In today's video I show you how I made a wooden katana as a birthday gift for a very good friend of mine. Links! Sagaeo knot: • How to tie your Sageo ... End knot: • How to tie Tsukamaki e... Template: www.studocu.com/row/document/...
Great job on making such a beautiful bokuto. If you make another one, I recommend using the small hand plane and spokeshave more to assist with those curved sections.
Huge fan of this video and I skipped bits and pieces to intentionally save this for when I can afford my own shop/materials. AMAZING details and instructional/comedical guidance. You sir made a masterpiece that most people will never have the honor/pleasure of knowing. I wish I had a friend as dedicated/thoughtful as you. You honor the way of Bushido, I respect that very much as a Ronin. I'm a very old soul and do not fit in with the world today. Your video made me feel at home and gave me hope. It meant so much to just watch bits and seconds not to spoil what will be an amazing future accomplishment for me when I set out to create my own copy of the sword you made in this video/make it my own! Thank you sincerely Mr.Lowery (Dan), I was having trouble with my ADHD/Depression/OCD/etc etc etc etc. As a swordsman who cannot afford his blades anymore and wants to go back to basics, I really want this to be my next future project/goal as soon as am able.m Thanks again man, I look forward to more videos (without trying to sneak peaks until I can make stuff myself too haha). I watched the first I wanna say 3 minutes or so? Before realizing," OH SNAP I LOVE THIS, THIS DUDE IS DOING AN AWESOME JOB EXPLAINING EVERYTHING IN GREAT DETAILS I GOTTA TRY THIS!" lol - just a little trip inside my my mind/thoughts. You have a new fan in my sir ^_^ Arigato, Yoroshiku onigaishimasu :)
@DanLowery I'm not there yet but when I am, you will be the first person I want to send my progress to privately :) I also honor the way of Miyamoto Musashi aka his other names and moniker lol. I actually live my life the exact same way he did, without realizing it until last year :)
Well done 👍🏻 For a minute i was worried about the handled wrapping but it's good luckily Also the sheet is cool, finally someone made a full wooden katana with the sheet
This type of design is made traditionally in Japan, however it is not katana, since it is not steel, and its not bokken or bokuto. This would be considered "tsunagi". The purpose of tsunagi is to replicate the general blade shape so the koshirae can be stored/displayed without the actual blade. This was typically only found in the highest ranks of samurai, as they would be the only ones who could afford or require more than one set of koshirae. If you go to a Japanese museum and see swords displayed on a kake with koshirae on top and blade on bottom, a tsunagi is inside the koshirae holding everything together for display.
this is awesome do you have any more specifications of the sycamore you used like the length and thickness, also the templates are a bit confusing with there being 3 different sizes are they the sheathe? thanks
I love it, it's beautiful piece of art but you for got the pins in the handle and it mightve prevented the epoxy in the handle. And the little art pieces under the wrap in the handle. But no hate just a katana lover ❤ great job man
For your friend i would be clear about waste side and what side to be close to on. You can shape with a sander not just go to a line the use a router. Also if you don't know the value of a sharp chisel im sure they could get better learning sorce elsewhere.
I nearly clicked off after you started cutting the template, so many videos claim to be forging the katana when they just cut it out of metal and or machine it and sharpen it with no forging to be found anywhere in the video, i forgot the sword was being made out of wood and you never claimed to be forging
