Kanmuri-Otashi style wakizashi

BenR.T.

BenR.T.

Tanto grinder & High performance blade peddler
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Hey guys, I am working on a cool wakizashi for a show in a few weeks (this one might even be coming to Blade with me) and I thought I would share a few pics.
This one is in a Kanmuri-Otashi style grind. This was seen mostly, to my knowledge on shortened/converted Naginata.
I gave this one a ton of sori. Blade length is around 16" and will be just over 23" oal.













Pre HT hand sanding.

 
Very very nice. Your work is a neat, clean, high and tight, joy to behold. Attention to detail is superb.
 
Ben that looks AWESOME!

Can't wait to see the progress.:)
 
Nice grinding challenge! :]
 
Splendid design - I'm looking forward to this Ben :thumbup:
 
Thanks so much guys! I finished this one up, and I am just now getting pics together. It will be coming with me to the OKCA show this weekend, although it is now spoken for.

Here I am hand sanding, there was a lot of that on a blade this size in 3V.



Finished blade.



Parts ready to mount. I went with a zirc tsuba on this one.



Before I finished mounting and wrapping the blade, I built the saya. This one is a tero tuf core that will be wrapped in carbon fiber.



Back to handle. Finished wrap ready for epoxy. I used black stingray and Zirc menuki.



Here is the sheath all finished up. I like leaving a bit of the texture of the carbon fiber, which is reminiscent of an urushi finish for me.



Next up, finished pics.....
 
Hot damn!
 
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