version one.
as i foung her on ebay
version two.
my first attempt in 2010
Shogun Katana
so here we go....
braze work was less than impressive in some areas. my sanding efforts not much better either but a slight improvement.
the caps on the bb thread are milk bottle cap liners, a good tight fit to keep grit out.
and the parts are starting to arrive..... im sure ill get it wrong with some of these choices but lets see anyway. im always keen to learn via mistakes as long as they dont cost to much.
getting this in the mail will certainly jingle my bells.
other parts ive recently aquired have come from the swap meet, alloy forks from Roger, Shimano 600 SIS levers and black cinelli bars from Josh, black Easton head stem from Warren. more bits to come.
just kidding. i was quite happy with the results although i doubt it would be up to most forum members level of quality, but its free of runs and unsightly blemishes, i got a bit spooked as i thought i had rubbed through a section but it was reflection from the bath and so stopped carresing it with sand papper. i decided it was good enough for my regular ride. In a couple of days ill ever so carefully polish with some cut and polish- with more emphasis on the polish than the cutting. then the fun begins.
but while im waiting for them ive been busy checking over the wheels and unfortunately the cones are gone on the front wheel and my spares are no better , when i get some new rubber from lbs ill grab a new front axle, luckily the rear is fine. its all coming together well with no issues so far, forks polished up well with the trusty Ozito and were an easy fit. all im really after now is a more modern seatpost and seat, bartape and that should be it. im in the process of striping the paint from the 300 exage cranks which i will paint to match the 600 tri colour components. The chainrings have been banished to the bin and replacement ones found that fit perfectly and are same size as the ones on the Sugino cranks that ive been using. They have come off the Thun brand cranks (which ive never heard of before). so im happy with that. so far so good and my little friend is overseeing the build and keeping guard. 
