Jan-Feb orders ready to ship, but small problem with A2 ito color

Hey folks,

Thanks for your patience - I am pleased to let you know that the orders received in January and February have all finally been completed and are being packed to ship out from the forge within the next couple of days.

They are still a couple of weeks away from delivery as they still have to be sent to by agent in Canada by air, clear customs and then be sorted and inspected for final delivery, but we will do everything we can to ensure that it all moves along as smoothly as possible.

The only problem we found is with people who ordered swords with the A2 ito color (and if you can't remember, I've let you know in the email I sent you if you are effected or not) - but for everyone else, I'll be in touch with tracking numbers soon. But for people who ordered A2 email, please read below for a situation report.

A2 Ito Problem

The big problem is that the A2 ito color in the original stock photos doesn't really look anything like what it turns out to look like in real life.

Here's a pic of the A2 ito from the Custom Katana design page:



And here is what it looks like in 'real life':



As you can see, what at first looks like a nice golden ito turns out to be a rather pumpkin colored orange... Some people might like this sure, but if you were expecting the original ito color shown in the stock photos, you might be in for a bit of a shock...!

Anyway, to rectify this the forge has been scrambling to find something that better suits the stock photos (which really is more a fault of the component supplier than the forge) and we have come up with three alternative ito colors...

The first one is truly quite golden - which I call selection one, looks especially nice with a black same background I think:

SELECTION ONE


The other two still look a little orangey, but not as much as the original color:

SELECTION TWO:


SELECTION THREE:


Anyway, please have a look at the selections above and let me know as soon as possible what ito color you would prefer. Of course, you can still select the A2 ito color as shown above or any of the other ito colors from the original Custom Katana Selection here - but please confirm your selection as soon as possible as I've had to hold back these particular A2 swords out of the shipment rather than have them come in and lead to surprise or disappointment.

Sincerely,

Paul Southren