Aikuchi uchigatana

hey Mike - yeah, the keys for the case arrived, meant to email you but I've been swamped with work - thanks for getting those out - putting the case to work in a couple weeks when I go for elk in Jackson Hole.
 
Bailey Bradshaw said:
Thanks for the compliments, I get a lot of satisfaction in making Japanese style pieces.

Jeremy,...which piece did you get??

G3...I am not concerned with the area you indicated from the picture. I did draw the spine back to a springy temper, and put a pretty good amount of stress on the blade in testing. Modern tool steels don't necessarily need to adhere to the same rules of thumb that tamahagane does. While modern steels don't exhibit the same artistic qualities, they certainly are superior in performance, consistency and predictability in process. So, my testing of the blade and the amount of force I had to apply to straighten the blade gives me total confidence it the blades integrity.

Just for comparison, the wakizashi in the pic has a similar effect.

Thor,....does this one look familair ;)
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Got it, thanks. Again, very nice indeed. One day I hope to own one of your Japanese style pieces. :thumbup:
 
Tom,

Thanks, and I agree with you. I would like to have a guard most of the time as well. I just wanted to mount a blade in the guardless style and chose this one to do it. I can certainly add a tsuba to it with minor alteration to the fuchi and koiguchi.
 
You never cease to amaze. Great looking sword and fittings.
When does the Bradshaw swordsmith school open? :D
Oh yeah, congratulations on the Collaboration with Browning very nice design.

Great work
Chris Brown
 
I've been working alot of overtime at work and on my Dad's farm ever since Hurricane Rita (lots of trees and fence to clean up). I hope to get back to bladesmithing after Christmas.

Again, Great looking sword.

I've read that some of the old orginal blades had several sets of Koshirae (one for dress, one for battle, one for storage, etc.). You could always make another set for the blade with a tsuba and raise the price, not many blades offered today have multiple sets. However, I like this one without the tsuba.

Later,
Chris
 
Bailey: Magnificent! I only wish I could handle it. As good as the pictures are, I'm betting that one comes alive in the hands!
 
"This is a piece I have been wanting to make for a long time. Not too fancy, just simple and straight forward."

Your definition of just simple and mine differ a great deal. That's an amazing piece of work. That is just pure class.
 
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