Creating A Wooden Katana Process

“SHADOW” Katana in all its glory 🔥 My latest Sword.. my first time taking on a Traditional style Katana.. hand forged 80crv2 blade with swamp washed patina, forged steel Habaki, forged 80crv2 Tsuba, forged cooper spacers, forged steel fuchi and kashira. The handle has alligator belly skin inlay then stabilized creek sand on the top and bottom of handle to give grip to the ito wrap. I then stabilized the ito wrap. it is a super tight fit up using just one brass menuki.. Days of detailed laser en

Forging Wrench Katana

Forging a Wrench KATANA

Forging A Katana Out Of an Old File