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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2009 19:54:48 GMT
Hello guys,
As some of you already know I am planning on custom mount a katana. I have not bought anything yet as I want to have all the knowledge (or at least the obtainable knowledge) regarding sword customization, especially on the topics surrounding my own design.
Much is covered on Erick Nelson’s guide, but two topics I need are never discussed: multi saya lacquering and saya same wrap. I am almost sure Slavia or Aldwin had a thread on saya same wrap a long time ago, but I haven’t been able to find it. Please guide me to the link if anyone has it!
Anyhow about saya lacquering, I probably should tell you a little bit what I want to do. Basically I want a saya with black background and some colored pictures drawn on top of the black. My theory is: you first paint the saya black as you normally would, but never polish it in the final coat of painting, and then, using sheets of paper with the different layers of the drawings carved into them, paint the drawings over the already black saya. I think I still would have to do the same old process (explained in Erick’s guide) for the drawings but with greater care, that is:
1. Thin the cashew to 50%, paint the drawings on saya, and sand it. 2. Thin the cashew 25%, paint, and sand it. 3. Repeat step 2 ten times. 4. Polish the saya with polish compound.
I came out with this process completely by myself, and so it must be wrong. It would be greatly appreciated if you guys could point me in the right direction.
PD: If I do not make sense please tell me, for English is not my first language.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2009 19:58:41 GMT
Hi there!
I haven't done any saya lacquering so I won't be of any help with that one. I believe Ichiban would be able to help you out with the lacquering as he has done excellent work lacquering sayas. But here's the thread where I attempted samemaki saya: /index.cgi?board=swordcustom&action=display&thread=5708
It's not an awesome work, but I hope you'd learn something from it and avoid the mistakes I did which were:
1. Not shaving enough wood on the saya 2. Wrong measurement of the same * 3. Using too much glue 4. Sanding the nodes too much and unevenly
* when measuring the same, I would advice that you measure it when it's dry, not wet. Because when it's wet, the same expands. Then when it dries up, it shrinks. If you measure and cut the same when it's wet, when you apply it on the saya and it dries up, it will shrink and harden and will leave a gap on the saya.
Here's a quote from BradleyAnderson over at SFI that I found when I was searching for instructions on how to do samemaki saya:
I hope everything would turn out nicely with your project, and don't forget to post pictures. All the best and have fun!
-- Aldwin
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2009 0:14:28 GMT
Thank you very much Aldwin! I promise to post many pics when it is done I don't know how much it will take me though, I like to research a lot before making a decison. In this case, I have already decided to custom mount the katana, but I still have to decide when will I start working on it...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2009 9:27:52 GMT
I mostly use spray laquer, so I haven't done any in cashew yet. But I've done sayas with painted kamon motifs, and that went OK. The paint you use for the motif must have high pigmentation. One thing to remember when laquering sayas is to let the paint dry properly and a little more. I often use two weeks for a standard saya with spray laquer.
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