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This is the news update page for TOGISHI (sword polisher) David Hofhine. Click on SWORD POLISHING HOME link to go directly to my HOME page where you will find links to all other pages.  Spam blocking is getting pretty aggressive, so if you are having trouble getting through at davidhofhine@gmail.com, try davidhofhine@att.net.

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is a great original water color samurai duck painting done for me by a good friend and customer who is a top artist for Disney. Big thanks!


  • http://www.facebook.com/swordpolish  Get all of the latest news updates and pictures on my official facebook page.

  • PRICING:  Prices are up in 2025 due to inflation (which I'm not even keeping up with) and the fact that the current waiting list is growing completely out of control. I limited clients to a maximum of just 2 blades a year, and I completely eliminated international commissions, and that's helped in recent years, but the waiting list just keeps growing. Since I can't get more blades done in a given year, increasing the prices seems to be the only way to keep the waiting list from growing to ridiculous proportions. I would guess that in general, paying a few extra dollars would be better than waiting a few extra years for most people.

  • JUDO PHOTOS: Check out the new section featuring photos from a recent TV interview I did for my judo club.  There are also links where you can download some MPEG video files.

  • NEW OFFICIAL WORLD RECORD: The world record set by one of my blades has been finalized and officially certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. Click the WORLD RECORD link for more information and pictures.

  • BLADE MAGAZINE: A polish I did on a prize winning tanto was featured on the cover of BLADE magazine. Check it out on my HOME page.

  • WITCHBLADE GHOST SWORD: I worked as a technical adviser for this book which is based on the Witchblade movies, TV and comic series. The male lead character is an American sword polisher named "David Kopkind", go figure.  It is the story of NYPD homicide Detective Sara Pezzini, a serial killer, and the cursed Japanese sword that brought them together.  Hugely researched, chock-full of accurate names, dates, places and events from Japanese history.  The first printing of the full length novel Witchblade Ghost Sword by Eisner Award winning author, Mike Baron, is now sadly sold out!  I don't know if there will be a reprint, but there was a Witchblade movie option, so who knows?  If you are desperate to read this now classic tome, contact me and I might be able to help you out.  Lots of fun!  Excellent reviews!

  • GHOST SWORD AUDIO BOOK:  Here is an audio version of the novel with chapters in mp3 format, read by a cheesy computer voice!  
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