How to Make a Saya (Japanese Sword Scabbard) with Walter Sorrells

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Walter Sorrells

Walter Sorrells

15 жыл бұрын

Noted swordsmith Walter Sorrells demonstrates how he makes a shirasaya (a so-called "resting scabbard") used for storing Japanese swords and knives.
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@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 11 жыл бұрын
This was probably the first video I posted. I was going to have somebody else do the voice-over, but that fell through so I just did it myself. Now it seems a little goofy next to the other videos...but, hey, there's no going back!
@rocknut144
@rocknut144 6 жыл бұрын
wonderfully insightful but would you use the same basic techniques the put a strait blade in a staff or would you split pre prepared staff part way I ask solely for educational uses thank you
@The_Joker_
@The_Joker_ 6 жыл бұрын
Walter Sorrells You kinda sound like Jack Nicholson Nice voiceover 👍
@jordanstevens8132
@jordanstevens8132 3 жыл бұрын
Jordan Stevens thinks you should rerecord the audio. He also thinks that referring to oneself in the third person is now essential for proper woodworking.
@NieroshaiTheSable
@NieroshaiTheSable 9 жыл бұрын
Noted swordsmith Walter Sorrells notably notes his own notability in the third person.
@charlesballiet7074
@charlesballiet7074 2 жыл бұрын
truly a noteworthy observation
@sinkhole777
@sinkhole777 2 жыл бұрын
I must make a note of that
@darrell840
@darrell840 Жыл бұрын
😝😝 I came here to comment something very similar. I love that guy
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 11 жыл бұрын
The traditional japanese wood is ho or honoki, a form of Japanese magnolia. It's quite hard to find decent quality honoki outside of Japan, so I generally use alder. But other soft woods like poplar will work. The key thing is that you want a soft, dry, non-resinous wood which won't scratch up the blade or cause it to rust or discolor.
@marcospacondo4136
@marcospacondo4136 Жыл бұрын
Music background title please.
@andrewdowker7115
@andrewdowker7115 Жыл бұрын
Great as always Walter, particularly like the self narration. So serious yet so hilarious all at the same time!!! Plus you even got the tradition japanese music in the background, genius. Couldn't stop switching back and forth between very contrasting emotions. Reminded me of church when I was young. Thank you!!! Magnificent!!!!!! :)))
@stizan24
@stizan24 8 жыл бұрын
That was creepy you talking about yourself in the third person.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 8 жыл бұрын
+stizan24 First video I did, if I recall correctly. After doing this about three times, I stopped doing the third person thing.
@starman2214
@starman2214 8 жыл бұрын
+Walter Sorrells I just made my first knife yesterday. many thanks.
@ModernBladesmith
@ModernBladesmith 8 жыл бұрын
+starman 22 iv'e made five knives, and each time i got a nice cut... except twice. twice my blades cracked when quenching .
@stizan24
@stizan24 8 жыл бұрын
I am starting on ugly knife #3. this one might not be so ugly. I learned a TON on ugly knife #1 and 2. #1 is a full tank camp knife with an oak handle. #2 is a hidden tang hunter with a salted willow handle and a steel guard. #3 is going to be a full tang skinner.
@ModernBladesmith
@ModernBladesmith 8 жыл бұрын
stizan24 haha "ugly knife #3" same here, all of mine are super sharp and durable (except the cracked ones). the only problem is i never can get them to look like i want them too. they look like crap. have fun, and good luck. i hope #3 turns out great for you.
@Mikanoes
@Mikanoes 5 жыл бұрын
FUCKING THANK YOU! Apparently Google has never heard of the kind of wood used to make Japanese sheaths. I just spent ten minutes looking up what kind of wood they were made of. And even scraping the bottom of the barrel and looking up "saya" on wikipedia didn't even ATTEMPT to tell me what the wood was. THANK YOU!
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@azreal289 It's a little complicated to explain, but normally it's carved as a single separate piece, then dovetailed into the saya. You can make them from wood or buffalo horn or whatever. (There are also metal ones, some of which are held on by a band around the saya. ) If you're really into figuring out the details, there's a very in-depth explanation on the video that you can find on the web site listed at the bottom of the video.
