Monday, August 15, 2022
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.
# posted by Akimoro @ 10:45 AM 
