colorblind72 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've been working on carving the inlets for tangs and making habacki and finally doing some sort of a wrap on the handle. I tend to start with minimal plans and see where the process takes me. This piece I attempted to deferentially heat treat with clay. It through hardened. No hamon but I went on with it anyhow. I hot forged and hand peined the habacki. Then inked it and sanded of the high spots. The wood for the handle is poplar that I wrapped in hemp and then wrapped again with two pieces of paracord with the cores taken out. The knots are terrible. I didn't follow a traditional Tsuka knot because of the inlet I filed in the end of the handle (again, just and experiment.) All feedback is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailForge Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The thing that springs to mind the most is that the habaki is not orthogonal to the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 and indeed makes it look like some of the lower grade tourist ME stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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