@TheLiamis
@TheLiamis 6 жыл бұрын
Superb work. I love that the US has so many great carpenters (I watch a lot of house builder videos).
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 12 жыл бұрын
Generally swords are straightened before sayas are made for them. It's not super hard to do if you're really careful about not overbending. The reason is that the bigger the bend, the wider all the components would have to be, making things rattle around. Not sure about the handle without seeing a picture, so I'm afraid I'm not much use in helping you with that! :)
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 11 жыл бұрын
The pin is just friction fitted. It's tapered, so you whack it in with a little bitty hammer and until it's firmly seated. You have to check it periodically, of course, because it wears and loosens over time.
@hmingthanacolney2974
@hmingthanacolney2974 2 жыл бұрын
An old video, to remind you that you looked cool back then too and that you have come a real long way since then.
@BINDRUNE
@BINDRUNE 11 жыл бұрын
My favorite store ! :) thanks Walter!
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 11 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I haven't used yellow cedar. You mention that it's harder than red cedar. The one potential issue (not knowing the wood myself) might be that you want the wood to be super soft. Also, cedar has some aromatic qualities which might involve compounds that could accellerate rust. But for all I know they might be rust inhibitors, too! Just throwing that out there. As to the square...it's a decorative touch, but it can also be used to adjust/tighten worn mekugi holes on older sayas.
@amandarosiska
@amandarosiska 8 жыл бұрын
Wow. That's amazing!
@jojoismyname08
@jojoismyname08 15 жыл бұрын
wow, even the scabbard making is an artwork in itself!
@londiniumarmoury7037
@londiniumarmoury7037 5 жыл бұрын
Going to be doing my first katana and saya soon, wish me luck. Nice video and inspiration.
@carloko08
@carloko08 5 жыл бұрын
good luck with your labor, dude, when you finish it show us in a video to see how was the work, greetings
@AzriAzhari
@AzriAzhari 11 жыл бұрын
dude, seriously, i love your job :D
@pasquale78
@pasquale78 8 жыл бұрын
2:46 Perfection, right there.
@tindra98765
@tindra98765 9 жыл бұрын
nice work
@Toddwa05
@Toddwa05 14 жыл бұрын
This video makes me want to go and make one right now!
@MAS4T0
@MAS4T0 12 жыл бұрын
The shirasaya is ONLY for storage... The shirasaya was used to store a blade which was not being used, as the bare wood (without laquer) retained much less moisture and would not cause degradation of the blade. Most blades mounted in shirasaya would also have a set of functional mounts, which the blade would be transferred into if the blade were to actually be used. There were instances when functional weapons were disguised as canes or other items which at times resemble shirasaya mounts.
@kenpachi316
@kenpachi316 15 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video mate!
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@Kenshinhiri A tanto is theoretically anything less than one shaku in blade length (roughly a foot). This blade is right at a foot long, so it's a tanto.
@RLAMultimedia
@RLAMultimedia 10 жыл бұрын
Wow, very impressive! Found this after searching for a way to make sheaths for some training knives I'm creating. This goes above and beyond what I'd need but the process is simply incredible. such detail!
@alainportant6412
@alainportant6412 Ай бұрын
do it
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@calmackie I don't offset the mune (spine) at all, but the blade side is offset just enough so that you can give the sharp edge a little pocket to rest on. As you suggest, it makes it likely that the blade will slice the joint open otherwise. That little pocket or shelf or offset or whatever you want to call it is quite small -- maybe a hair more than a sixteenth of an inch or roughly 2mm.
@GothicPotato2
@GothicPotato2 4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you talk about making a saya for kitchen knives! Various ones can be found online right now, but would be good to get your insight into it.
@MrLeonidas0001
@MrLeonidas0001 10 жыл бұрын
He made that look way too easy! Hah! Great video.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@kakashi1578 Yeah, it's on my to-do list! These videos (the full-length ones that you can find on my web site, not the little excerpts that I post on KZbin) take about six month to make, so I've been putting off the one about making habakis.
