Making Wooden Bokuto (bokken)

Handmade wooden bokuto (bokken) from hornbeam wood. There I try to show all steps of making the training sword in this video.
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[@SBVCP]

I dont know that wood but it seems too light and soft perhaps? a bokken has to whitstand (sorry for bad english) quite a few hard strikes a) without braking (its dangerous...same reason why they dont use varnish as far as i know) and b) without straining the student with much vibration. That and the fact that a real sword would be much heavier so, the bokuto has to be equally balanced, and close or even heavier than an actual sword. afterall its for training (even if thats kinda in between the truth as you wont really "use" the sword but oh well)

[@SBVCP]

(before some asshole comes running at me let me just point out first that i was already suscribed and always liked your knife videos)

[@onikagemaru104]

I think this is not intended for use, just a props for maybe cosplay?

[@deidara1221]

yep for gintama

[@Grenadier-]

Wooden swords on average are actually heavier then their metallic counterparts

[@64Rosso]

@@Grenadier- no, they are not; in fact a typical bokken (or bokuto if you prefer) weighs from 500 to 750 grams, whilst a katana is normally above 1.1 kilogram

[@haz2077]

So this is the guy who makes Gintoki's bokuto when he orders it in the TV show.

[@spencyn2641]

haz 銀雨 as soon as he starting the engravings I knew it was a Gintama Lake Toya reference

[@deathspank69]

@@spencyn2641 it's in the title 👁 👄 👁

[@shiroyaksha1425]

@@deathspank69 I think We should order one tooo

[@sahyogsingh6577]

😂

[@vahn3724]

Now we only need is one war veteran whos hilarious, a girl with super strenght, and a pair of glasses

[@apollyon1987]

Vahn XVI please tell me what this is referencing

[@oikawahidaichi8204]

EvanMc07 1 super girl

[@serkanoskan1839]

@@apollyon1987 gintama

[@yusuf_ym3829]

A war veteran that looks like goku

[@darkussupreme5053]

@@yusuf_ym3829 actually a war veteran who looks like kenshin

[@IbrahimAli-om8cb]

The video isn't speed up. It's just he unlocked his full potential

[@alextimis3771]

whahahahaahaha, them skillzz

[@mykolashatkovskyi8817]

Oh, this is the good one

[@frontenac5083]

*sped up

[@WingsofSilver_Tsuba69]

Holy CRAP this guy works fast

[@killer-ck2nv]

Boi

[@abduladeniyi234]

r/woosh

[@WingsofSilver_Tsuba69]

Aw gees, I thought he had magical powers or something.

[@phucnguyeninh6761]

Wings of Silver time lapse !!

[@konkeydonk7282]

Dr. Second WOOOOOSSSHH

[@mikkodemaulo4544]

This guy's speed is unprecedented.

[@cproteus]

Your videos are so much better without music. It only distracts from the art. I never get tired of watching your high level skill develop your aesthetic. Wonderful videos. Thank you.

[@jbiebs6042]

Why do I find woodworking, knife making and restoration videos so fucking calming I could watch shit like this alll dayyyy

[@smileorgobyebye6330]

It is actually :D

[@DaynGonzo]

Back when I was 13, 2003, I used to make a lot of word swords. Pretty dam good too. Use to try to sell them through out the neighborhood where I lived. Nobody wanted to buy one lol. Right now is the best time to sell wood art. The internet is amazing. So many people want to buy stuff like this. I like to make wooden sheaths to go with it though.

[@Tootnscoot]

Quick tip from someone who has used and made many of these and similar items. Just like when making a bow you want to find a singe ring and follow it down your wood. This helps with both flexibility and rigidity and significantly adds strength. Don't cut across the grains to curve the sword. Steam the wood and bend it to the curve under pressure. It's such a slight bend it's nit going to tear your wood fibers. Think of it like this pulling a across a string vs pulling down a string. Shorter fibers are weaker so you want long continuous interwoven fibers. You will have a much much stronger and harder bokken. Try that and compare and you'll see what I mean

[@anshumanrathore4693]

Facts

[@burnbluefox]

I love the engravings, I engraved my 2nd Bokken as a child. It's name is Triple Dragon, son naturally I carved a 3 headed dragon on it. I still have it to this day. A legendary item of mine.

