my small collection

[goose710]

Gentlemen
as i got my newest sword hanger yesterday i was able to put -em all together (makes my wife happy!!)a happy wife , makes a happy life!!
So i share
da gooseman
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3723/dsc02565z.jpg (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02565z.jpg)

[prabshiro]

i see you like the orchid , folded , i personaly went with the tiger in that range, i did think about the orchird.[But i love the tiger]

wikid collection , , are some japanese authentic ? or imitation.

[goose710]

Prabshiro
except for the orchid and maybe the gunto,(gunto may be traditionally made, or partly so) all are Nihonto
da gooseman

[prabshiro]

lol jeez
i hope you dont mind me asking, how much did it all cost ?.

[im expecting a 6 digit answer ]

ps wikid looking sword hanger,
nice enuff to get you a new wife too.
lool kiddin

[goose710]

according to wife TOO MUCH!
da gooseman

[Kurubushi Kamu]

Considering the cost of restoring and Fred Lohmann's fine custom work she may have you there Gooseman! Just an aside, the stand looks great but you may wish to add another sword. From what I've been told the number of swords on a kake is not usually an even number (exception for Daisho) as even numbers are considered unlucky, the numbers are mostly odd (7,9,11 etc). The Kake that was gifted to me holds 13 swords. We really need Dotanuki to comment on this!.. KK p.s. An awesome collection by the way...

[illmade2]

Very nice group there..
Prabshiro if he told you he'ld have to kill you or his wife might kill him....Oh wait we've covered this before...who was it that had dibs on his swords??

[Taygrd]

I have already asked Goose to adopt me several times in the hopes of inheriting his collection.:celebration:

Nice Goose!

[the blade master]

guys i hate to be the one to burst the wishfull bubble BUT i have it on good authority i.e. mrs goose that all the nihonto are being donated to the smithsonion institute so grovel creep crawl all you want its to no avail=))by the way ggoose i know thats a nice wall rack its twin resides on my bedroom wall now if thats true about even/odd numbers i suppose i might as well give mako his peach monkey now and goose that is a collection to be proud of yes sirreeee

[Mako]

Considering the cost of restoring and Fred Lohmann's fine custom work she may have you there Gooseman! Just an aside, the stand looks great but you may wish to add another sword. From what I've been told the number of swords on a kake is not usually an even number (exception for Daisho) as even numbers are considered unlucky, the numbers are mostly odd (7,9,11 etc). The Kake that was gifted to me holds 13 swords. We really need Dotanuki to comment on this!.. KK p.s. An awesome collection by the way...
I don't see the Kanemune that he stole from under my nose KK, so that would make it 9. ~X(
I've no idea about the number of swords displayed but here's something to ponder regarding unlucky numbers...

Q. Are there any unlucky numbers in Japan?
A. The Japanese don't like the number 4 and 9 because of their pronunciation. Four is pronounced "shi" which is the same pronunciation as death. Nine is pronounced "ku" which has the same pronunciation as agony or torture.
There are many hospitals that don't have these numbers as the room number or even the floor number. The Japanese also dislike Friday the13th, though many of them are not Christians. There are no seats with numbers 4, 9 and 13 on passenger planes of the All Nippon Airways.
On the other hand, the number 8 is considered a lucky number. This is because of the shape of the kanji character for eight (http://japanese.about.com/blkod70.htm). The two strokes are wider at the bottom, suggesting a better time or better things to come in the future.
Click here (http://japanese.about.com/bl_number.htm) for Japanese Numbers.

[Kurubushi Kamu]

Thanks Mako. Now for word from Dotanuki on this. I was informed of the even/odd number concept when I was given my kake and inquired as to the number of spaces (13). Maybe I just got lucky! ;) KK

[Dotanuki]

KK,

I believe your kake having 13 spaces is very significant to the tradition you are studying and probably the line of succession also, but in this case it doesn't neccessarily correspond to other related incidences outside your tradition. I will send you a PM of what I believe the significance of the 13 spaces mean, as I could be wrong in my speculation.
Although you are right about odd numbers being more powerfull than even numbers as far as martial arts mysticism, especially 3, 5 and 9. With 9 being the most powerfull number in martial arts mysticism. I was surprised at the unlucky connotation Mako came up with. Although what happens or is perceived in the martial arts world is not neccessarily the same as the normal mundane world. I couldn't see a practitioner of the warrior arts being worried about the word shi, (4 or death) while it might terrify the normal man.
I could understand a person in the hospital not wanting to go to room 'death' or room 'agony'. In my stays to the hospital I beleive I was in both those rooms a few times, LOL!
BTW, 4 and 9 equal 13, so a visit to hospital room 13 would be agony, torture and death!! :hahaskull:
Also on airplanes, aren't seats arranged in groups of two and three? So there probably aren't seat numbers for 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 either? Probably A1, 2, 3, and B1, 2, 3, this is just speculation on my part, as it just sounds cool to perpetuate the theory of unlucky numbers.
Also,......
Eight is 'the' lucky number in the Orient, so it makes sense to have a personal kake of 8 spaces.
I checked through all my sources, In Japan, the kake's on the dojo walls have 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 24 spaces (just the ones I counted), there were probably more. The reason for all the even numbers (I believe) is that the older arts rely a lot on partner practice, hence even numbers, if a stand did have a uneven number, maybe the uneven number was for the instructor's weapon? (speculation)
I noticed also a lot of the training weapons were sometimes double stacked (2 per space), I would have thought also there would of been more 18 space stands (the 18 weapons/arts) but it seemed as though the count was whatever spaces that could fit. Although this, like all things, would probably vary from school to school.
I've learned a long time ago, never say something for certain, because for 'certain' there is always an exception, somewhere out there. Especially in the martial arts world!

goose, just my personal opinion, but I did like your Nihon-To Daisho displayed better separately though, on their own kake.:ohyeah:
Hey, just buy 2 more swords! =))

[Kurubushi Kamu]

Thank You very much Dotanuki. I knew there had to be a reasonable explanation for the odd numbered spaces. I was aware of eight being lucky in Chinese tradition but was not sure if it applied here! For extra luck one could always paint their kake red! I jest, I jest.. Still envious of your wonderful collection Goose! KK

[goose710]

Gentlemen
Thanks all for your kind comments.
Mako - still working on Kanemune but soon! will be added
Dot- after Kanemune added dai-sho will be again alloted it's own Kake
but note , it is on the uppermost spots! above all else.
thanks again
da gooseman

[bobO]

I love it when "The Distinguished Gentle" get together and educate us all. What a forum is for. Goose, you are one lucky dude, good for you.