Making Japanese Sword Guards

[@themastermason1]

Walter, the information and techniques in your previous tsuba video were invaluable to a small gunsmithing project I accomplished last month. I had bought reproduction USMC #10 sights for my M1903A1 Springfield. The rear sight insert was already blued but the front sight was delivered in the white. I consulted with my dad, a chemist to scale down the proportions of the rusting solution and used the kitchen stove to heat the part and boil it. After 5 repetitions the front sight was a lovely shade of blue-black. Thank you for all that you do, Walter!

[@nicobucefalusdeath]

Walter! How much I would love to have you for an uncle. No blood involved but already feels like that after watching your videos all these years. Thanks so much for everything you teach us (for free, that's very very importante when you live in the third world, and couldn't ever afforded it). I'm now making a living making swords (and now thanks to you, alos knives), and it's a dream came true. It's a lot of hard work, but, totally worths it. My best regards and wishes, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hope some day we meet and I can give you my thanks face to face. Nico, from Black Wolf Armoury.

[@jadenephrite]

It's lovely @ 6:43, the patina pattern on the etched Damascus steel tsuba resembles Mokume-gane.

[@hanelyp1]

The major difference is the materials used. So no surprise that similar patterns are produced in the joined metal.

[@raymondcarlow9360]

Hey Walter. I have been watching your stuff for many years and really appreciate your professional approach to making a video

[@christurley391]

Thanks for the video.

[@peetsnort]

So much work and video work. Well done

[@iCanHazTwentyLetters]

I love the fact that you call it a sword guard, in english, rather than using the japanese word to sound fancy.

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

that square tsuba looks awesome

[@riveravelar3523]

Wow that's all quality work and I want to copy it

[@jb9347]

I like your confident, definitive delivery of knowledge - I trust you Walter. As a friend - do you realise the last "s" in your name makes your intro sound like it's in the 3rd person..?

[@RatelLaw]

Very informative and interesting. Thank you for sharing,

[@mikeboone4425]

I've found that over time Failure is the lesson you never forget until you enter your late 70's then you will repeat your past failures every know and then . Happy trails Walter and thanks for every thing you do for us dunder heads out here .

[@JoeSteel1]

absolutely amazing jobs on the guards Walter...they are gorgeous 😍

[@MaxPowerCrafts]

Radioshack and wroght iron are both relics from different times being used to make modern pieces based on centuries old traditions. What I'm saying is, I haven't seen anything with "RADIOSHACK" on it in longer than I care to mention. Always good stuff on the channel.

[@hootenknives153]

I just recently found out how much I've making these it's actually alot of fun

[@shenfaone]

Hey Walter where is that video about the traditional process of blackening tsubas ? Didn't find the link in the description

[@bwitime]

See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZzTkmOrrbiohbc

[@shenfaone]

@@bwitime thanks

[@provenancemachining]

I highly recommend Mark Lee's Express Bluing solution for rust blue finishes, it's a little bit easier\safer to work with than hot salts.

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

I got kicked in the "tang hole" once... you can bet I never let that happen again! Lol! Great video, subject, and techniques Walter, thank you!

[@christianborghi7544]

What’s your ratio for linseed and bees wax paste

[@FlyBugSick]

nice

[@craigburgher6097]

Could you make a video showing how to make a knife out of a file

[@PieterG159]

He already has a short series on this exact topic on his channel.

[@verbalmute4873]

New shirt?

[@matteugenecastromayor1556]

it's been a while

[@alphaomegasurvivalsupply6548]

Wasn't Tang Hole a rock band from the 90's lol

[@kinnikuzero]

nice 2

[@nathanmartin6002]

Nice belt sharpener ,I see it doing wonders

[@lhinarizona6658]

"Tang Holes"! :P

[@strix2035]

Hey Walter did Jesus Hernandez stop making blades?

[@jort93z]

Your videos are just fantastic, I always get excited when I see a new video of you in my subscriptions.