@No0tj3
@No0tj3 12 жыл бұрын
very very very cool
@wigwam5409
@wigwam5409 6 жыл бұрын
thanks, good video
@MyDantheman11
@MyDantheman11 13 жыл бұрын
awesome, this vid is really useful
@borg0110
@borg0110 6 жыл бұрын
love your vids sire
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@Ailtin731 It's a plane. This is the Japanese style plane which has a wooden body. Western planes have metal bodies and operate on a push stroke instead of a pull stroke. But they both do the same thing. You can find Japanese planes at Japan Woodworker, among other places. You can find them online.
@TheJuggalo909
@TheJuggalo909 5 жыл бұрын
could I use a western style plane to form a scabbard, is there a reason to use a pull plane
@QuantumMechanic_88
@QuantumMechanic_88 9 жыл бұрын
Fascinating and proud there is an American master .
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 12 жыл бұрын
I vary that a bit depending on the overall size of the blade. But somewhere in the range of 11/64" to 13/64". Generally you want to keep it a little under a quarter inch.
@mrbishi1000
@mrbishi1000 10 жыл бұрын
thanks Walter
@BulletCastDuo
@BulletCastDuo 10 жыл бұрын
Seems like Walter is a realy cool guy =)
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@Elozar100 There's no one-size-fits-all answer, unfortunately. If the split is on the joint, then it's not that big a deal to force it open a little, inject glue into it, then close it up to dry. If the split is in the grain, the same thing can be done...but it's harder. Ultimately, unless you're doing artistic restoration of an old saya, the best solution is to make a new one. In the end, a scabbard is a consumable. They've only got so much use in them before they give up the ghost!
@jonass9933
@jonass9933 10 жыл бұрын
You've done good Walter.
@gonzosc1
@gonzosc1 9 жыл бұрын
hey Walter. planning on building a sword, I have your sword forging video already and hope to get the others also. my question is about using hard woods. if I were to use a hard wood like wenge is it possible to line the inside with something that would not scratch the blade? or have you tried something like this? also, tools for hard woods. are there different styles of tools that would make cutting into hardwood easier?
@shintai88
@shintai88 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid very educational. I am planning to make a saya for my katana, as its cracked, and the so has the handle. The blade however is slightly bend and uneven, The Spine is however straight, I want to know if its possible to still make a saya for such a blade. Also the blade does not have the same handle half instead its a straight body with an end for a bolt. Any advice how I could make a handle for such a body.
@robertbrunston5406
@robertbrunston5406 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@combatcommand You can check the web site listed on the bottom of the video for info about my blades (though at the moment I'm not taking new orders). The so-called "tanto point" -- a wedge-shaped point used in western tactical knives -- actually has no relation to the geometry of Japanese tantos. The term was used by a prominent American knife manufacturer because it sounded cool, not because it was shaped like traditional Japanese blades.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@DeviantDCLXVI It's a pretty involved process and takes a lot of work. So the amount of time depends on how involved you want to make it. A simple shirasaya -- a plain wooden scabbard -- might take me six or eight hours (that's a very rough guess) whereas a more involved mounting might take ten times that. Anybody is capable of doing it...but realistically your first attempts will be fairly rough!
@ReiMonCoH
@ReiMonCoH 12 жыл бұрын
Oh.. That's pretty cool
@arubian06
@arubian06 14 жыл бұрын
@slappybuckshot do you have to chisel both pieces of wood to fit the blade and the hilt in??
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 11 жыл бұрын
Namikawa Heibei sells them. You may be able to find them at some specialty hardware suppliers like Highland Hardware and Japan Woodworker, too.
@kakashi1578
@kakashi1578 14 жыл бұрын
So, i've seen almost all the steps about making a blade in these videos, but the one that i havent seen is how to make the Habaki, do you plan to make a video about making one?
@humanoidHD
@humanoidHD 11 жыл бұрын
wow this is cool
@angeloinferno6553
@angeloinferno6553 11 жыл бұрын
Alright, thanks. What about for the tsuka? Since the blade doesn't (or at least shouldn't) slide around in the tsuka would a hard wood like maple work there?
@tkdhammer
@tkdhammer 2 жыл бұрын
So is there actually a bit of space on the side of the blade inside the saya? It only touches the edge, tip, and spine as you said
@onebelligerentbeagle
@onebelligerentbeagle 9 жыл бұрын
He is narrating his own video in third person.
