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I noticed that Todd's work doesn't get too much attention. He just finished up a kwaiken for me and I wanted to share it here, simply because I feel it is an amazing little piece.
I reached out to Todd after seeing one of his works on the knifemaker's exchange here. I was impressed with his clean and artistic style and I really enjoy that he forges his own menuki.
It turned out he wanted my input on the menuki when the time came. I wanted it to be simple and I remembered seeing an Edo period wakizashi with a bat and crescent moon menuki. We decided to take the crescent idea and use mokume that todd forged himself to craft them.
The sheath completely blew me away and was much more than I had initially expected. Todd continued the crescent theme and added some very beautiful texturing to create a night sky in leather.
The rest of the piece is pulled together by a rayskin under plate and a very nice, uniform wrap. The wrap is fiberglass soaked so it gets hard and durable but retains a matte finish, a feature I enjoy very much.
Steel of choice here is 1095 and it has produced a wonderful hamon. The cut back at the tip is elegant and to my eye, stands out as a highlight.
Total length of the knife is 7" overall, a perfect size for the pocket and this will be well loved and used.
Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoyed my small contribution.
I reached out to Todd after seeing one of his works on the knifemaker's exchange here. I was impressed with his clean and artistic style and I really enjoy that he forges his own menuki.
It turned out he wanted my input on the menuki when the time came. I wanted it to be simple and I remembered seeing an Edo period wakizashi with a bat and crescent moon menuki. We decided to take the crescent idea and use mokume that todd forged himself to craft them.
The sheath completely blew me away and was much more than I had initially expected. Todd continued the crescent theme and added some very beautiful texturing to create a night sky in leather.
The rest of the piece is pulled together by a rayskin under plate and a very nice, uniform wrap. The wrap is fiberglass soaked so it gets hard and durable but retains a matte finish, a feature I enjoy very much.
Steel of choice here is 1095 and it has produced a wonderful hamon. The cut back at the tip is elegant and to my eye, stands out as a highlight.
Total length of the knife is 7" overall, a perfect size for the pocket and this will be well loved and used.
Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoyed my small contribution.
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