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hello, this was my 200th blade. i wanted to do something adventurous and out of the ordinary for me. i named it " bamboo". i hope you like it. it has a flat ground 11" blade 3/16" thick of 1095 done via stock removal with a 1000 grit hand pulled finish. i went for a thin edge on this one. it has a threaded toggle on the tang that is pinned and soldered. copper fuchi, nickel tsuba with hammered flanged edge and bamboo illustration using hammer and engraving chisel. japanese kanji character = april. the fuchi caps are of nickel and copper, they have a rainfall pattern on them as well as the nickel band at the top of the sheath. hard solder was used throughout. the handle is ironwood, carved to resemble bamboo. it was cut in half, milled out, then re assembled with epoxy and 4 brass pins. all parts fit snug on each other, there is no wiggle or jiggle. mild steel pommel nut with copper spacer. the scabbard is 3 piece construction of wenge, epoxied and pinned together. the belt frog stud sits on an a piece of ironwood to elevate it so it is less likely to slip through your belt. it has 2 wood dowels on the back connecting it to the wenge as well as epoxy. the mouth is routed out, so the copper seppa sits inside the wood, this keeps the blade from touching the scabbard, except at the point. it is silent with no rattling sounds. thank you for taking a look.
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