September 23, 200619 yr Here is the Katana I finished this week along with the Wakazashi that I made earlier this year Katana has a 28 inch blade and is 36 inches overall Wakazashi has a 14 inch blade and is 21 inches over allhttp://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1166/size/big/cat/500 Woody
September 23, 200619 yr Author short sword is Torsion Bar off a Toyota, probably 5160 or perhaps 1095. Long sword is a piece of Rifle Barrel Blank according to my junkyard steel chart it should be 4140 but it got harder than what I would expect from only 40 points of carbon but it is very springy it will take a 45 degree bend and spring back but you can hardly cut it with a chain saw file. Both heated to just above critical temp and then quenched in room temp veg oil. Short sword tempered at 375 degrees for 3 hours, long sword tempered at 425 degrees for 4 hours. Woody
October 19, 200619 yr Nice work Woody, any chance of some close-up shots ? What Kind of wood are the sheaths ? Jens
October 19, 200619 yr Author Jens: The sheaths are made out of maple stained with ebony wood stain and then sealed with clear shellac. Have to wait a while for close up shots, till I solve the problem of brightly polished metal showing up black form the flash. Woody
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