#swordmaking

More or less completed my first short sword.

The blade was made from an old handsaw blade. Which was welded and riveted into the langets that also make up the tang. Tthe crossguard and pummel were made from half inch square tubing. The grip is wrapped in leather with an Oklahoma quarter as a grip decoration. And the sheath is leather with a few brass fittings.

On the previous day, I had met up with my cousin Jeremy and his girlfriend Alex to have an experience with a maiko. You can read about it here. On this day, we would split up. My travel would take me outside of Kyoto City proper and out into the countryside of Kyoto Prefecture. I would be going to the small city of Kameoka. In Kameoka I would be visiting the home studio of a swordsmith, Yuya…