Making a Japanese Sword Scabbard - Very Satisfying

[@philippatek3928]

Man… your hamon’s are so beautiful!!

[@ahiraband3939]

Makes it look so easy. Messed a couple up so far luckily they were for good kitchen cutlery and not daisho.

[@ohdubwest7533]

One of the things I love about blade making, is all of the different trade skills that are brought in. I’ve done more wood working since I started blacksmithing than I ever thought I would.

[@jansdelossantos7353]

Beautiful work as usual Walter. Keep it up. I may request some Dummy swords for a model photoshoot. Will see.

[@justingoodman5600]

Amazing craftsmanship and PATIENCE. I’d be like 10 minutes in and think ok how can I do this with a router 😂. As always great content, great videos. Thanks Walter

[@kongeethegod]

Been watching for long time. Love your work

[@AntonKarev-ux8hw]

Thank you for your work , Mr.Sorrells.I greatly appreciate your skill and that fact , that you find time and patience to share you knowledge. Your attitude to the craft inpires me as a bladesmith. Best wishes from Russia.

[@narc1408]

working sharp as ever. I see no dull moment with you. I'm here all week... but always a pleasure to see an artisan, and a true master at that, working. as they say, better them than me. I'll see myself out now...

[@nevveRo]

This was awesome. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.

[@eastoforion]

gorgeous set walter!

[@jiokl7g9t6]

Thank you 😊 I don't know if Walter will mention it anywhere but I commissioned this daisho ~13 years ago for iai and tameshigiri. The delay was entirety my fault. The shirasaya were made for shipping purposes.

[@waltercoronel8489]

Excelente video 👌

[@DanRonin05]

Can you do a video on making a saya with han-dachi fittings?

[@vikitheviki]

Second this, been with you for years. Appreciate your work.

[@vladimiriantchev8845]

Nice work, Walter !

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

Many thanks!

[@kaizoebara]

I understand why you would use modern glue as some clients might be tempted to use the _shirasaya_ mount for cutting. However, _shirasaya_ should have a small pocket at the tip to catch excess oil - a feature that might come in useful, especially since you can't take the halves apart anymore and many sword owners tend to over-maintain/over-oil their blades.

[@jiokl7g9t6]

I polish this daisho with Brasso so it's not an issue. Not necessarily the ideal approach, nor is it traditional, but I commissioned this set for iai and tameshigiri so the polish will take a hit in any case.

[@iancrump4369]

Awesome stuff mate 👌

[@elund408]

great content.

[@jackreeves3001]

Outstanding craftsmanship! Thanks for sharing your time and amazing talent! KANSAS

[@JohnSmith-gs4lw]

Interesting you let the glue dry with the sword inside. Is that to keep the glue from seeping into the blade cavity?

[@kevincolwell9575]

Love the shop, Walter. I find making the fittings to be almost as satisfying as forging the blades, now. It wasn't that way when I began, 15 years ago. But, now... really enjoyable. Thanks for sharing so much of your process. Do your saya chisels have a little belly to the bottom (sort of like a gouge only without the metal missing from the upper surface), or are they flat on the bottom like most woodworking chisels?

[@charlysmith7469]

Hello Walter I love your videos and have avidly watched them for many years! I have a question I’m hoping you can help me with, I am restoring a katana with sentimental value to myself however I am finding it very expensive/hard to find Samegawa in the uk that isn’t super expensive.. is there an alternative I could try? I am wanting to do a full tsuka wrap as I would like the added strength. I have thought about veg tan as I can soak it and it will shrink however this would not offer the same grip, I have also thought about doing this and then adding decorative strips over the top so it looks more traditional? Out of anyone I’m sure you’re the man with the answer! Keep up the amazing work and I hope to own a sword smithed by yourself one day

[@ОлександрГнидюк]

Still didn't get it, why chiesels for this work should be kinda rounded..

[@ssjronin3972]

Why not use the belt sander the entire time if you finish with it?

[@ireallyreallyreallylikecorners]

right i know im super late here, but how do you get the carved out section of the 2 sides of the scabbard to be perfect? it it measuring or is there some sort of technique to getting both sides identical first try

[@willw7595]

What kind of wood were you using to make the scabbards??

[@wayfa13]

alder wood

[@willw7595]

@@wayfa13 thanks.

[@jamesperkins9833]

Looks like the new shop is working out great. This may be a dumb question, but how do you deal with the glue squeeze-out on the inside of the scabbard?

[@jiokl7g9t6]

It's staining the daito's edge atm so I have to clean it regularly. Hasn't been an issue with the shoto.

[@hubrigant]

I noticed that you used a Japanese style plane. Are your other hand tools, such as saws and chisels, also?

[@rondangeli4175]

gorgeous, what kind of wood do you use?

[@eastoforion]

i think i saw Alder written on the edge of the board

[@adeelkarlie9798]

Thank you so much for sharing.A master.This is how i learn. All with patience. From Cape Town S africa. Come visit again Cape Town but not now hey. Gale force winds cold and wet.

[@Useruserusername790]

That sucks. Is there Swampy parts of Africa? I am just wondering how yalls Humidity is.

[@suryapanditi6572]

How can I order

[@suryapanditi6572]

I want katana

[@lancelottavola9685]

ready katanas for the apocalipse zombie, LIKE

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

just a quick question. now days we all use modern types of glues and adhesives and all that fancy stuff to get things to stick together. back in the days before all that ,what would have been used to glue the scabbard together

[@MrBrokenwrenches]

I imagine it would a hide glue of some sort.

[@That0neDeadGuy]

They used “sokui” which was just day old cooked rice mixed with water and then mashed together for a minute before being applied. It’s actually rather strong, but also allowed the wood pieces to be split apart later for maintenance.

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

@@That0neDeadGuy rice glue. I think I saw that once on forged in fire but it didnt work after the first test. The handle actually came lose

[@kaizoebara]

​@@peacemaker-du4hz _Shirasaya_ are meant for storage only, not for cutting. The handle for fighting has a bunch of fail-safe features like: endcap, ferrule, rayskin and silkstring wrapping - or _kashira, fuchi, same-hada, tsuka-ito_ (頭・縁・鮫肌・柄糸) if you prefer those terms.

[@LiSAsimp103]

Furthermore, if you were to get the saya made for koshirae fittings the rice glue allows the lacquer to soak in as they would apply normally 5-10 layers making it even stronger

[@ECKO417]

Nice video. Im ordained in jesus christ and a friend of mine before he went to prison, gifted me a katana from ancient times that had seen battle. It didnt come with a sheath/saya or a handle and i was wondering how they are made. Thnx for the video