[@raymartdelgado1407]

I prefer the one gengai modifies that shoots soy sauce🤣

[@hidekil.umemura3548]

Kagura's umbrella also shoots soy sauce

[@Astoria_Varanus]

What the actual ?

[@abdullahhelmi7695]

it form anime called gintama

[@maxmillianwiegel1643]

I had a feeling there would be at least one Gintama reference.

[@bingibingibomb79]

Man Who kills Demons its gintokis sword what did u expect

[@p.chakraborty4453]

6:36 ah, now that's traditions ! Well done! !

[@guillermoalfaro2714]

Hey 👋 there Koss is the most beautiful wooden katana I ever saw in my life with other types I really said wow 👌 👏 blessings

[@Music-pc2we]

Amazing work! This is definately my favorite of all the ones ive seen.

[@ramonpizarro]

Gintoki approved

[@matlaju6998]

dondake*

[@NuschelKeks]

bukake*

[@タピオカ-c9x]

どんなけぇぇぇぇええ！！！！！

[@houshounoshitimi]

@@タピオカ-c9x 日本人ｗ

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

Ramon Pizarro HA! That’s what I thought too when I saw him carving in the characters! “Does that say Lake Toya?” Lol

[@jeanpaulgartier3404]

Man gets stick ,makes a stick

[@pandamoon_man3747]

No. Man find bit of log, man make smaller bit of log.

[@jesse1375_]

Man gets stick, makes it sick

[@nimesheranda4019]

' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

[@aaroningram8782]

He's sticking up for him self

[@Jjmrt1624]

An aereodinamic stick

[@nobutasu3285]

gintoki's bokken! great job

[@shreeshmishra787]

I thought gintoki brought it from a cheap advertisement all the time .... So that guy has some hidden money?

[@horinum]

Shreesh Mishra Gintoki isn’t that poor, he’s just not a fan of paying.

[@RexyyKzK]

Hunter2112004 VN wdym Hes broke 24/7 by playing pachinko with hasegawa san

[@orenji138]

@@RexyyKzK you mean MADAO

[@RexyyKzK]

@@orenji138 marudo dame no ossan

[@hidekil.umemura3548]

@@RexyyKzK it's "Marude dame na ossan"

[@edwardkaneshiro6437]

I can't believe this guy! Looks like he made his own band saw?! You could make another video on how to make your own band saw! Nice work on your Bokuto, I am inspired to make one for my self.

[@oldiowan]

I once made one using Baltic Birch laminations in 3 pieces - On the center piece of a 1/2" thick I drilled holes ABOUT every 3-4" and inserted a 5/8" nut - I had IMHO gotten the weight and balance very close to alive blade weapon - There were also just a few holes with nuts in the part of the handle closest to the tsuba - The 2 outside laminations were 1/4" thick - The sword could then be shaped, and finished as desired - Just thought I'd mention this.

[@BR5494]

Very.supper.craftmanship.job.well.done.BRAVO

[@RunEscaqe3]

Ah the Gintama one... The most common material for souvenir bokuto in japan is kashi which is a japanes acorn tree in the buna family. But the japanese maple wood (momiji) and ebony (kokutan) are the two most traditional materials used.

[@williammoore7482]

Hornbeam is a very hard timber, hence the name iron-wood. Hornbeam is rarely used for general carpentry because of the difficulty of working it. Its hardness means it has been used for carving boards, tool handles, coach wheels, piano actions - places a very tough wood is required. In fact the timber is so hard it's been used as gear pegs in simple machines, including traditional windmills. It is sometimes coppiced to provide hardwood poles, and also used in parquet flooring. It has even been used to produce wooden screws.

[@KeredAglo]

Same with Osage orange but you have to use traditional tools or dust collection or a mask since the sawdust is poisonous to breathe... my tribe (Comanche) would work it while still wet to form bows

[@botarc]

Hello, I want one.. *but please don't tell Kagura!* or else she will break this one also..

