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Post by martin61 on Sept 21, 2021 23:29:03 GMT
Hello Ari, at the beginnig You wrote You split in two the shira saya....How You did it? Using water steam or another trick?
Thanks
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Post by nebulatech on Sept 26, 2021 3:42:37 GMT
I love the tsuka, especially how you use epoxy to strengthen the bond to the wood, harden the same, and most of all the tint.
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Post by Ari M. on Feb 9, 2022 4:28:33 GMT
Ok apologies for the 5 month gap in updates, a lot of things have happened which pushed this project into the background and I only just finished wrapping the handle this week after a lot of procrastination (I hate hate hate handle wrapping). I did a simple hira maki style and then fixed everything down with thinned epoxy so it's never going to loosen up despite my poor technique. (: So finally here is the entire mount finished! The weight sans saya is 1730 grams, total length about 108 cm, tsuka length 29.5 cm (over 9.5 sun?):
Hello Ari, at the beginnig You wrote You split in two the shira saya....How You did it? Using water steam or another trick? Thanks I used a bit of steam from a clothes steamer to ease the saya apart but to be honest the glued seam was already mostly split from age. The tsuka went into the oven at a low heat until it came apart. |
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Post by novak77 on Feb 14, 2022 16:16:38 GMT
This looks absolutely amazing sir.
Cheers
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tera
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Post by tera on Feb 14, 2022 18:39:28 GMT
That is beautiful work. I'd be terrified to even start such a project, thinking I would ruin the piece.
Do you have any estimate how many hours that took? It certainly doesn't look like you cut any corners.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Feb 14, 2022 20:26:07 GMT
I thought I commented this last year, you are very talented craftsman  |
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Post by owy on Mar 4, 2022 10:15:18 GMT
Can anyone show me how to do hiramaki wrap
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Post by Arlequin on Dec 17, 2023 8:43:29 GMT
Bump
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steveboy
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Post by steveboy on Dec 17, 2023 18:08:09 GMT
I'm glad this got bumped because I missed this thread earlier. That's some terrific work! The tsuka & saya are beautifully done. Congratulations -- that was a lot of effort and it paid off elegantly.
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Post by larason2 on Dec 18, 2023 0:23:54 GMT
Thomas Buck's "The Art of Tsukamaki" has a nice section on the Hiramaki wrap.
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Post by Arlequin on Dec 18, 2023 4:28:03 GMT
I'm glad this got bumped because I missed this thread earlier. That's some terrific work! The tsuka & saya are beautifully done. Congratulations -- that was a lot of effort and it paid off elegantly. Yup, I bumped because every few months I look it up again to study it lol, I plan using the specs for a few commissions next year. |
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Post by Gelue on Jan 15, 2024 17:53:16 GMT
Great work I may have to try my hand at a shirasaya project someday.
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