Monday, August 15, 2022
PVC Katana Scabbard
Selected a piece of PVC with the appox diameter as your blade. Cut to the length of your blade plus 1-2".
Remove the top layer of plastic with a sander or sandpaper. Pipe should be rough on all sides all the way down the length.
Using a heat gun, bend the PVC to match the curve of your blade. Skip this step for straight blades.
Heat up you PVC again using your heat gun, and press it with board to create an oval shape.
Red Maple handle Katana build
Blades were purchased from Alchem Armory. The nakago (tangs) had to trimmed down to a more reasonable width.
Red Maple branch was recovered from a neighbor's yard. I used a Japanese flush cut saw and a draw knife to shape it into a ho (handle).
Tsuba, fuchi, and kashira were purchased from Ebay. Menuki were from Joann craft store and spray painted gold.
The same is ray skin purchased at Tandy Leather.
The completely assembled katana. Laser engraving was done by a local artisan who specializes in firearms.
Added to my collection of Asian rapiers.
