Walnut and Moose Westernized Daisho

P. McKinley

P. McKinley

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These are the result of wanting to practice a few techniques - handle mortising and ferrules. That and I had some really nice walnut around that I enjoy using. I spent a lot of time ensuring that the blades fit firmly into their respective sayas using the choil and spine as primary contact surfaces. One is made using moose antler, moose bone for the other. I am still looking/waiting for more brain tan deer hide that I can use for sageo.

Thank you for your interest.
Please leave your comments.

-Peter

Walnut and Moose Westernized Daisho, Tanto and Kaiken

Blades: Tanto- 8 1/2", Kaiken-5 3/4" of forged 1095, hand sanded to 600 grit finish then etched and polished to reveal a wispy hamon.

Handles: Pennsylvania air dried American Black Walnut for both pieces. The Tanto has stainless steel bolster and a heat-colored copper "seppa", Moose bone ferrule, and a hand turned moose bone pin that has been domed, polished, and set proud. The Kaiken incorporates a Moose antler ferrule and hand turned pin also domed, polished, and set proud. These handles were both given a Tung oil(6 coats) and buffed paste wax finish.

Saya(s) - Matching pieces of the same air dried Black Walnut. The Tanto has a moose bone ferrule set slightly proud of the mouth face to accommodate the copper "seppa", and a bone kurigata. The Kaiken wears a moose antler ferrule and kurigata. These sayas were both given a Tung oil(6 coats) and buffed paste wax finish.

Here are a few photos(sans sageo):























 
that there is some truly sublime work, Peter. Verrry nice!
 
I hate it.

For craft, great job!

For design:

No habaki
Slippery tsuka shape and finish
No tsuba to keep from cutting off your fingers
The kurikata on the small version is pointless....there is no way even a parade knot makes sense on that.
Leather sageo?

Love the enthusiasm.....but no!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
For some reason it makes me think of the result of a pre-Columbian Japanese colony in the American Pacific northwest in some alternate universe. Probably the moose bone and antler contributes to that. :)
 
Kohai999 said:
I hate it.

For craft, great job!

For design:

No habaki
Slippery tsuka shape and finish
No tsuba to keep from cutting off your fingers
The kurikata on the small version is pointless....there is no way even a parade knot makes sense on that.
Leather sageo?

Love the enthusiasm.....but no!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Ooooooh, burn. :o :D Only STeven could lay into it like that ... and still not come off as offensive... to those who know him, anyway.:p



I like them, Peter. For "practice" pieces, they exceed expectation. Most makers practice on scrap... not Peter... even his guinea pigs are finished to the nines.
 
Rick Marchand said:
Ooooooh, burn. :o :D Only STeven could lay into it like that ... and still not come off as offensive... to those who know him, anyway.:p

I like them, Peter. For "practice" pieces, they exceed expectation. Most makers practice on scrap... not Peter... even his guinea pigs are finished to the nines.
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Not even really sure why it would be offensive, bro!

It's from the heart, and there is no malice there...just honest observation from someone who has an opinion based upon....duhduhduhduuuuuu!!!! EXPERIENCE.

Been swinging Japanese type swords every other day or so for the last 17 years.....it HAS to factor into an opinion that can be useful.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I'll check it out Peter.

The reason that Japanese pieces seldom taper at the rear end is that the pinky and ring finger do most of the controlling/gripping for the handle....take that purchase away and the traditional style of gripping loses validity.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Love how 'clean' the knives are. The fitting is just amazing and I am always a sucker for good wood like walnut. Very nice.....
 
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