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Written by JPHrisoulas

Published: 10 February 2024

Update for Saturday, 10 Feb 2023:

Jim is home and recovering from emergency surgery to correct the blockage that was causing all the infections. He was going into kidney failure and toxic shock but the drs caught it before any real damage was done.

He is home and under light duty restrictions. this mean no heavy lifting over 20 pouns..no excessive bending ..etc. So he will be doing alot of hand work and grinding as well as working on book IV.

However since he been out of work for close to 5 months, our coffers are bare. we are placing lower prices on the two remaining pieces to help us out of this dire situation until Jim can finish up some already forged pieces as well as get some back orders finally out so if you could help us out and acquire one of the last two..that will be a great help.

He will be finishing up another book katana as all that remains there is the final hand polish and hilting. This will be listed when iot is done late next week or so.

It's been rough but he is feeling much better. Now if he listens to the Drs..that is another thig. But he is home and back to work on  a limited basis.

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Written by JPHrisoulas

Published: 02 January 2024

Update: New sword Posted.

We just posted a new Katana under out Japanese blade section. This sword was done for book IV to illustrate what happens when the clay pulls away from the blade during heat treating. This is a true one of a kind sword. Please take a look. It you are interested in purchasing this sword, it will be a great help to us. Please contact us via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Written by JPHrisoulas

Published: 17 October 2023

Hello:  

A lot has happened since the last update..some good...some not so good. Sue had yet another raging infection in her leg. The Drs did manage to finally knock it down after removing some necrotic tissue that was in the wound causing the infection. The wounds inn her left leg still have not healed and are still open. Sue does have a wound pump and that is helping a bit but not as much as we would like. There has been mention of hyperbaric oxygen as this would greatly aid the healing in her leg. We will find out more about that in the next few days. It seems that for every two steps forward we get knocked back a  step and a half. I will keep doing updates on her condition as things progress.

As far as production goes. I am still spending as much time with Sue as I can however I am finally into the last of my back orders so these will be out the door in the next few weeks if things progress the way they have been..very slowly.. I wish to thank everyone for the support and understanding.. Sue and I greatly appreciate that.

Thank you all..

~~~JPH~~~

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Written by JPHrisoulas

Published: 06 September 2023

Hello:

An update in regards to Sue..She has has an MRI, CT scan and an ultrasound ..We are still waiting to hear the results of those tests. Her wounds are infected but they are working on getting that knocked down as she is on serious anti-biotics. She is still confused and her Ca level is 4 times higher than it should be  and her K level is extremely low..low enough that it  can easily affect her heart beat. The Drs are doing the best they can to get these back to normal, especially her K levels. As far as her leg goes..once the infection is knocked out the wound care Drs  said it should start to heal once again and then we can focus on getting her walking and then home. We are still hoping that she will respond to the medications and stop the hallucinations. At least she has come around but then she slips back. Very unsettling.

As it is I am spending as much time as I can with her. Our son Nick has been a great help and support. He helps as much as he can but he does have his own things he needs to do, which is completely understandable but he is still a great help. 

If there are any changes I will post another update. I wish to thank everyone who has written in. THANK YOU all..the thoughts and prayers are greatly apprecaiated.

THANK YOU ALL once again.

~~~JPH!!!