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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2007 9:36:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2007 10:29:09 GMT
nice! did you do it from scratch? the ito looks good and tite
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2007 18:05:44 GMT
Top notch work ! Love the black on black.
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Post by admin on Mar 5, 2007 5:10:44 GMT
Very mean looking - I like what you have done with it! Out of curiosity, what was the process you used to get this effect?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2007 9:07:03 GMT
Hi Paul, When i got the shura the wrap and the tsuba was a bit loose, and i had read about a cheness sword having the tang been welded back on by a factory worker! i was going to use this blade for cutting so i decided to take it apart and inspect everything first, tsuka core and tang all ok. I decided to replace the horrible brass seppa with new ones i made from shaping out of plumbers pipe fittings, vice, file, saw, ala new copper seppa! the thickness was measured so to take out any play with the tsuba, the old mekugi pegs were replaced by ones from Shadow of Leaves, the rayskin was made up out of 5 peices in total so i thought mmm black rayskin, so i painted it with black acrylic paint from a craft shop, then i got some ito off ebay, this was no better than the original ito, a bit soft and fluffy and not all that black so i dyed it black with clothes dye, very black now, i had been practicing tsukamaki on broom handles etc, so after 3 attempts it looked ok, but was not tight as a Last Legend, i then got some Water resistant pva wood glue, and worked this into the ito with a stiff art brush, when its dry it holds the ito together nicely and gives a nice look to it, i did try this on the old ito first just to check the finish, after many cutting sessions its still fine. I can rearly reccomend this steel, ive cut 2 mat rolls with wooden dowel, and hundreds of water jugs etc with no edge loss at all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2007 18:59:57 GMT
Very nicely done, mudguts. The ito looks really nice and solid. BTW, I just ordered a bag of 25 mekugi from Shadow of Leaves on Saturday and received them today (Monday). Much nicer than the stock mekugi found on swords in this price range.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2007 16:36:13 GMT
Mud, i noticed on my shura that on the last 5 inches of the mune at the end of the sword was not as polished as the rest. Did yours come that way too ?
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Post by handforgedkatanas on Mar 28, 2007 16:45:07 GMT
Hi slash, Dont want to butt in but regards the lack of polish on the end of your shura,i am not sure what the japanese terminoligy is but many katanas are left this way with polish lines running in the opposite direction to allow for ease of placement of the katana in the saya by allowing you to feel the end of the blade as it approaches without looking.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2007 18:22:39 GMT
Thanks HFK, was just wondering......this is my first sword and i am very happy with it. Thanks for the info.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 17:19:37 GMT
Hi Paul That was a bit of a surprise seeing my Shura featured in your online mag! cant wait to see other peoples tsuka done with this budget treatment. Did you like the copper seppa i made from pipe fittings? you can take a vernier around a hardware store and buy the 1" copper fittings to the thickness you require and micro adjust the thickness with a big vice, i hate those cheap brass stamped out seppa. PS could you email me the page from the guide in pdf format please. thanks mudguts
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2007 16:02:02 GMT
Mud, congrats on getting your Shura in the online mag, and thanks for the great idea. Was that black acrylic a glossy or flat paint ? Karma point for you my friend !!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2007 19:10:34 GMT
Hi Slash Acrylic paint was semi matt, the water resistant pva makes it look shiney.
thanks mudguts
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2007 20:06:08 GMT
Picked up a bottle of black acrylic at my local hobby shop, going to do the same today !
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Post by admin on Apr 2, 2007 2:38:29 GMT
Well, I thought it looked so cool, was so inexpensive and easy to do that it was practically crying out for a 'wider audience'. I certainly did like the copper seppa, but didn't include this part of the project simply to keep the project simple as possible. Will email you a pdf with the project page in the next few minutes! Cheers, - Paul Hi Paul That was a bit of a surprise seeing my Shura featured in your online mag! cant wait to see other peoples tsuka done with this budget treatment. Did you like the copper seppa i made from pipe fittings? you can take a vernier around a hardware store and buy the 1" copper fittings to the thickness you require and micro adjust the thickness with a big vice, i hate those cheap brass stamped out seppa. PS could you email me the page from the guide in pdf format please. thanks mudguts
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 7:09:30 GMT
Mud, got the same painted, looks great. What kind of feel does the ito have after you gave it the PVA treatment ?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 10:08:33 GMT
Hi slash, Ito feels very firm at first, then smoothes off a bit, very grippy not tacky at all, very similar to the ito wrap on the Paul Chen Practical Plus Katana, ive got another Katana i will be giving the Mean Black Treatment, i will post pics as soon as ive got it done, just remember to make sure your PVA glue is water resistant, and when applied and worked into the ito, DO NOT TOUCH IT for 24 hours, and only use 1 coat, if you handle it before its dry you can end up with a mess.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 15:39:09 GMT
Ok, I am going to quote my father here. "You want my opinion? Too bad, I'm going to give it to you anyhow..."
Well, instead of telling you what I think, maybe I will make a request instead. Finished product photos are nice but could you post pictures of the entire process, step by step? I know this makes the process longer but I think it would be a great benefit for others wanting to do this. I would say "a picture is worth a 1000 words" but I have recently posted photos in the Cafe's Photoshop Fun thread that say otherwise. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 16:50:25 GMT
Mud, sounds good, going to stop by Home Depot today to check out the PVA glue so i can continue the MBT. Sorry Blackcat i don't have a digital camera to post any pics, i am sure our man mudguts maybe can get some pics for you. So far i am loving my Shura bigtime !
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