[@luqmanmohames677]

Get out of your fantasy

[@Luke-or4lz]

Really good video I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers

[@Koss-channel]

thanks

[@ItzRealMe.]

@@Koss-channeldude, give me this wodden bokkuto sword message me at 9006585600 How much

[@readysetshrimps2986]

4:22 What is this yellow tool that he is holding, I need one of those for a school project

[@chridkringle]

Pretty sure it’s just a wooden block with sandpaper on the other side

[@ZaibJ]

Could you please provide a list of measurements or how you went about making the curve of the blade? I’m planing on making this exact sword

[@Leo-zq5sj]

I would like to know as well

[@onehandedmaker]

Hi Koss, I am about to make a wooden Katana build video and stumbled across this video and discovered your channel all at the same time. Amazing content and well done on the channel. Regard James One Handed Maker - Australia

[@pjhalchemy]

Nicely Done Koss! Glad I finally watched it. Good choice of wood too. Thanks.

[@dreamseeker2346]

This is a great video. What I'd like to know is how I can make one, and what materials I'd need besides the wood, because I cannot seem to find one in my size. I am 6' 8" and require an 11" grip (to be practical) and a blade length of 38 to 42 inches, so the whole bokken needs to be about 49 to 53 inches in total, and well it's pretty difficult to find something like that in a store/ online. I don't know anyone who would custom make one for an affordable price, and also I'd like to learn the craft for myself. Standard full size bokken is around 39" for anyone who is unaware.

[@01bestshinhwabihotaku19]

Ah wait i know now Gintoki uses this as his primary weaphone and is often used for training irl

[@darkflamemaster4423]

So this is where Gintoki always buy when he sword is broken

[@hahn3415]

I watched this at 2x now he became Godspeed

[@frogsinthepot]

I always wondered if these were cut to curve or formed with steam to curve. Nice work.

[@luqmanrashid1651]

i would imagine tomokazu sugita dressing up as gintoki with this bokuto and a silver coloured wig doing stand up comedy at a night club.

[@hpjunkies3962]

I respect a man who has a bandsaw mad of wood. Sun warned just for that.

[@zipanguj9688]

海外の人の無いなら作ってしまおうという行動力は素晴らしいと思う。

[@fransthefox9682]

Very nice. Looks like an antique. I'd definitely buy it.

[@mrz80]

That's a homemade bandsaw?!? Now *there's* a vid I'd like to see. :D

[@bonfiredevil3755]

I'm just trying to build my first wooden sword, hope it'll be good :)

[@bonfiredevil3755]

@Hhan Lee yes I already made it, but still thank u very much. it isn't good tho but for the first time I think it's fine:)

[@sininenblue9161]

This is actually a lot more simple than i thought

[@shlok7390]

Damn! FLASH is a fan of anime good to know.

[@shadyshrimp4169]

Im a simple man, i see *Gintama* i click.

[@a3c194]

Me encanto esta bokken puedes hacer otra por favor que increíble quedo eres muy bueno hermoso trabajo😍😍☺☺👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TVamboi]

That's nice looking bokken he made

[@omari2306]

Did you know that the samurai used to train with wooden swords, sharp, but made of wooden, to test their might in a real confrontation, wooden weapons don't cut deep. But enough to kill, yet not across the bone, only superficial muscle fiber cuts, bleeding wounds in conclusion, that's what a wooden bokken can do.

[@Katharsis540]

Relaxing. Now can go to bed. Thanks.

[@kartooni]

*Nice job, what colour did you use?*

[@FallxnFear]

*i want one ;-;*

[@marrocosvinicius3979]

FallxnFear me too

[@beersuriyon2488]

FallxnFear j aq

[@thevicar7658]

Just get a piece of wood and work it

[@ori4042]

The sad truth is... all of us wants one

[@snow-zb5gf]

@@ori4042 no! the real truth is, that all u need is 2 wooden planks and one stick

[@Mikeca300]

Very nice training stick.

