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Blossom Katana V.2 by ~piratecaptain:iconpiratecaptain:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Woodworking

©2009 ~piratecaptain
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I present to you my greatest work to date! I've come even closer to emulating the true katana, and I'm very happy with the result. It may not be a stunner with a lot of designs, but I hope it is viewed as elegant. I apologize to 56kers since the file is so large, but I wanted to put the pictures and text right together. If you'd rather see some other style of showing it, I'd be happy to hear it!

Anyways, most of the info is above, but the real technical stuff I'll put here. My goal was to make a katana that could be taken apart and put back together, just like a real katana. I also was trying to make several individual pieces for the fittings. A list of these pieces is:

Blade
Habaki
Seppa/Spacers x2
Tsuba/Guard
Fuchi/Collar
Tsuka/Handle
Kashira/Endcap.
Koiguchi/Sheath throat
Sheath loop

Also new for me is the sageo knot, and the tsukamaki, which I finally am happy with. So you can see I've put a lot of work into this, about 75 to 80 hours even with the simple design. It is carved completely by hand, with no power tools at all, and is 37.5 inches long with a 28 inch blade and 9.5 inch handle. Materials are:

Aspen wood
Spray paint
Polyurethane
Bias Tape
Silver Charm

That pretty well covers it, so I'll shut up finally. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do, and thank you for any comments or favorites! I really appreciate them, and all of you who put up with my jabbering!

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~chipface-zero Jan 4, 2009, 3:11:08 AM
That's simply amazing. I'm going to have to incorporate some of those techniques on the next katana I make. I'm just wondering what you used for the rayskin texture on the handle. And also, what width of bias tape did you use for the tsumaki?

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~Laitz Jan 4, 2009, 4:23:35 AM
Just.. lovely! :heart::heart:
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Mood: Astonished ~murselius Jan 4, 2009, 4:26:28 AM
Hmmm... Extreme details. I'm curious about the dots of the handle. Did you make those or were they already on the material used? The desing of the katana is pretty simple, so adding something, for example a black (tribal) tattooish pattern, to the scabbard would have been a nice plus. The painting is super smooth.

Overall, I can see why you like the katana so much. a Great piece of art!

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*chioky Jan 4, 2009, 4:58:24 AM
truly worthy of the title "master of swordmaking" in the league of swordmakers, may you continue to inspire future swordmakers and endow us with knowledge XD

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~shonenking Jan 4, 2009, 5:01:56 AM
A great step towards perfection. Simple as that. :D

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~PaulLilyJulian Jan 4, 2009, 5:31:19 AM
It's beautiful . And the shot in snow is so fitting. The small flower is just final touch!
Congratulations , you're merely awesome!!
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*the-mirror-melts Jan 4, 2009, 6:20:35 AM
Great job on the sageo knot!
Overall it's a beautiful piece of art

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~captain0marauding Jan 4, 2009, 8:11:16 AM
This is incredibly amazing, it even beats the Take Katana by that one guy. I believe that the wait for this one was worth it. Someday I hope my work will be as perfect as this. Excellent job!

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~ally2020 Jan 4, 2009, 8:14:05 AM
Wow, seriously god job there and congrats too!! The sword really does look amazing :D

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