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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 6:41:37 GMT
A few of you know the story of my first real katana, but for those of you don't know I'll give you a short back story. (the small chip near the kissaki is my fault, but thats another story) My older brother. (insert random misleading sword movie). My sword, Hanwei Practical. Old pine tree. Paul Bunion imitation. Congradulations. 2 pc sword. The End. Now that the painfull pcitures are out of the way, my plan is to make the top half into a tanto, with the markings I've laid out so far it gives me a 8 3/4" nagasa and a 5" nakago. what do you think guys? should I go for it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 13:00:33 GMT
Might as well, you can't do any more damage than is already done. How long is the tip section from the chip forward? That might make a really nice patchknife or paring knife or something. What are your plans for the hilt section? Looks a little short for a ko-katana. Grind an o-kissaki onto it and make it into another tanto?
HTH, K
P.S. Sorry for your loss, K
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 15:20:15 GMT
Yea cool go for it. Just be careful when working that of course. Still has a sharp edge. Keep us posted on this one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 16:36:04 GMT
from chip to tip is about 5 inches
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 21:19:46 GMT
The rest of the blade in the tsuka can be a very nice bush trimmer\machete and stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 22:06:46 GMT
That 5 inch tip will make a real nice short knife set in a plain wood mount, maybe shirasaya style?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 2:17:27 GMT
well, 99% of the grinding and filing is done. all thats left is a little shaping of the end of the nakago.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 2:20:43 GMT
Couldn't you end up ruining the heat treat grinding and reshaping it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 4:30:08 GMT
well yes, but only in the imdeiate area of the work. so the blade with still be hardened. I used a hacksaw to cut the end off for the new Kissaki?
let me tell you OMFG it took forever and 3 blades to cut through the sword!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 6:35:31 GMT
Just wait til you start drilling the mekugi ana...
Slow speed, keep the bit well oiled and use the best bit you can find, damn the cost, it'll be worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 15:12:20 GMT
actually I've got a high powered drill and a carbide bit. (i've drilled a mekugi ana before ;-) )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 16:46:43 GMT
Ah gotcha... and yea I can sympathize about the sawing... I had just a fake WWII blade that flood ebay and decided to get creative and took my hacksaw to it and it took at least an hour to go through that and its not even liek its high quality hardened steel.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2009 1:25:01 GMT
Carved a tsuka core, it won't be the actual core I use it was really just a test to see if I can do it.
It really came out great, except that the blade is seated a little to far forward.
I'm just waiting for my next paycheck to get some good wood :-D
I've decided to go with a lacquered shirasaya.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 6:22:30 GMT
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Post by tajima on Oct 28, 2009 9:02:25 GMT
Looks like a cute pirate cutlass.
Nice job.
I, however, would have left them on a bench with some purple cloth as though the shards of Narsil. (Wait...was Narsil the name pre-reforging?)
Thanks, -Tajima
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 9:45:03 GMT
Great way of reusing the shards, Hiroshi. Looks very nice!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 17:16:24 GMT
Looks like a cute pirate cutlass. Nice job. I, however, would have left them on a bench with some purple cloth as though the shards of Narsil. (Wait...was Narsil the name pre-reforging?) Thanks, -Tajima Thanks, but how does it look like a pirate cutlass? I actually had to take the pictures in my bathroom, best lighting I could find. Ichiban, Thanks for your compliment, means alot coming from you!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 19:05:21 GMT
Hiroshi, Well done. Very simple and a good way to make use of what would otherwise have been a wasted blade.
Forgive my boldness in criticizing but the one thing I don't like is the kissaki, or lack of one. Why didn't you try to reshape the broken end? I am guessing that it was a purposeful choice to leave it that way, perhaps as a reminder of what it once was. And you have certainly succeeded in making something useful from the remains, but I think a new kissaki would have really brought new 'life' to this blade and made it something beautiful once again. Sorry, the broken end glaring at me just sorta kills what you did on the other end. No offense, just my 2 cents.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 21:13:11 GMT
Really nice! I like very much ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2009 0:57:03 GMT
Hiroshi, Well done. Very simple and a good way to make use of what would otherwise have been a wasted blade. Forgive my boldness in criticizing but the one thing I don't like is the kissaki, or lack of one. Why didn't you try to reshape the broken end? I am guessing that it was a purposeful choice to leave it that way, perhaps as a reminder of what it once was. And you have certainly succeeded in making something useful from the remains, but I think a new kissaki would have really brought new 'life' to this blade and made it something beautiful once again. Sorry, the broken end glaring at me just sorta kills what you did on the other end. No offense, just my 2 cents. your absolutely right but here is what I was thinking, 1, I don't have to tools nor the skill to shape it into a decent kissaki. 2, if I had done that then the tip would have been out of the hardened area. This way, alleast the tip is still hardened. thanks for your input anyway.
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