The FRED LOHMAN Company is always first choice by those seeking the finest high quality sword parts, materials, sword supplies, custom sword and handle restoration.  

To have your Japanese Sword restored or repaired, it's easy:  Just select the parts you want, tell us how long you want your handle to be and the color of cord you want plus all other details that you wish to add. Your sword will be custom restored to your specifications and sometimes, in as little as 3 weeks.

We are qualified to restore museum quality swords, WW-2 swords, Samurai swords and modern made swords and their handles.

WE HAVE HAPPY CUSTOMERS:   Please read the customer testimonials in the 'restoration' section.  These testimonials are 100% unsolicited and are not the kind words of family members or friends as you might expect.

We are the only American manufacturer offering a full line of traditional and high quality (1st generation) Japanese sword parts and materials...( as listed below ).  Our parts don't break, rust or make your hands smell bad.  We alone offer both great pricing and high quality and as a result, sword makers and their customers prefer to use our parts on their swords.

Others have tried to compete with us in the past and quickly found it impossible because of their inability to secure skilled workers who have years of solid experience.  Its a fact that OJT is not sufficient when working with weapons which must provide an extremely high degree of reliability.  A wide selection of parts is also not an indication of quality because when directly compared to ours, customers easily recognize that castings made by others are generally poorly made and badly designed, a problem that will quickly lead to customer dissatisfaction. 

We are proud of our workers and more than satisfied with the high level of work they produce. They have over 50 years of experience among them and you can rest assured that your sword restoration project will be done correctly the first time.

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Most folks are unaware that we are the manufacturers of all of the metal parts displayed on this web site and used on most all Japanese sword repairs and restoration jobs. We also manufacture all horn parts, Katana-kaki and Nakago-nuki in our small factory in The Philippines.  The Silk cord and Sageo's come from Japan.

we manufacture the following items in our Portland, Oregon (USA) shop:

At least 110 different styles of Menuki

50 or more sets of Fuchi-Kashira

Three different styles of Seppa

Nakago-nuki,  (Philippines)

Almost 200 Tsuba designs

12 styles of Shitodome

Horn Kurikata,

Horn Kojiri,

Horn Koi-guchi,

Wood handles,

Pole arm tips,

Kogei,

Naginata parts,

TSUNAMI cord,

Sword Stands, (Philippines)

Kozuka blades, (Philippines)

GENUINE LEATHER cord and

last but not least, our fantastic Habaki

All of the above is what makes us your best source.

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Question: What does all of this mean to you, our customer?

1. Again, having skilled workers means that the job will be done correctly the first time... no loose handle wrapping cord, no rattling noisy Saya before their time, no loose Tsuba or handles.

2. Delays will be minimized as we generally have 100% of the above items in stock all of the time.

3. Our wide selection of parts and styles means that you CAN choose exactly what you want and not be told to pick another style.

4.Because Steel is the traditional metal of choice used by Japanese artisans in the manufacturing of their swords, Tsuba and Fuchi-Kashira, we use Steel as the primary metal in the manufacture of all of our Tsuba and F/K sets.

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NOTE: Many folks are unaware that we are the exclusive supplier and manufacturing source of a very wide selection of handle wrapping materials. We offer Silk, TSUNAMI (Synthetic Suede), Cotton and our newest addition: Genuine high quality LEATHER.  About 2 years ago, we imported specialized equipment that permits us to manufacture our leather  and TSUNAMI cord in Portland, thus saving you additional money.

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Fred has been actively involved with Japanese sword restoration for over 35 years and he is one of a small number of members who hold a life membership in the highly respected (JSS/US)  JAPANESE SWORD SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES.

Fred himself is the 'hands on' manufacturer of the entire wide selection of metal parts.  He was exposed to the beauty of museum quality swords from the beginning and was fortunate enough to have had the foresight to make molds of many fine Tsuba, Menuki and Fuchi Kashira sets and today, they are available to all.

As a result of his many years of experience and a strong desire to maintain 'tradition', Fred is aware of the correct and traditional way that a repair and/or a restoration project is to be done. Therefore, Fred stands behind his company's finished products 100% and guarantees that all completed projects are traditionally accurate.

You get the best bang for your buck at our company. You have our word on it!