Looks Sinple Enough to Make Also.Thanks for the Pics Too.
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Looks Sinple Enough to Make Also.Thanks for the Pics Too.
Yeah; I went with quick and easy as possible.
You can also look for or make a panel gauge. It's adjustable so you can make any depth of bevel you want. They are used in wood working but there's no reason you can't use it for what you are doing. Here's a couple of pics of a commercial one.
http://lostartpress.files.wordpress....e_img_0795.jpg
http://lostartpress.files.wordpress....pg?w=640&h=426
Was browsing through youtube and found this video that made me think of you Canid.
http://youtu.be/LmRCCy7Bta8
Oh; that's a good one. Thanks Spark. I like the look of the o-kissaki.
Now if I can just get that gentleman's shop setup :D
Ya, he had an awesome setup!Quote:
Originally Posted by canid
Here's an update, so you don't all think I forgot I was supposed to be working :D
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Now that i've got a better anvil, I've got go forge the next ones closer to finish. I blew that goal by a mile on this sword and as a result; if somebody had told me going in how much work this would be I might not even have believed them. The draw filing alone is giving me repetitive stress injury.
Those are some pretty nice blades. Looking forward to seeing the finished products.
Love the Look of them All ,And the Clean Lines On the Sword Looks Great. Love to Get My Hand On a Sword and Work It But Need to Get Some Classes In Making All the Parts for it.
Woo Hoo. Knife porn.
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It's got a very, very long way to go yet, but here's how the saya is progressing. I still need to work the bulk down quite a bit, and blend the ash lams into the mahogany. I'm not sure at this point what I would like to do for the tsuba. I'm thinking forged and engraved copper would look nice. whatever I decide, I'm going to have to do one for the second tanto to match.
I know I ended up with a lot of sori (degree of blade curve) for a wakizashi, but I love it.
I know it's not done yet, but that is looking flat out gorgeous.
That is alot of work Canid! Impressive!
That's beautiful so far.
so i had a piece of copper bus bar and figured that would be good enough to forge a tsuba from. after over 3 hours of work; i realized it needed to be a good 25% bigger, and the bar is only so wide. I'll have to come up with something else. that tsuba is starting to look pretty good though, so i'll probably use it on the smaller wak. i resumed forging work on it as well, and using my sledge hammer anvil is way easier.
Had to go down to Texas for a couple weeks, but I'm back to work.
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/IMG_2357.jpg
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I've got them drying from a coat of tru-oil now. The wakizashi's saya needed a little more profile sanding and a more thorough fine sanding job first.
I also resumed forging on the small wakizashi and started cutting out blanks for two bowies and two full length swords. I don't know if they should be two katana or a katana and a nice light saber (not to be confused with a lightsaber; i still haven't figured out how to make one of those yet :D ).
Hi canid, I can't talk the knife lingo like the guys, but I can compliment you on what I see. I'm familiar with a few knife makers, Crash included, but have never seen work of this design before. I'm highly impressed with your technique. :)
Don't feel bad CL - I don't know the lingo either, but he sure does nice work.
This is a really interesting thread.
I thought a lot about doing a sword but then I settled on the fact that it's just too hard. :)
I say go for it if you've got a few tools. It's a lot of work, but if you've no reason to rush it's a lot of fun.
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ETA: It sort of feels like cheating to use math and a machine to make it in such fine work as yours, but if you need repeatable, perhaps the idea with the jig fence and a different cutter would be more "hands on" I could see just using a pressure device to hold a abrasive coated ball against the blade and just pull it through the jig a few thousand times, increasing pressure with a clamp etc. Be slow but would get around using a drill press / controlled machine to do the work if that is important to you. I got to say a mill would make it easier. The true art is in getting the folds to lay in the right order so the steel has the different properties through the cross section that you might want if you are folding it. If you are just shaping it as a homogeneous mass then no worries on that score. Sorry if i misstated it, I don't know all the tech terms, but I will try to learn a few just to help out.
Thad
For cutting a grove in metal I asked my son about improvised stuff if one lacks a true mill and he came up with something that I think I may play with:
He got a ball shaped grinding wheel and chucks it in a drill press.
Made a "fence guide" to bolt to the table so the metal would have something to ride against and a second on the other side to hold it snug. (this would be cut prior to sharpening I suppose or you could try to hold it in place with only the one none edge fence)
Then he set the press to lower the cutter ball to the desired depth for each side of the metal.
Turn it on and lower it where you want the groove (Hi) cut and pull it back to the end of where you want it cut.
Mirror image the jigs and do the opposite side.
all he needed was the press, some angle iron, the cutter ball and some time measuring stuff. Oh, an some bolts.
We just grabed a piece of scrap and boom cut it right in.
If you needed to you could do it in several repeatable passes at slower revolutions to keep the heat lower. Not as handy as the direct cooling fluid jets in a mill / cnc, but lots cheaper equipment.
It was just something he threw together for the idea when I asked him, If he hasn't cannibalized parts out of it I'll try to get daughter to get a pic of it in a day or so.
At least maybe it will give you a few ideas.
I like the history of japan and the blades, but I haven't really ever had opportunity to put them to a useful test.
The biggest habit I have gained from the whole thing is that I prefer to sheath my knives with the edge up and the back of the blade riding into the sheath.
Makes perfect sense to protect the edge.
Just wanted to share and add that I admire your work. I hope you have every opportunity to continue this journey.
Thad.
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