katana making, tanto koshirae

[@davidlewis3169]

I've got huge Respect for your Skills. Polishing...and making your own Tamahagane. Your old World, and a Master in your own right.

[@katanamaking2606]

thank You

[@michaelventer885]

Just want to thank you very much for making these videos. I learnt a lot from it. Am also a Tanto maker. Blessings.

[@BackyardBlacksmithing]

That is insane! I make tantos as well (much worse ones), and was looking to see if the fuchi and koiguchi were both buffalo horn in an aikuchi koshirae. I found this by accident really, but damn what a find. You really are one of the best craftsman i’ve seen.

[@katanamaking2606]

thank You

[@absinth9288]

making one at the moment, this helps a lot thanks.

[@davidlewis3169]

Your an awesome Craftsman, in Crafts that I love.

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work dude. 😊😊

[@2.wahlmesser10]

Fantastic work. Thanks for the video!

[@隆原田]

まず日本人で全て自身で完ぺきにする人わ、まずいないと思います、素晴らしです、がんばつて下さい、完ぺきです、JAPANより

[@katanamaking2606]

I'd rather just forge blades. And he made tsuba. But there are not many koshiraeshi , habakishi and togishi available here. That's why I had to learn everything. But the quality of the work of specialized craftsmen is much higher. But also the price, of course.

[@隆原田]

​自分に自信持て、突き進むのが、一番と思います、外国ではまず::No1です、素晴らしい職人です、

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

you inspire me every day

[@katanamaking2606]

Thank you....

[@Shadowmosesarea51]

Amazing work , I would love to see how to achieve the texture on the saya

[@laoosting]

Ohhhh.... thats how you make a template for the samegawa! Thank you!

[@EgonCury]

Wonderful work. Congratulations. I am a manufacturer of Japanese-style swords, Brazilian... Please, do you have a video, or could you explain to me how to fix the menuki? In the same tantõ koshirae style. Thank you.

[@katanamaking2606]

There is a pin on the bottom of the menuki. A hole for the pin is made in the samegawa and the menuki is glued.

[@EgonCury]

@@katanamaking2606 I imagined...😁. Just... Thanks comrade.

[@EgonCury]

@@katanamaking2606 I am currently working on a commission for a very similar tantõ, 16th century style, with kozuka. Samegawa-zutsumi no tsuka/saya. My thanks and congratulations again for the reference video of a beautiful work.

[@banhbao9337]

May I ask why you don’t make the habaki first?

[@katanamaking2606]

I usually make the most basic tsuka. Before the glue dries, habaki. Other dimensions develop from habaki. (tsuka, saya) When I finish the habaki, the tsuka gluing is dry and I can continue working without a break.

[@LE-6920]

What kind of wood do you use for handles and scabbards?

[@katanamaking2606]

alder

[@commanderslashx2214]

What material did you use for the kashira and kurigata? I’m a bladesmith in training and I’m trying to figure out what materials are good for what.

[@katana24]

buffalo horn

[@apisiuli]

Hello! Is there a shop for your work?

[@katanamaking2606]

www.pavel-bolf-katana-kaji.com/cs/

[@marshallduncan787]

👍

[@skuter767]

Hello Pavel! Please tell me what tool did you use to finish the habaki? Could you make a video master class on different habaki finishes? Thank you

[@katanamaking2606]

It's a gouge file. It has gears in rows behind it. I'm probably good at making blades. I can handle Koshiorae and its components at an amateur level. I don't know whether to make a video on this topic. Maybe someone better. Like Ford Hallam ?