Family legacy project. Shikoto Touchstone rework.

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Family legacy project. Shikoto Touchstone rework. Jan 9, 2023 22:11:55 GMT

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I was going to wait till I am completely finished with this project but I'll just put the finished project up later. I'll be done this week. The blade is a Shikoto Touchstone as per the title. T 10 differentially hardened. I'm making this tsuka from a piece of a Silver Maple tree my Dad and I planted 50+ years ago. This is the only surviving piece of that tree due to someone who shall remain nameless. Couldn't think of a better purpose for it. All splitting cutting and shaping was done by hand. No power tools. I'm literally putting my heart and spirit into the project.

I have inlaying to do and I need to select a stain. Nothing to dark I don't think. The grain structure of this wood is beautiful and I want to bring it out. This is also a very hard wood and it lent itself well to this purpose. Can't wait to get finished and put up the result. Been a lot of work but so worth it. This will be a blade to pass down. More to come.

pgandy Moderator Senior Forumite Posts: 9,521	Family legacy project. Shikoto Touchstone rework. Jan 9, 2023 22:24:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pgandy on Jan 9, 2023 22:24:25 GMT Good luck with your completion.

steveboy Member Measure twice, cut once. Posts: 292	Family legacy project. Shikoto Touchstone rework. Jan 10, 2023 6:47:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by steveboy on Jan 10, 2023 6:47:27 GMT Thank you for posting, and please document the rest of the project -- I know I'd really like to see the outcome. The wood's history for you is a wonderful touch. Best of luck with the project!
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Family legacy project. Shikoto Touchstone rework. Jan 11, 2023 7:23:47 GMT

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Jan 10, 2023 6:47:27 GMT steveboy said:

Thank you for posting, and please document the rest of the project -- I know I'd really like to see the outcome. The wood's history for you is a wonderful touch.

Best of luck with the project!

Thank you. When I get the finished piece up I'll detail the project start to finish. I have pics of all of it. I'll detail out what material I used and why. The foundation is of course the wood I used. That tree deserves some sort of legacy. I'm in the really fun part of the project now. Selecting material and making the kashirae and items to inlay. Not a bunch of stuff. I don't want to get too gaudy. Just a couple smaller attractive items that have history like the wood.

I'm not really going for a traditional Japanese sort of presentation. I'm not Japanese and certainly not samurai so the mounts and fittings will have Western tone. This is a gift for my son. Every bit of effort I put into the build is special to me and the material means as much to him as it does to me. I'm wrapping up for the night. Start again at coffee o; clock.

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