[@Car1yIn]

This is so epic I want one so bad

[@kuisshav]

Ого столько усилий,ради такого. Ну а если честно,не плохо выглядит!

[@PakoY2J]

I am here For Gintoki lake toya Sword Thank you for making this video

[@stephendriscoll7048]

I’m very high rn and this video is incredible

[@scarletthecat632]

Stephen Driscoll alcohol is bad for your liver stop drinking

[@gotoda1120]

I'd would defenitly buy one if this was to be sold

[@uh4216]

@Sasuke Gaming really?

[@jamesliew738]

Is it possible to make this without power tools? I only have hand tools and a drill...

[@toways4150]

銀さんの木刀がクオリティが高いですね

[@za-of4ut]

洞爺湖木刀本物持ってるけど興味あって見に来てもうた。 普通にこのオリジナルもすき

[@karamono7471]

敬服する。素晴らしい技術だ。

[@renwargner3174]

Good idea. I bought a wooden bokken, but it's thick and ugly. I'm planning to shape it a bit more and do some similar modifications as you did. Hopefully it'll great. :)

[@Joseph-lu6jj]

Achei lindo, belo trabalho 👍

[@VermillionStallion]

What's the engraving on the handle mean?

[@rakaraq3207]

the sound is satisfying

[@adrianperezherrera646]

He is one mad genius.

[@user-yr5qy9uc6h]

Hey! That looks really awesome btw, would you mind telling me what kind of stain you use? Thanks a lot!

[@_cherrybombxd4978]

i love how the comments are all just talking about gintoki

[@pbvalente]

Nice job. Beautiful woodwork. Congrats!

[@viorsa8200]

Tiene pinta de cortar muy bien,seguro que afeita,el resultado final impresionante,un saludo y un like desde Naron(Galicia)

[@victorsalas339]

Vicente Orjales Sánchez señor, el bokken no esta hecho para cortar, solamente es de entrenamiento y no llego a poner un bicelado para cortar con este.

[@hansolo7934]

The gravings： Cave, Grandpa, Lake

[@PrincipeMNE]

Maybe it is grandpa in the cave near the lake?!?!? 😂😂😂

[@johnythepvpgod1470]

Its a gintama refference, according to gintoki he got his wooden sword from a hermit at lake toya

[@ctrlzme.6448]

Johny The Pvp God no it was a souvenir from a school trip lmao he said it in the first episode

[@ZixaHitori]

If a lot of people wanna do this, they CAN, if they want to, skip to make the gravings, to then skip right ahead to oil polishing the sword or what it was called he did in the end to make the finishing touch, i haven't done any woodwork since 6th-8th grade of High School so i don't remember... man i miss the younger days... finishing college feels sad :C

[@mathieutremblay1516]

Cool. But just one thing: wooden bokuto is redundant. It's like wooden wooden blade. Like saying mount Fuji yama. Or an ATM machine. Or a DVD disc. So anyways, cool video and nice weapon.

[@twig4661]

that was wonderful. when i retire ill probably get a small wood working shop and build stuff like this for fun. what do the symbols say?

[@futongaming2035]

Twig 46 “Lake Toya”

[@wPOTH1]

@koss do you sell the bokens that you make? If so how much. I'm in North Carolina...

[@liamstrain]

I have to wonder if it would be stronger to use a straight cut, then steam bend to shape. Rather than cut the curve. But really nice work either way.

[@mattiding4150]

I'm planning to make bokuta but i dont know yet how long it needs to be and the size of it. Btw does bokuta had sheath cuz i was planning to make it to and pls make video how to make katana/bokuta sheath.

[@nickkaraoke2128]

Thanks, im making a nodachi bokken thats quite a bit larger with only hand tools.

[@huyaicgaming9192]

Đẹp quá👍👍👍có bán ko vậy??? # hay thế!!!

[@国庫支出金-r6w]

銀ちゃんの木刀〔星砕き刀名洞爺湖〕作るとかすげ〜

[@HexCero]

awesome work sir. I did made one but as a prop for cosplay customer years ago, made from pinewood

[@ВасилийПетров-у2щ]

very very cool sword! I would buy

[@jameslingard4117]

How did you stain it and what finish did you use? Great vid btw!

