hombre
Glad that you liked it.

[josh stout]

Yes it is a huge and amazing book. The photos are lovely, and show the folding patterns very well which is hard to do. There is one funny blooper I noticed in the Korean section where it twice mentioned the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1952. "whatchagonado"
Josh

[Marc]

Hola, Antonio.

As you can see, is only a question of finding the right kind of bait


By the way, I have to say that dealing with Mike at Shadow of Leaves has been a dream, also.

[Antonio Cejunior]

Originally Posted by Marc

Hola, Antonio.

As you can see, is only a question of finding the right kind of bait


By the way, I have to say that dealing with Mike at Shadow of Leaves has been a dream, also.

Hola Marc,

I see
Actually I lost your contacts. When a computer hard disc goes crazy, or when I moved apartments, that was lost

Anyways, I think that Michael Crampton from Shadow of Leaves is a most honorable gentleman and everyone was well serviced I am sure.

[josh stout]

I totally understand about the very infrequent typos. I am sorry I mentioned it. The date reversal did not detract at all, but it was slightly amusing. The look of the book overall is quite good. As I said, the photos are works of art in their own right, and show some very special pieces. I am most interested in the Chinese section where the catalogue helps on a subject where there is very little information available in English. Someday I wish there could be information on Chinese swords that approaches the information on Japanese swords, but at the moment, the field of Chinese sword scholarship is simply not mature enough.

There is one particular sword that I would love any more information on that you might be able to locate. The Ming dynasty willow leaf sword (#94) with the horse tooth pattern welding and the nickel silver fittings is one of the most beautiful sabers I have ever seen. Is there any information on its provenance? The medial ridge on the blade and the lobed guard are certainly things found on Ming swords, but I was wondering what other information was used to date it. It appears to be a very important piece.
Thanks for your help,
Josh

[Antonio Cejunior]

Originally Posted by josh stout

"whatchagonado"
Josh

Funny because I noticed that in the original that was sent to us had exactly 1952 instead of 1592 as I have online
But for long, when people pointed out these typos that do happen, I used to remind them that for each typo that passed 100 were spotted and corrected.