In general, the prices listed below
include the cost of the ito (cord)
and the samegawa (rayskin).**

Colors Available (Silk & Cotton):

Black, Purple, Brown, Teal Blue,
Teal Green, Blue, Gold, White & Ivory (for Leather, add $50 to the prices below)

My base tsukamaki fees are:

• KATANA.........$225.00*
• WAKIZASHI....$185.00
• TANTO...........$145.00

Turn-around time is usually 2-3 weeks per handle; free return postage & insurance is not included in the above fees.

Special Note:

    *an additional charge of $10. per inch for any tsuka over 10 inches.

    **an additional charge of $50. samegawa with the row of large nodes.

    ***because of the required materials and time, an additional 30% charge
       above base cost for the following styles:

Handmade and fitted to your blade.

My new tsuka fees are:

• KATANA.........$110.00*
  
• WAKIZASHI....$90.00
  
• TANTO...........$75.00

*an additional charge of $10. per inch
for any tsuka over 10 inches.

(Newly carved handles will add an
additional 1-2 weeks per handle)

(Note: because of ongoing contracts
with several public and private institutions,
all other requests for this service are handled
on a case-by-case basis)

In general, lacquering for me is both labor
intensive and seasonal. Because of our
local climate (Northern Minnesota) and my
primary profession (Education), I am forced
to limit saya work to only the months of
May thru August.

My base lacquer fees are:

• Basic Black or Single Color
    (polished or textured)...$300.00
  
• Special Finishes
    (gold fleck, crushed abalone, straw
     patterened, or same')...$450.00

(Turnaround time is 6-8 weeks
per saya; return postage & insurance
is not included in the above fees)

This service is no longer available, instead we defer customers to Saya made by Mike Virgadamo of Pasadena, CA, phone 626-792-7510. He has been doing nothing but saya since 1971 and is very good at it. He has fair prices and a quick turn around time.