Kogatana & Kozuka: Making a Utility Knife for the Wakizashi
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- In this episode of my wakizashi series, I tackle one of the last pieces: the kogatana and the kozuka handle. The kozuka is a decorative handle fitting for the kogatana, a small utility knife that fits into a pocket on the saya.
Crafting the kogatana was quick and easy, using a scrap piece of raindrop damascus I had forged for another project. On the other hand, creating the kozuka proved to be a very long and tedious process.
The kozuka is made of shibuichi, a silver alloy consisting of 20% silver and 80% copper. The feather inlay is crafted from 800 silver (80% silver, 20% copper), matching the feather design of the menuki for consistency throughout the fittings. I experimented with a nanako punch background, a traditional pattern of small dots thought to resemble fish roe.
The process of folding the kozuka presented significant challenges, and in hindsight, I would have worked on the feather silver inlay after the fact to minimize the risk of it breaking off.
Unfortunately information about crafting methods for kozuka is scarce. Nonetheless, I believe my construction method is plausible, having carefully inspected the original pieces.
Overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out, and it's a joy to see all the pieces now made and finished. Only some finishing touches remain, which I'll work on asap, and then I'll create a recap video of the entire process.
Thank you all for following this journey and for your support. Your encouragement means a lot!
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0:00 Shibuichi Silver Alloy Plate Preparation
1:18 Engraving the Front of Kozuka
2:26 Silver Feather Inlay
2:44 Nanako Background Texture
3:57 Bending and Soldering the Kozuka
6:26 Finishing the Kozuka
7:12 Kogatana
8:51 Assembly and Result
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I’ve watched countless knife/sword videos on CZcams and none of them even come close to this. Every time I think you are done, another video comes out with even more incredible detail being created. This is amazing, I’ve loved watching this blade come to life 🖤
I couldn't agree with you more. This is the best series I've seen, covering every aspect of craftsmanship.
I agree. There's just something about BBP that really enhances the experience when you watch his videos. The speed of the video resulting in a perfect range of sound and the minimum background noises. It's so satisfying!! 😄
Edit: How could I forget about the precision?! A magnificent combination!!
Thank you so much everyone. Much appreciated ❤️ Love you!
Pure japanese craftmanship and elegance, very beautiful.
he's italian, in italy... lol
I miss the days when you used to do restoration videos. They were impressive. You brought new life to things that people had given up on.
I'll make more in the future for sure!
I do agree but the making stuff is fascinating too.
Amazing! What a great piece of art and skill, I like how every part has it`s individual look and at the same time matches perfectly with the other parts.
as I have always said.
BEST CHANNEL ON CZcams.
You never cease to amaze... Every single video I watch just stuns me. I swear you're getting better with every project. This is a flawless creation.
You have an incredible amount of patience.
Шедевр! Вы истинный Мастер! Удачи Вам в воплощении новых идей.
Блин люди вот только не говорите мне что дирка на клинке которая там довольно большая вас совсем не смущяет и то что перо из серебра почти выпало поскольку выборку в метале под него нужно было зделать глубже и использовать другие инструменты которые даже у меня есть хоть я и даже рядом с живым ювелиром не стоял
Sinceramente sono rimasto senza parole. Mai vista così tanta attenzione al dettaglio e tanta pazienza. MITICO!!
That is stunning. What a beautifully crafted homage to master craftsmen. You've shown so much skill and determination in recent years that I don't think there's anything beyond you anymore. I have complete faith in your ability to learn almost any skill to a reasonable standard. Thank you for bringing us on this journey. I hope you display this with pride!
You can be proud of you !
What a beautiful serie you offer to us.
Thank you
A Beautiful creation 👍👍👍.Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦
As always you killed it.again your a man of many talents.just continue on with your quest to bring back classic and restore our past.great video as always.just continue on.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Incredibly great result! 👏👏👏👏👏
Only the hole in the Tsuba should allow the removal of a small blade without removing the sword from its scabbard.
Seeing your beginnings and now seeing your work, it's an incredible journey, the improvements to the workshop, your crafts, everything incredible.
Thank you very much, I send you a big hug from Patagonia Argentina.
Enjoyed watching these builds!
If I could have this is my life I would pay top £ for this. What dreams are made of 👏
Sir every time you add to this awesome project it gets better and better thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother
You, Sir, are an absolute artist!
Sometimes you amaze me, this is one of those times! Thx
You are truly an artist! Excellent!
This is just astonishing. Bravo!
10.5 minutes of WTF? 34 seconds of OMG! Never seen that done before …beautiful!
A veritable work of art, Sir. It's beautiful!
From start to finish, just amazing work 👍😃
Beautiful work!
The knife is beautiful! Great Job
Absolutely wonderful!
I enjoyed this build the most
Вот смысл жизни. Отдавать себя тому, что хочу, умею, чем горю! 👍! Великолепно -это мало сказано. Ещë впереди...
Ну да стремлен е это харашо но ошибки нужно исправлять а дырку в клинке исправить нереально потому нужно делать новый понимаю дамаск капризная штука но нужно же было хоть немного понимать что делаеш и с чем работаеш
The amount of work is crazy 👍
Your skills are amazing, what a beautiful piece of work 🙏🏻😮
Beautiful work 👏👏👏👌👍
Wow amazing nice video like Thanks my friend 👍🤝
That’s beautiful! ❤
Great blacksmith you are awesome bro 😊
Beautiful work
just goes to show with a project you care about how your skill can really grow very well made blade congrats and thanks for sharing
Always enjoyable content here. Bravo Sir
Great work 👍
absolutely delightful thank you
Beautiful piece! A show of true craftsmanship, skill and art.
