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This is a discussion on Sword blanks within the Swords forums, part of the Bladesmithing category; Got a couple more sword blanks cutout since I been gone, and one all forged up too. Tactical katana, I ...
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05-01-2008, 08:02 PM
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 Sword blanks
Got a couple more sword blanks cutout since I been gone, and one all forged up too. Tactical katana, I drew out the tang and forged in the tip only, the rest will be ground. The single hander was cutout then forged to shape with the bevels and taper and all, just have to finish forge. Both are 5160.
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05-13-2008, 08:36 PM
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Thanks guys, working on it! I got a bit of grinding done on the tactical katana.
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05-16-2008, 07:20 PM
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Those look great Sam, I've heard that term "tactical katana" before but I don't remember what the significance is. Does the hilt stay unwrapped? or no tsuba?
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05-16-2008, 09:29 PM
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No no, the only difference, unless you are talking the super specifics, is an integral habaki, the integral full tang and plung cuts instead of a continuing bevel all the way to the end of the tang. It will still have a full handle wrap with rayskin underneath, and a tsuba. Will have a complete saya (scabbard) also. I call it the FFTK, the "farthest from tactical tactical katana" LOL, as it won't look like the regular all-black-everything tacticals you see mostly. Blood red silk ito handle wrap over the white rayskin, with a black scabbard with the decorative sageo knot in red as well.
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05-19-2008, 02:33 PM
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ROFLOL! I like it! But wouldent it be FFTTK?
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05-19-2008, 04:09 PM
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05-19-2008, 06:25 PM
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Shanana na naaa lol Thread Hijack  |
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