San mai wakizashi blade made of forged titanium alloys

Hello sword folks,

I have here my prototype forged titanium san mai sword blade, made of two different types of titanium: tougher cladding and harder core.

Although this first one has a couple of "errors," such as the core being too thin and off center, and some atmospheric contamination during the making of the billet, it turned out to be a neat little blade.

It is 20" of blade, with a 5 1/4" tang, weighing 6.8 oz.

















Cutting fish with the blade:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4YfyCD25R/


The errors in making the blade billet have been accounted for, and new san mai ti blades are in the works.

The creation of real titanium alloy san mai sword blades, heat-treated and shaped well for blade use, with alloys selected for the right properties and exhibiting very high performance, is nearing my ultimate goal of the titanium sword pursuit. I'll continue the quest to master titanium swords, and do my best to represent the craft of sword-making, so that these things can continue to be offered into the world, and add to the long and amazing history of man and sword.

More information on the post in my subforum:

https://bladeforums.com/threads/forged-san-mai-titanium-wakizashi-blade.1736294/#post-19848581

 

Thanks guys.

 

Some are more crazy than others, but usually not as crazy as you'd think!

 

Thanks JP, I hope you're doing well!


As for this little blade, I think I'll try to shine it up nice and go with a simple wood mount. It cut fish so nicely, it earned it.