Именно кусок поскольку кроме творческого порыва здесь нет ни мастерства ни знаний в ремесле
I have followed your videos for a long time and I am deeply impressed with the way you develop your metal working techniques. Your chisel work in this one was crazy good!
Thank you very much!
Hello mister beautiful knife beautifully made well done
Perfektná zlatnícka práca...
Really nice work mate ... love your content, as much as my Japanese wife
Nice work Mr Beard 👌
Impressive! Man like how much research did you do to come up with all the design elements? I love every bit of this, it just flows so well together. As always your attention to detail is next level.
Beyond impressive
Remarkable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely love the wakizashi series and I hope to see more great projects like that. I’m actually planning on making a wakizashi for the CZcams samurai competition.. 😅
Thanks!! Yeah, that's fitting :) Have fun with it!
Ну и как тогда можно описать клинок этого ножа кроме как словами позор и провал
Well thats just awesome!!!
Beautiful !
Now that is fricken awesome.
breathtaking
Che spettacolo! 🤩
Bravissimo!!!
Pure art!
The level of details and the quality of your work is way beyond amazing! I really appreciate you bringing us along! Huge thank you sir!
Ага особеннно дырка в клинке и почти выпавшее серебряное перо на ножнах замечательная идея но вот исполнение очень плохое
Amaizng to watch. 👍👍
Fantastic!!
what a nice surprise
Very nice!
We can only hope that a katana is next to complete the set :). Watching this craftsmanship has been wonderful.
You're gonna ruin that raindrop damascus by...never mind. That looks really nice.
Brilliant!
Love this entire build series! For the love of god though, refinish the wheels on your rolling mill!!! 😂
Love your vids, keep up the amazing work.
Just wow ❤️❤️
Just wow!
MÜKEMMEL BİR İŞÇİLİK KARDEŞİM TEBRİK EDERİM 🇹🇷
I am beyond impressed with your work. Brava!!! A small request/ challenge for you, if I may? Could you possibly recreate the sword that Rutger Hauer carried in the movie 'Blind Fury'?
It would be very interesting to hear what a Japanese smith has to say about this masterpiece, any criticism is good no matter how positive or negative and considering all the time, sweat and blood that BBP (Black Beard Projects) have put into this beautiful masterpieces.
This was great to watch. So now, 5 months in, you have made your wakazashi. Now I'm wondering, I'm sure you've learnt a lot along the way. Will there be a 2nd wakazashi?
It is very good . Nice . Awesome.
I have all the silver gold copper tools . But now of that matters because I don't have the power to make this stuff . I kind of makes me mad . I wish I had the knowledge and experience and wisdom to make not just weapons but weapons of heritage and culture - history. It's not only cool but important.
magnifique .
Great work and very challenging project. Short question: what did you use to blacken the nanako part of the handle?
It's absolutely beautiful. Does the design have a historical significance? I'm not understanding why you'd want a utility knife requires you to remove the sword first to get to the utility knife... maybe something they just used around camp and stuff, or maybe just a backup of a backup?
Subarashii desu.
✌♥️. Jôzu.
Mata ne.
Osom 😮
cool video.
Do you have any suggestions how to add a Kogatana sheath to a standard saya, or an idea how to secure a Kogatana on such a saya that doesn't have a sheath for it?
His on it!
Sweet
simply sensational. What is that red mass that you attach the piece to engrave?
How is the blade secured to the handle?
Beautiful work, BTW👍💯
I have watched this series from the beginning. You have a fine hand for metalwork. I do not know why you wanted a wakizashi, but I'll concede you have a fine one. Are you going to build a katana next?
Thanks! Glad to hear you followed the journey :)
I hope so, one day!
Are you concerned about the couple of failures in the Damascus layers? Beautiful work btw 🙂
Thank you!! Not really, it's meant to be used just as letter opener anyway :) The one on the original wakizashi I got also looks very fragile. These blades are just too thin for any serious use.
@@BlackBeardProjects that makes total sense, thank you for the reply.
What a brilliant series. How many workshop hours did you put into this project?
Thank you!!
I'm not sure I want to sit down and think about that! :) Way too much and sooo much more than I anticipated.
I think I have now three months of actual work in... Something like that
عالی 👍🏼
Beautiful build! It's just a little funny however that you can't draw the knife without unsheathing the sword by pulling it through the hole in the tsuba, when traditionally thats the sole reason they're there in the first place, and your sword even already has one.
Sofa King cool.
Amazing skills. One question, in traditional katana that handle is not supposed to go through the tsuba? In yours it's seems to just touch it.
Thank you!! And yes, you are correct. Even though I intended my kozuka to fit the hole of the tsuba, after all the shaping it came out just slightly wider, so it does not fit. In the final episode I will address this by enlarging the hole of the tsuba :)
Cheers!
@@BlackBeardProjects thanks for your answer, in any case amazing work.
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1:19 i was wondering what is this red coloured thing you always use to hold metal objects in it ?
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мне всегда казалось, что этот вот маленький ножичек должен выниматься без необходимости вынимать сам меч из ножен. там на цубе есть дырочка с боку от рукояти, я думал, что как раз через это отверстие этот ножичек и должен проходить. не?
It occurs to me to ask what is the significance of the feather motif? Is it random? Has this question already been asked and answered elsewhere?
Yep! :) I've answered this in the menuki video description I think. I'm not sure if menuki are intended hold any significance, I chose the feather shape primarily because I thought it would be an achievable first attempt in uchidashi (chasing/repousse).
Isnt thr kogatana supposed to fit through the gap in the cross guard?
The perfection of this piece demands that the earlobe-shaped Kurigata be replaced with a geometric one made from dark horn as it is around the kurigata.
Sadly, very sadly - that will probably never happend.
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