@SpencerBelanger207
@SpencerBelanger207 10 жыл бұрын
laughing the whole time because the narrator is the man in the video so he is talking in third person, but thanks for the video I wish to start making wooden sheaths so video research is where I'm starting.
@ot0m0t0
@ot0m0t0 9 жыл бұрын
Geroge is getting upset!
@xinfinity8532
@xinfinity8532 7 жыл бұрын
Does polishing Katanavs remove steel
@64t120r
@64t120r 7 жыл бұрын
Yes. However, if you do it properly, it won't be enough steel to change your fit.
@Kurokubi
@Kurokubi 6 жыл бұрын
X Infinity I recommend sending it off to a togishi (blade polisher) if it's an expensive katana. If you want to learn how to polish, you should try doing it with cheap knives and katana. But yes, it does remove steel. That's why I suggest sending it off. You can mess up the geometry (the distinct angles of the blade) like the kisaki (the tip of the blade) and end up rounding them all off.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@kakashi1578 Yeah, I'll get around to it eventually. Not enough hours in the day!
@jamesmgordon83
@jamesmgordon83 9 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always. I did laugh at how you refer to yourself in the third person during the narration
@l.k9874
@l.k9874 3 жыл бұрын
I was laughing about this as well but he honestly does incredible work.
@blacktemplar2207
@blacktemplar2207 3 жыл бұрын
thats a beautiful wakizashi :D
@shark8837
@shark8837 2 жыл бұрын
Hello. Please advise. Maybe you know a master who can order a saya for a wakizasi with two pockets: for a kogai and a kozuki? I can't find it on the Internet.
@maruj666
@maruj666 11 жыл бұрын
how to do get the pin to stay in the handle? The mikugi? do you use a glue?
@dusanpavlovic2201
@dusanpavlovic2201 5 жыл бұрын
should i out lining inside of katana scabbard, was that used and what are benefits of lining, my scabbard takes of any oil i put on my blade how to solve that
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@grizou31 Alder. Poplar works if you can't find Alder. The traditional Japanese wood used called ho or honoki, which is a form of magnolia.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
@azreal289 If you've got cabinet making experience you shouldn't have too much trouble. You just have to chisel out a friction-fit slot onto the face of the saya, then slide the kurigata in and glue it.
@shintai88
@shintai88 12 жыл бұрын
Also I am planning to buy some of the equipment, could you give me a list of what I will need. So far I have found this vice, but not sure if its suitable.
@SubaruWRC1996
@SubaruWRC1996 8 жыл бұрын
I've bought a decent katana but the handle is white but it comes with a black sheath. is it possible to buy a white sheath for it
@mcneeseremalf28
@mcneeseremalf28 6 жыл бұрын
Great to see that stodoys has new instructions to save my money and energy to build it.
@JDubbsTheDuelist
@JDubbsTheDuelist 9 жыл бұрын
I am hoping someone can answer my question because I looked on the internet and it tells me nothing. So I have a shirasaya sword with a very small chip that is almost impossible to see and was wondering if there is any safe method to take it apart without breaking the handle or anything in order to do maintenance on the blade? Probably a dumb question but I never dealt with shirasaya swords before
@DylanHilliard1
@DylanHilliard1 8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. Where would one purchase this type of blade and how much would it cost?
@TheBlazingak
@TheBlazingak 7 жыл бұрын
Incredibly vague question. Shirasay is a type of mounting. The blades go from very cheap to well into the ten thousands for antique nihonto blades.
@dusanpavlovic2201
@dusanpavlovic2201 5 жыл бұрын
can i finish saya with latex, acrylic or nitro paint and make it look smooth and shiny like i used oil based paint?
