Japan style Bowie

cristiansilva

cristiansilva

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Hi friends !!
I want to show you a work I did recently.
It's a bowie with a strong Japanese style.
K 990 blade with hamon. Ebony handle, fosfatized iron guard. Same inserts with silk cord tsukamaki. Habaki, seppas & menuki in copper.
Blade lenght is 12 inches.
I hope you like, Cristian.

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Very elegant, might be my favorite that I've seen from you so far. I always like a good east/west piece.
 
I love it. It reminds me of some of the mixing of Eastern and Western styles that Jason Cutter used to do. Very elegant. Great lines. Excellent materials choice (textures and colors that really work together).
 
An interesting culmination of bits and pieces....I like it!!!!! :cool:

'Jason Cutter' and I collaborated on an East/West Bowie many years ago and I've always enjoyed this particular style. :)
 
Thank you very much friends! I'm glad you like it.
I do really like this kind of mix of styles.
Yes Evan ! and the menuki are a flower in your branch
 
cristiansilva said:
Thank you very much friends! I'm glad you like it.
I do really like this kind of mix of styles.
Yes Evan ! and the menuki are a flower in your branch
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Thought so! Lovely work.

The cherry blossom is a favorite theme of mine and I'm glad you chose to use it here.
 
Wow. Definitely one of the coolest bowies I've seen. Love the cherry blossoms!
 
Beautiful work Cristian. I particularly like the tsuba and the wrap. :thumbup:
Erin
 
Cool piece. I like how you cut the seppa to match the piercing in the tsuba.. I find it a particularly elegant way to tie the two pieces together.. and somehow strikes me a very Japanese.
 
The copper is really beautiful! it makes for a really nice transition between the gleam of the blade and the dark grip.
 
Sounded like it would be an abomination, but you actually pulled it off.

Another good looking knife.

You do beautiful work.
 
I like east / west fusion pieces in general and I like this particular piece very well indeed. Well done!
 
SBranson said:
Cool piece. I like how you cut the seppa to match the piercing in the tsuba.. I find it a particularly elegant way to tie the two pieces together.. and somehow strikes me a very Japanese.
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that's one of the elements I also find to be really intriguing. I also enjoy the angle of the habaki and how it influences and affects the transition between the handle and blade.

A couple suggestions from my perspective; a black ray skin underlay would look cool, and maybe an extra 1/2" of wrap at either end. Also, if the plunge cut's angle matched the forward angle of the habaki, it might appear less pronounced.

Overall, a really impressive effort!
 
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