You have to bevel a blade leaving a thickness at around 1,5 mm . the blade was finshed now with 120 coarse paper .
Now you have to draw the shape of the blade on a see-through sheet .
on which you have to mark the hamon line
Cut from the sheet the line of the hamon and use it for making both...
Steel: becut 5 mm (0,19")
Total length 25.3 cm (10")
length blade 14 cm (5.5")
Handle: chestnut burl and black spacers
Taper tang.
Leather sheath by Kiara
Steel Blue paper thickness 3,2mm (0.12'').
Total length of 23 cm (9"). Length blade 11 cm (4.3").
Handle: buckeye burl. Steel guard.
Leather sheath by Kiara
Steel W2 thickness 7mm (0.27").
Total length 37,5 cm (14.8") . Blade length 24,8 cm (9.8").
Copper guard and black spacer.
Handle juniperus.
Leather sheath by Kiara
Steel 440C thickness 5mm (0.19").
Total length 24 cm (9.4") . Blade length 12.7 cm (5").
Handle: stabilized horse chestnut
Taper tang
Engraving by Antonio Montejano
Snake sheath by Kiara
Steel 440C thickness 5mm (0.19").
Total length 24 cm (9.4") . Blade length 12.7 cm (5").
Handle: resin and gold sheets
Taper tang
Engraving by Antonio Montejano
Stingray sheath by Kiara
Steel C145SC, thickness 5,8mm (0.22"). Total length 25 (9.8") . Blade length 12 cm (4.7").
Bronze guard and butt cap Black spacers.
Handle sambar.
Leather sheath with carving technique by Kiara
Steel damscus by Gigi Sechi, thickness 6mm (0.23").
Total length 32 cm (12.6") .
Blade length 19 cm (7.5").
Handle 3D techstab siver string. Bronze guard.
Leather sheath by Kiara.
Steel san mai by Federico Vighetti (stainless steel and O2) thickness 5mm (0.21'').
Total length of 36,5 cm (14.4"). Length blade 24 cm (9.5").
Handle: sambar. Bronze guard and butt cap.
Leather sheath with inlay by Kiara