[@Leo-zq5sj]

I would like to know as well

[@nightcorecraft2042]

Alright, thank you so much for the inspiration! I'm gonna be making one as well

[@4k4n36]

Me too, i almost finished my sword.

[@IbrahimAli-om8cb]

I think you should do commentary on your videos cause it may be more entertaining that way

[@rachidbensaid4665]

تحياتي لك من تطوان

[@genesiskyokuro9729]

Its a bokken not a bokuto. Bokuto use a tsuba also but apart from that, beautiful handcrafting mate. I also believe maybe a sturdier wood would be better, but apart from that its beautifully done. Good Job! :3

[@kota86]

I could be wrong about this as I'm no expert on the subject, but my research seems to suggest that 'bokken' is just the term non-Japanese use to refer to bokuto-which, itself, encompasses wooden swords in general.

[@williammoore7482]

[GENESIS] Kyokuro he used Ironwood for this project

[@jameslingard4117]

So is one side of the blade flat while the other has the edges?

[@MMCHANNEL12]

Mang di peser ah ku abi bade di anggo ngagarit 🤭

[@Jay-ni4cs]

tell me how you make that jigsaw cutting table or board or something?

[@kinglouiev9530]

I’ve made a bokken out of poplar with a tsuba (guard), wooden tsuka (handle) & with 2 pegs holding the tsuka in place with the tang & carved ルイス on it. It’s not functional for Kendo, but a semi-accurate representation.

[@Otsutsuki_Sasuke]

Я миллионный зритель!

[@vancass1326]

my son hand made his out of white oak. his ninja teacher was so impressed that he asked if he could give it as a gift to his master in japan

[@donarmando916]

Looks quite good only you can't really use it. I wonder how strong it could be built by building the blade with different wood veneers.

[@williammoore7482]

Don Armando Hornbeam is a very hard timber, hence the name iron-wood. Hornbeam is rarely used for general carpentry because of the difficulty of working it. Its hardness means it has been used for carving boards, tool handles, coach wheels, piano actions - places a very tough wood is required. In fact the timber is so hard it's been used as gear pegs in simple machines, including traditional windmills. It is sometimes coppiced to provide hardwood poles, and also used in parquet flooring. It has even been used to produce wooden screws.

[@donarmando916]

@@williammoore7482 Ah yes, this wood is what we call "white beech" here in the german language. It's quite hard in fact, but hardness alone might not be enough to get a strong blade. You have an arch in the blade, so you will always have runout along the blade. But for a practicing it still might be good enough. You made a good job on your sword anyway.

[@williammoore7482]

Don Armando kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fGg6OJh7eGnKs Don Armando Hello point well taken, in my 60 years of practicing the martial arts I only know of a few that have reached a hi level of swordsmanship.I’m sure that the every day practice wooden sword is just fine for someone trying to reach that level,because the blows and blocks are minimal. Now once a certain level is reached after many years of practice, in my opinion all hell breaks loose. I’ve had a wooden practice katana for 40 years years that I bought in Chinatown at a novelty store.It’s still going strong. I noticed the newer woods that are available are quickly grown and weaker. I replaced my ax handle a few years ago and it snapped in half within five minutes. My full contact days are over, I’m getting too old for all of this. I’m leaving physical therapy now for my shoulder. Sucks getting old😬 lol , have a great day

[@williammoore7482]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKmVonSPeM6jers

[@donarmando916]

Yeah, sucks to get old.

[@JJefArt]

Awesome video and that bokken looks amazing

[@petervamvakousis9626]

How long is the piece of wood he's using?

[@Mote.]

Wow great job

[@michealreevessbutler8845]

I wanna try making one of these for Halloween

[@agbluemetal2364]

Is this really made from that special wood?

[@dominicvirtudes6593]

So can we do it without mechanical tools, only hand craft and simple tools?

[@bejo2629]

How long is the wood piece that you started out with?