neil gagnon Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Here is a tanto I forged a couple of years back that i finally got done. I am still working on the saya ran out of laquer. The blade is made from extra improved plow steel cable. I started with 3 billets & folded them a couple of times. The fittings are brass and steel with an epoxy coating. The width of the blade is 1 3/4inches, Blade Length is 12inches and over all is 17 inches. The handle is ash with a full ray skin wrap. Hope you like.. "One who is samurai must before all things" Keep constantly in mind, by day and by night. the fact that he has to die... -Dai Doji Yuzon- 16th Century http://sites.google.com/site/canadianliveblade/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin carnecchia Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Nice looking knife! I love the hada you got with the cable, and the fuller is a nice touch. -Justin Visit wrencoforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I second Justin's comment about the hada. That came out nicely! Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle o'donnell Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 im going to be totally honest and say that this one looks like something out of a japanese cartoon. but i freakin love it! it has an intense amount of sori there is a fine line between creation and destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil gagnon Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 thanks alot guys. "One who is samurai must before all things" Keep constantly in mind, by day and by night. the fact that he has to die... -Dai Doji Yuzon- 16th Century http://sites.google.com/site/canadianliveblade/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Hougham Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Neil, I have to be honest I am not into the Japanese blades but this one really catches my eye. I guess it has a sort of bowie look to it with heavy Japanese influence. Really like it. Wade Wade Jos et löydä rauhaa itsestämme on turhaa etsiä sitä muualta. If you can not find peace within yourself, it is useless to look elsewhere. Visit my website http://www.wadesknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I like the way the cable looks. The fittings are well done, too. very nice. kc please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Abrera Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 wonderfully over-the-top, almost caricature. I mean that in a good way. And the hada and hamon effects are very successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil gagnon Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thanks alot guys. I am trying to get more blades done lately, it helps keep my mind off of the economy and other crap going on in the world. "One who is samurai must before all things" Keep constantly in mind, by day and by night. the fact that he has to die... -Dai Doji Yuzon- 16th Century http://sites.google.com/site/canadianliveblade/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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