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This is a really interesting take on the wakizashi. I like it!
rolf
 
Lycosa said:
This is a really interesting take on the wakizashi. I like it!
rolf
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Really, Rolf?

That says a lot.....the Japanese have a term for certain aspects of swords....."kizu"....if literally means flaw.

See that space between the habaki and the part of the blade without a hamon? That would be kizu....by any stretch....this is for starters...the mune machi could have been moved up to compensate for the runoff hamon...and it wasn't.(the blade could have been set back into the habaki, hiding this).

The wood work is nice, many of the technical aspects are refined....but this piece....can use a number of refinements which I will discuss with Mr. Hall at Blade if he so desires....it pains me to say these things....but Blade is the highest profile knife show in the world.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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Dude you are the rudest person I have come across on BF. Reading 2 of your recent posts have really baffled me. You come across as such an asshole frankly. Someone puts hard work into a passion of theirs and you insult not only the maker, but a fellow BF member simply saying they like the design. Freaking ridiculous if you ask me but everyone is entitled to their own opinion I suppose
 
OMG this isn't made exactly the way a Japanese bladesmith would have made it in the 15'th century!! Quick call DHS!
 
STeven is absolutely correct about the hamon runoff, I see a lot of other things
I really like about this wakizashi though.
Including the materials used.


Doug
 
STeven may know his blades but he lacks tact and is quit uncouth at times. It's too bad because his knowledge could be so much more useful if he would just learn to not speak with such a sharp tongue.
 
sykes3170 said:
STeven may know his blades but he lacks tact and is quit uncouth at times. It's too bad because his knowledge could be so much more useful if he would just learn to not speak with such a sharp tongue.
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This is a very appropriate summation of how I view STeven as well. His contributions here in fact deter me from wanting to participate (particularly the one in the custom Spyderco thread), as I find it hard to believe the way he offers criticism is acceptable, which as you said is a shame, because he has a lot of great knowledge to share.

I try to imagine an educator speaking to students in this same way, even at the graduate level, and I find it hard to imagine a situation where it is productive. There is honest and direct criticism and then there is being mean.
 
Thanks for the positive and negative comments. I'm always willing to learn so that I can improve next time. Failure is doing the same thing again when you know it is wrong.

Cheers
Ken
 
I knew this was going to happen when I saw the way the temper line came up short

Ken

Very gentleman like response and I am admire you for that

sTeven means no ill intent and this is just how he critiques things

When you saw the temper line came up short you could of shortened the piece from the back end and in effect hid the flaw

A lot of good work going on here and you should be commended

As for the detractors of Steven

Just like he did not have to comment on the blade you did not have to comment on his comment ....... Gets kinda sticky :)
 
STeven- You should be on to me by now. If a blade catches my eye, I like it. Think, "Hartsfield."
I do not have the experience you have to critique a blade. But I do thank you for your insights.
rolf
 
Lycosa said:
STeven- You should be on to me by now. If a blade catches my eye, I like it. Think, "Hartsfield."
I do not have the experience you have to critique a blade. But I do thank you for your insights.
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I fixed my post to be more beneficial, Rolf....PM me your address, I'll have a copy of a book that you might find eductional out to you when I get back from Blade.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
STeven,

I appreciate the reread of your post. I am by no means knowledgeable with respect to traditional Japanese blades, and I learned something from it. Thank you.
 
STeven I would welcome your input if you have time to stop by.

Regards
Ken
 
JParanee said:
I knew this was going to happen when I saw the way the temper line came up short

Ken

Very gentleman like response and I am admire you for that

sTeven means no ill intent and this is just how he critiques things

When you saw the temper line came up short you could of shortened the piece from the back end and in effect hid the flaw

A lot of good work going on here and you should be commended

As for the detractors of Steven

Just like he did not have to comment on the blade you did not have to comment on his comment ....... Gets kinda sticky :)
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Agree with everything here, great post, Joe.

To the OP, I like the piece overall.

There may be some "issues" that have already been addressed but it takes great passion to commit to something like this and I admire your dedication.

I really dig the tsuka and saya shape and everything seems to have a nice fit to it. Looks nice and tight.

The only thing that this novice really wishes for in this piece is some curve. Of course I realize that is far more easily said than done.

Do you happen to have a shot of it disassembled?
 
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I wanted to comment on this last night, but had to think my response through first. KHall is significantly more skilled than I am, and I wondered about the Hamon. I did one on a bowie like this last year and left it. In hind site, I shouldn't have. I was going to ask about it, but did not want to present as disrespectful being on the lower end of the skill/experience scale. Secondly, most Japanese style blades gave a curve to them. This one is pretty straight. Was that by design, or did it not curve in the quench, and is this preferred for a traditional style blade? In another thread, Steven recommended I get a Hanwei Tiger Elite sword as a template piece, and I got a Tiger on clearout. My wife nearly cut her thumb tendon last weekend showing it off to her family :eek:. This blade differs in a number of ways from the traditional in my very limited experience and I would like to learn more about why? If designed that way as a hybrid, or is it learning technique that only worked to a certain extent I am curious.
 
Very nice! I think it's beautiful. Ken, if I may; I have a few technical questions borne of curiosity. Is this take-down (can the mekugi be removed and the sword disassembled)? What is the blade thickness (3/16 I'm guessing)? Do you know the blade hardness, both cutting edge and outside the hamon? Any issues with the blade bending between the hamon and habaki?
 
I didn't view it as a traditional Japanese piece, rather the artist's interpretation thereof. I think it's pretty stunning. I LOVE traditional katanas, wakizashi's, and such. I'd be proud to own that, even if not purely traditional. I make tanto's, kiridashis and kwaikens, then use G10 as handle material. Definitely not traditional. It's my interpretation.
 
Some good questions being asked.

This is not a traditional piece, but more my interpretation of a wakizashi.
I did not get a curve during the quench. I have a straight down tank for quenching, to get the curve I believe I need a horizontal tank where I lower and remove the bade with a horizontal movement.
It is a takedown, but it is supper tight so it is not easy to take a part. I don't have any pictures of all the parts at this point.
The thickness of the blade is right 1/8 inch.
I don't have a way to test the hardness.

Ken
 
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