matt venier 3 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Just want to start off by saying I had this blade forged, ground and heat treated (at least twice!) before Jesus posted his nagamaki so I'm not following a trend I just got beaten to the punch(what a punch though ) 24.5” long, 1.62” at it’s widest, almost .375” thick with almost .75” of sori. it’s a san mai blade with a core of W2 wrapped in a jacket of 750 layers of laminated 1075/1045 all from Aldo. This has got to be one of the wickedest things I’ve made. Mounted as a nagamaki(long wrappings) it has a copper habaki, titanium seppa, and a heat colored hammer finished Zirconium tsuba. Lacquered rayskin wrap on tsuka with arrow menuki, antique iron fuchi, buffalo horn kashira and with my custom cord braiding over the 19.5” handle. This is a beast with a extremely active hamon. This is availble on my website Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Green 17 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wicked!! Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Ullrich 22 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Well done Matt. This has serious presence. I imagine if presented with a room of the weapons seen on these forums for some time, I'd reach for this beauty. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Todd 2 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 That's badass! Can I say that? I don't care, that's badass Link to post Share on other sites
SBranson 2 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 It's a very exciting piece. Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wow, what a beast Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 WOW! Beast indeed! Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Matt - that is beautiful! I love the hamon. The blade would give you a little confidence if a guy was screaming at you and riding toward you on a war horse. Maybe, maybe, I would manage not to turn and run (and thereby die). Hope I never find out. Link to post Share on other sites
Jesus Hernandez 31 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Very pointy! Maybe we should make a trend of making these nagamaki. Link to post Share on other sites
jake cleland 436 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Very pointy! Maybe we should make a trend of making these nagamaki. Hell yes. first on the list if i can ever get a couple of months pre-paid... there's a beautiful nagamaki naioshi blade in the Leeds Armoury that i want to take a swing at as a fully mounted nagamaki... Beautiful work, Matt - was the sori mostly forged in, and controlled with the hitatsura/mune-yaki? Link to post Share on other sites
Scott A. Roush 18 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Matt this is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites
Scott A. Roush 18 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Very pointy! Maybe we should make a trend of making these nagamaki. well I'm seriously thinking about jumping on that wagon now. Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 6 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 well I'm seriously thinking about jumping on that wagon now. Me too! Wow, cool sword man, gives me the urge to watch some Samurai movies bit time! Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Thomas Obach 3 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 beautiful work ! beauty !!! Link to post Share on other sites
matt venier 3 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks for all the replies Guys! Jake all the sori plus a bit more was forged in, as I tend to lose a bit when I quench in parks50 whether I controlled it or not I'm not sure Get on the bandwagon guys it's a fun type of blade to make although wrapping the handle the way I did meant I had 4 pieces of cord the were 25' (thats FEET) long! It was problematic to keep them straight and untangled Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 6 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Ah yes, the wrapping, more fun than a barrel of monkeys :0) Link to post Share on other sites
JimC 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Oh. My. God. Someday...I hope to be able to afford your work. Link to post Share on other sites
SBranson 2 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 well I'm seriously thinking about jumping on that wagon now. me too Link to post Share on other sites
Scott A. Roush 18 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 me too Let's form a club. :-) Seriously Matt.. congratulations on this. I want to be able to make this blade that you've made. I'm not sure that I can. I know that I'm ready to TRY. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,648 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 beautiful work ! beauty !!! What he said! Awesomeness, dude. Link to post Share on other sites
justin carnecchia 67 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I didn't see Jesus's (I have to assume it was amazing) but damn!!! That is sweet. That hamon is gorgeous! The activity you got out of the lower carbon 1075/1045 is unbelievable, great combination. Link to post Share on other sites
peter johnsson 147 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Great one!Now I am all for trying my hand at making one as well :-) -You and Jesus will get credit for igniting the spark! Link to post Share on other sites
matt venier 3 Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) To Scott I start any project I'm unsure of with two phrases. "what could go wrong?" and "How hard could it be?" Then somewhere in the middle of said project comes "well from here on out it should be nothing but problems!" These motivational saying can get me through most things with only mild emotional scarring. :) There is something much more aggressive about one of these over a katana, you have to kind of feel it. Edited June 15, 2014 by matt venier Link to post Share on other sites
Theodore An. 19 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Amazing!!! Link to post Share on other sites
GEzell 136 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 That thing has serious presence, I can only imagine what it feels like in hand... awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
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