@earljohnson5990
@earljohnson5990 11 жыл бұрын
its an aromatic but different than Red (Thuja plicata). Harder than but still a softwood (conifer). Marginally harder than alder and aspen. Doubt it would cause rust but not certain. I'm not a woodworker or artist, but I work as a forester and faller. I'm new to katanas but love everything about them and like to educate myself. Sorry to see your products aren't available for sale. Perusing your website, you have excellent teaching skills. Love your philosophy. Regards
@earljohnson5990
@earljohnson5990 11 жыл бұрын
Have you used Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)? It has all the qualities you describe + it has anti-bacterial/fungal properties similar to Red Cedar but harder. It lasts w/out rot for 100's of years.The density between the early and late wood in almost identical making it one of the best carving woods. BC exports the whole large logs to Japan for use as temple posts. I see you squared out the area surrounding the pin and used another wood for support. Alder split without? Great video :)
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
Exactly. You're more or less doing half on one side and half on the other. There are some subtleties to it because you don't want the cutting edge resting on the joint...but that's the basic idea.
@angeloinferno6553
@angeloinferno6553 11 жыл бұрын
Would maple be a good substitute? I've used it for western style knife handles but I'm starting to move into eastern style weapon design.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 14 жыл бұрын
Personally I wouldn't recommend pine because it tends to have a lot of sap in it. It also tends to have a heavy grain that can fight you when you're trying to make a smooth surface. My recommendation (at least as far as domestic woods goes) would be alder first and poplar second.
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 13 жыл бұрын
@dylankunaikennedy123 Sure. Japanese defensive knives -- known as tantos -- were mounted in the same manner as longer blades.
@dasdew2
@dasdew2 12 жыл бұрын
What about the hole for the sageo? How do i do that for a full size saya?
@ChishioAme
@ChishioAme 13 жыл бұрын
For some reason, I find it somewhat amusing that, in the beginning, the narrator refers to the tanto as a 'small knife' when, typically, the blade was anywhere from 7-12 inches in length. That's about the size of both a bowie and kukri, which are traditionally thought of as large knives.
@BentoFox2969
@BentoFox2969 12 жыл бұрын
Ah, good old walter xD
@sentientbeing8738
@sentientbeing8738 4 жыл бұрын
10 years, holy shit.
@dameongray6412
@dameongray6412 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if you'll see this comment or not, but I was wondering if this would technically work for a scabbard for a camping knife because I don't want to use traditional leather or kydex
@chadwicmears
@chadwicmears 10 жыл бұрын
Top notch :)
@jadenlowes7927
@jadenlowes7927 8 жыл бұрын
I got his name wrong, it’s actually Woody Hyezmar, who was going to sell his collection of woodworking plans but now is giving it for free on his website!
@BINDRUNE
@BINDRUNE 11 жыл бұрын
Where do you buy a saya chisel?
@DreddPirateRoberts
@DreddPirateRoberts 7 жыл бұрын
3:32 - I would think that it would be ideal for the wood to be bent to match the curvature of the blade.
@cameronferguson1217
@cameronferguson1217 7 жыл бұрын
where do you get your wood
@FamousLegend07
@FamousLegend07 9 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know how I could achieve a reflective surface on my katana sheath ?
@shakeelahmed332
@shakeelahmed332 9 жыл бұрын
FamousLegend07 Couple coatings of lacquer should do the trick
@dusanpavlovic2201
@dusanpavlovic2201 6 жыл бұрын
how much did you price your katana back in the day
@MADDOGEXXX
@MADDOGEXXX 11 жыл бұрын
lol I thought it was funny. I did really enjoy your video, I would like one day to create my own masterpeice in the form of a Katana, Im sure I will use the things I learned in this video to craft a scabbard for it.
@darthbas1100
@darthbas1100 7 жыл бұрын
I have a Katana however the Saya was made poorly to say the least, the Katana doesn't lock in the Saya and it moves around in it and even a slight tilt down and the Katana comes out. It was a $230 dollar Katana, any suggestions on fixing this? I was going to see if I can get a thine peace of wood and glue it in side the Saya so it locks the Katana in.
@xinfinity8532
@xinfinity8532 6 жыл бұрын
Darth Ba`s Make a new Saya or just buy a new one
@jbli19
@jbli19 14 жыл бұрын
hey what wood is it
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 12 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately routers can't be used to make high quality sayas. Believe me, everybody who makes these things has tried it! But because the scabbard needs to fit relatively tightly, and because the geometry of the sword varies over the length of the blade, there's no way a router can do it. Plus, you'd need to make a separate jig for every blade you made...which would take about as long as carving the scabbard by hand...
