WW2 Japanese Katana Sword Handle Restoration 

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We're not all brutes without honor or morality I'm a blade maker myself an the art becomes part of the soul just as part of the soul becomes the art

It's not Edo period quality. Nor born from 45 years of traditional craft experience. But, it honors the sword.

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A lot of pacific Island warriors used stingray skin on the handles of their weapons. The Maori used it a lot and so did tribes in Africa. In Japan though, only the clans that were near the coast used it. In the inner parts of Japan they used resin or lacquer over raw wood, or bamboo leaves. When the soldiers and samurai picked up the weapons after battle or clans joined and they discovered how much better the grip and durability was with tanned stingray skin as opposed to hog hide, cow leather, and lacquer over leaves, they began to use that everywhere. Then later they began wrapping leather around the ray skin for extra grip. Alternatively horse hair was also used for this, peeled bamboo strips, and pig hide that had been treated using the stomach acid of slaughtered cows and then cleaned with soap. Depending on your status as a soldier determined what wrap was used for your sword. I learned this from a museum feature we had in my city and it was nothing but weapons from Japan. The Japanese really went out and stole ideas from everyone. But they used what worked.

Bonjour,petite rectification quand même la Poigne6 comme vous dite si bien ce nomme en Réalité dans les thermes traditionnel japonaise,Une TSUKA. Merci et bonne journée à vous

That sounds like an amazing sword that you have. Unfortunately we didn't have time to try and find a tassle for it. But I'm also told many times these were removed in theatre as they tend to get in the way and also make a noise. But I'm not an expert enough to say for sure. 😊

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I would suggest giving it a try. The expense really lies in the time. The materials are relatively inexpensive so even if you get it wrong it's not the end of the world. You should be able to find lots of info online about how to make the Tsuka wood core.

Thank you. 🙏 ☺️ There isn't a lot of genuine nihonto in our country. These WW2 pieces are more common but also not many that people are willing to fix. It was a rare opportunity for us.

@@ironsideedgeworks well its great that you were given the chance to restore it to its glory

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There is a pin that locks the blade in place inside the handle, which you see is tapped in at the end. The samurai sword is purposely designed so that the hilt can be replaced and maintained and also for the maintenance of the blade it's self. 😊

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Oh God..... said cousin has paid for the damage right? I know they are family but thats beyond a mistake hell if it wasn't family I would use said blade to behead them in your place

Yikes, that's really unfortunate. Traditionally the wood used is Honoki or Japanese Magnolia. But that can be difficult to come by, Ash or Poplar are good alternatives.

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There is one person here in the U.S. that does restoration, from polishing the blade to handle recreation and new scabbard. it runs about 2k.

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We used washi paper for the paper balls and under the knots. We considered using rice glue, but other than being absolutely authentic there's no real reason for it, so long as the glue you use is low acidity, which we made sure to use.

It is coffee yes. This is our first time doing a Tsuka, also it won’t be used for anything except display. But next time it will be better. You don’t become a master instantly.

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@@ironsideedgeworks Сколько лет ты на эту шаблю ручку делал ???

It wasn't meant to be an instructional video. There's quite a few resources available online for making end knots if you want to find out how to do it. We aren't masters and there's better people out there who put out material to learn from.

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Yes, I would say its a low quality factory sword. It is old but I'm not expert enough to say how old.

they're not molded or cast, they're forced from bullets by a machine, similar to a kitchen knife

Thanks, unfortunately there's only limited options for soundtrack on RU-vid 😂 especially when it gets this long.

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He used Japanese saws, what do you want?

The owner wanted it for display purposes only. Full Rayskin costs more. A restoration like this is already probably more expensive than this sword was worth - so its a matter of weighing up what its worth and what will be done with it. If its a 17th century sword in pristine condition, it might be more worth while to do it 100% authentic.