sashigane

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craigak
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sashigane

Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:54 am

Hi,
Does anyone know of a sashigane in inches / base-10? Chris depicts one in Vol.1. Is it better to just go with centimeter sashigane?
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Re: sashigane

Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:05 pm

This is the one I designed, still sold by Japanese tools:

http://hmsenterprises.com/SWSQ2.html
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Re: sashigane

Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:59 pm

Yes, I ordered one today.
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Re: sashigane

Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:40 pm

I would like to order the sashigane that Chris designed but cant access that web site. Maybe i missed something here? Thanks,john
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Re: sashigane

Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:57 pm

It seems that they're always messing around a bit with that website. I looked again and here is the link - note the slight change to the URL:

http://hmsenterprises.com/webstore/SWSQ2.html
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Re: sashigane

Tue May 06, 2014 4:05 pm

Chris, is your sashigane still available? That link now redirects to Shapton's website, but it's just the US distributor's site, no online retail store to be found.

FWIW, I was able to walk down to Hardwick's here in Seattle and pick up a 25x50cm sashigane.
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Re: sashigane

Tue May 06, 2014 4:17 pm

John,

you'll have to contact them (Japanese tools.com) directly by phone and ask them about it. They have plenty in stock.

~C
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Re: sashigane

Wed May 21, 2014 2:08 pm

Sayuri at HMS Enterprises responded that the current way (May 2014) to order the inch sashigane is through the Shinwa Rules site.
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Re: sashigane

Thu May 22, 2014 10:57 am

They are the only ones stocking the decimal inch scale sashigane that I designed. They have plenty of stock, as I think they initially brought in something like 500 squares.
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Re: sashigane

Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:35 am

As of August of 2014, they still have the squares. You have to email them, though, as they're no longer listed on the site.

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