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- Nov 29, 2005
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Years ago (I believe it was back in fall '05) I had 2 knives under my belt and wanted to do a Japanese influenced blade.. so I asked here about how to shape the kissaki.
Stacy was nice enough to write me a full page explanation, dumbing it down, and even helping with the terminology. ...Well, I ultimately failed (I could barely make a straight bevel, much finesse two intersecting bevels), but now I've finally gotten around to trying again and made what I feel is a passable blade. If I never thanked you for it, Stacy, thanks a million. You always go above and beyond when it comes to helping newbies out. :thumbup:
Here it is with the wrapping (which needs to be redone) and a mild patina.
I'm torn between making a saya of black walnut, and a leather sheath.. I wasn't planning on asking a lot for this, so I'm leaning towards the leather. Steel is 1095, OAL is 14", blade is 9.5". This was a lot bigger than my meatloaf quench pan, so I quenched it in a 2 liter bottle with the very top cut off. It was like playing operation (don't touch the sides) only with a 1 second timer. I'm buying something proper to quench in when it sells.
Critique and comments welcome.
Stacy was nice enough to write me a full page explanation, dumbing it down, and even helping with the terminology. ...Well, I ultimately failed (I could barely make a straight bevel, much finesse two intersecting bevels), but now I've finally gotten around to trying again and made what I feel is a passable blade. If I never thanked you for it, Stacy, thanks a million. You always go above and beyond when it comes to helping newbies out. :thumbup:
Here it is with the wrapping (which needs to be redone) and a mild patina.
I'm torn between making a saya of black walnut, and a leather sheath.. I wasn't planning on asking a lot for this, so I'm leaning towards the leather. Steel is 1095, OAL is 14", blade is 9.5". This was a lot bigger than my meatloaf quench pan, so I quenched it in a 2 liter bottle with the very top cut off. It was like playing operation (don't touch the sides) only with a 1 second timer. I'm buying something proper to quench in when it sells.
Critique and comments welcome.
Must be something in the air, what with everyone posting Japanese influenced blades lately. (Yours was definitely cooler though) I'd love to do a full size katana one day, but that's not even on the back burner yet.