tanto just finished

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canbkr

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just finished this,Had to share:)

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another view
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and finally a broken down view,ats-34 blade,brass guard and fittings,goncalo alves case, and handle wraped with leather under cord with bamboo pins
 
As I have no idea how to make a knife(but I'm going to learn).....what is the "build time" on a piece like this? Could you describe your "flow chart" during the process?

BTW........outstandingly beautiful!!!!
Scott B
 
sdb777 said:
As I have no idea how to make a knife(but I'm going to learn).....what is the "build time" on a piece like this? Could you describe your "flow chart" during the process?

BTW........outstandingly beautiful!!!!
Scott B
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i didn't keep 100% track of the time while making this one so i couldn't honestly give an acurate amount of time (roughly 30 hours or so guessing).As for the process in making this knife,i started by getting the basic shape of the blade finished then coated it with spotters blue (used in finishing molds etc.) marked out where i wanted the grind to end and preceeded to take the metal down using a #80 grit belt about 90%,once this was completed i used #80,#120,#220 then finally 400 grit stone to semi finish the blade.once i got the blade to this point i started making the fittings, the collar on the blade (can't remember the proper term for the pieces for the life of me right now) was made from a piece of brass 1" wide and 1/16th thick that was heated and folded around the blade,once i got the piece fitted the way i wanted it to fit i removed the cooled piece from the blade and brased the ends together then sanded and polished it until all blended together uniformly (can't tell where it was brazed together unless you know where).after that i made the guard and the spacer fitting them using small files.once all that was completed i started on the handle and sheath which are both made of goncalo alves,both pieces were cut lengthwise down the center and inletted to properly fit then epoxied back together.Once the epoxy dried the handle was sanded to it's appropriatte shape,the fittings and handle were assembled to the blade and drilled for the pins.After the handle is drilled the leather underlay was glued to the wood handle,allowed to dry then wraped with the cord,sheath was sanded to the profile i wanted then sprayed with laquer (3 coats ).blade was sent out for heat treating.Once the blade was returned from heat treating,it was sanded starting with 320,400,600, then buffed with a white buffing compound,sharpened and assembled.I think i covered everything you asked,any other questions feel free to ask:D
 
I have a question. With the tanto pushed all the way into the saya, is there a gap between the top of the saya and the tsuba? There appears to be one in the photo.
 
Great! 30 hours spread out over couple of monthes, and you have that to show for it...........cool.

Thanks for the info
Scott B
 
Keith Montgomery said:
I have a question. With the tanto pushed all the way into the saya, is there a gap between the top of the saya and the tsuba? There appears to be one in the photo.
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no,no gap,just the way it looks in the picture.
 
sdb777 said:
Great! 30 hours spread out over couple of monthes, and you have that to show for it...........cool.

Thanks for the info
Scott B
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actually it was over a couple weeks not a couple of months:D
 
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