Hi all! Here's my latest.
Twin blades forged from the same bar of Yasuki Paper White steel, 9.5 inch blade length, flat ground with clay quenched hamon lines.
The handles are ancient teak driftwood, which I stabilised and resin cast and is easily the hardest wood I've ever come across.
The spacers and end caps are Mokume Gane, forged from a 200 coin ingot.
Legend has it that Gan Jiang and Mo Ye were husband and wife Bladesmiths who were commissioned by the emperor to forge a sword. When the forge fires would not burn hot enough the wife Mo Ye cut her hair and used it to fuel the flames while 300 children from the village pumped the bellows. Eventually they forged two swords but only gave one to the Emperor, who upon finding out there was a second hired an assassin (The tale gets a whole lot darker after this) These two knives are going to my wife's Aunt and Uncle in Taiwan.
Thanks for looking.
David
Twin blades forged from the same bar of Yasuki Paper White steel, 9.5 inch blade length, flat ground with clay quenched hamon lines.
The handles are ancient teak driftwood, which I stabilised and resin cast and is easily the hardest wood I've ever come across.
The spacers and end caps are Mokume Gane, forged from a 200 coin ingot.
Legend has it that Gan Jiang and Mo Ye were husband and wife Bladesmiths who were commissioned by the emperor to forge a sword. When the forge fires would not burn hot enough the wife Mo Ye cut her hair and used it to fuel the flames while 300 children from the village pumped the bellows. Eventually they forged two swords but only gave one to the Emperor, who upon finding out there was a second hired an assassin (The tale gets a whole lot darker after this) These two knives are going to my wife's Aunt and Uncle in Taiwan.
Thanks for looking.
David