@RegTarg011
@RegTarg011 9 жыл бұрын
Isn't that a Wakizashi(short sword), not a Tanto(the Knife)?
@TheAdeptGuitarist
@TheAdeptGuitarist 10 жыл бұрын
and here Walter talks in the third person perspective the whole video
@avinash706dc
@avinash706dc 8 жыл бұрын
i visited your website but there is no katana for sale.. so how am i going to purchase it then?
@xinfinity8532
@xinfinity8532 6 жыл бұрын
avinash706dc visit kult of Athena website, countless of Katana's available
@kakashi1578
@kakashi1578 13 жыл бұрын
@slappybuckshot *Sigh*, it must get tiring to repeat whats said in the video in the comments XD Oh and also, i saw that your Habaki video was made, so are you going to make a shortened version for this channel?
@shakeelahmed332
@shakeelahmed332 9 жыл бұрын
Somebody correct me if i'm wrong but i thought shirasaya were a lot thinner that the one shown in this video
@BatangasArmory
@BatangasArmory 12 жыл бұрын
indeed
@dustinsharp2319
@dustinsharp2319 8 жыл бұрын
"blank" is traditionally done this way, but here walter takes a modern shortcut...
@tylerharvey8671
@tylerharvey8671 8 жыл бұрын
+Dustin Sharp Same result, only much quicker.
@xinfinity8532
@xinfinity8532 7 жыл бұрын
+Dustin Sharp whats wrong with taking a modern shortcut eh, thats what I do not understand about traditional japanese smiths, they also want the fittings to be traditionally made when you can easily use modern methods which is faster and cheaper
@imjustlookingformydog896
@imjustlookingformydog896 6 жыл бұрын
X Infinity sometimes hand tools can be better because it allows you to be more precise and careful
@vinland5558
@vinland5558 10 жыл бұрын
I always heard that wood like alder isn't good for blade making because it was too soft. Is that wrong or was it just used because of it's availability?
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 10 жыл бұрын
It's used for scabbard making specifically because it is soft and won't scratch up your blade. But you're absolutely right that it would make a terrible material for the handle of, say, a hunting knife.
@vinland5558
@vinland5558 10 жыл бұрын
Walter Sorrells That makes sense. I tried something similar on a knife I made a few weeks ago, handle and scabbard was entirely made out of rosewood, carving a slot in it was quite difficult especially since it's something I'm new at, used birch for part of a handle on a new knife and it was much easier. Also I found out that I was allergic to rosewood, ended up having some throat swelling and large rashes on my neck and arms. I had to get a friend to do the final sanding on it.
@elcap420
@elcap420 3 жыл бұрын
Please tell me that Walter isn't putting his bare fingers on the blade of a nihonto?
@constantinechung
@constantinechung 10 жыл бұрын
Mr. Sorrells, out of curiosity, which part of america is your accent from?
@WalterSorrellsBlades
@WalterSorrellsBlades 10 жыл бұрын
I live in the South. But to complicate things, I went to college in the Northeast and my father grew up outside New York City, so my accent sounds southern to northerners and northern to southerners.
@BernieFromTheInternet
@BernieFromTheInternet 8 жыл бұрын
*narrating in the third person* XD
@spikebaltar5071
@spikebaltar5071 8 жыл бұрын
not sure if this is the real walter
@BernieFromTheInternet
@BernieFromTheInternet 8 жыл бұрын
Hans jerkov like in highlander... THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!!!
@spikebaltar5071
@spikebaltar5071 8 жыл бұрын
i think the one saying in third person is the camera man
@SimbaSoundPower
@SimbaSoundPower 8 жыл бұрын
Lolll i was trying to get my head around that too
@steelwarrior105
@steelwarrior105 8 жыл бұрын
+Hans jerkov no it's Walter.
@XiethXander
@XiethXander 11 жыл бұрын
And that's the reason why nowadays scabbards can't withstand a swords slash. In the past scabbards are not only used to house the sword but can be used two handed one hand with sword one hand with scabbard to deflect or block.
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