Making Wooden Bokuto (bokken)

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  • 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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Komentáře • 725

  • @SBVCP
    @SBVCP Před 6 lety +496

    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
      @SBVCP Před 6 lety +84

      (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
      @onikagemaru104 Před 6 lety +61

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

    • @deidara1221
      @deidara1221 Před 6 lety +17

      yep for gintama

    • @Grenadier-
      @Grenadier- Před 5 lety +17

      Wooden swords on average are actually heavier then their metallic counterparts

    • @64Rosso
      @64Rosso Před 5 lety +47

      @@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
    @haz2077 Před 4 lety +373

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

    • @spencyn2641
      @spencyn2641 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @deathspank69
      @deathspank69 Před 3 lety +7

      @@spencyn2641 it's in the title 👁 👄 👁

    • @shiroyaksha1425
      @shiroyaksha1425 Před 3 lety +3

      @@deathspank69 I think We should order one tooo

    • @sahyogsingh6577
      @sahyogsingh6577 Před rokem

      😂

  • @vahn3724
    @vahn3724 Před 5 lety +473

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

  • @IbrahimAli-om8cb
    @IbrahimAli-om8cb Před 4 lety +109

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

  • @jbiebs6042
    @jbiebs6042 Před 5 lety +9

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

  • @WingsofSilver_Tsuba69
    @WingsofSilver_Tsuba69 Před 6 lety +453

    Holy CRAP this guy works fast

  • @mikkodemaulo4544
    @mikkodemaulo4544 Před 4 lety +19

    This guy's speed is unprecedented.

  • @cproteus
    @cproteus Před 5 lety +13

    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.

  • @enihohs
    @enihohs Před 5 lety +85

    I see, its the legendary amstrong cyclon jet amstrong canon.
    Pretty accurate

  • @DaynGonzo
    @DaynGonzo Před 2 měsíci

    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.

  • @RunEscaqe3
    @RunEscaqe3 Před 5 lety +19

    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.

  • @raymartdelgado1407
    @raymartdelgado1407 Před 5 lety +149

    I prefer the one gengai modifies that shoots soy sauce🤣

  • @Tootnscoot
    @Tootnscoot Před 26 dny

    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

  • @guillermoalfaro2714
    @guillermoalfaro2714 Před rokem +1

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

  • @williammoore7482
    @williammoore7482 Před 4 lety +3

    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
      @KeredAglo Před 2 lety

      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

  • @p.chakraborty4453
    @p.chakraborty4453 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @luciurushihara4601
    @luciurushihara4601 Před 2 lety +2

    He's so fast he's creating after images 😂

  • @nobutasu3285
    @nobutasu3285 Před 4 lety +13

    gintoki's bokken! great job

  • @darkflamemaster4423
    @darkflamemaster4423 Před 5 lety +18

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

  • @oldiowan
    @oldiowan Před 2 lety +2

    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.

  • @Music-pc2we
    @Music-pc2we Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @luqmanrashid1651
    @luqmanrashid1651 Před 11 měsíci

    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.

  • @zipanguj9688
    @zipanguj9688 Před 5 lety +2

    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。

  • @hahn3415
    @hahn3415 Před 4 lety +4

    I watched this at 2x now he became Godspeed

  • @01bestshinhwabihotaku19
    @01bestshinhwabihotaku19 Před 5 lety +17

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

  • @edwardkaneshiro6437
    @edwardkaneshiro6437 Před rokem

    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.

  • @BR5494
    @BR5494 Před rokem

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

  • @ramonpizarro
    @ramonpizarro Před 6 lety +215

    Gintoki approved

  • @shlok7390
    @shlok7390 Před 5 lety +8

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

  • @shreeshmishra787
    @shreeshmishra787 Před 6 lety +114

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

    • @horinum
      @horinum Před 5 lety +10

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

    • @RexyyKzK
      @RexyyKzK Před 5 lety +13

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

    • @orenji138
      @orenji138 Před 5 lety +4

      @@RexyyKzK you mean MADAO

    • @RexyyKzK
      @RexyyKzK Před 5 lety

      @@orenji138 marudo dame no ossan

    • @hidekil.umemura3548
      @hidekil.umemura3548 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @jeanpaulgartier3404
    @jeanpaulgartier3404 Před 5 lety +282

    Man gets stick ,makes a stick

  • @hpjunkies3962
    @hpjunkies3962 Před 2 lety

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

  • @toways4150
    @toways4150 Před 5 lety +14

    銀さんの木刀がクオリティが高いですね

  • @botarc
    @botarc Před 5 lety +30

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

  • @sininenblue9161
    @sininenblue9161 Před 5 lety +1

    This is actually a lot more simple than i thought

  • @PakoY2J
    @PakoY2J Před 4 lety

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

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @fransthefox9682
    @fransthefox9682 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Luke-or4lz
    @Luke-or4lz Před 6 lety +23

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

    • @Koss-channel
      @Koss-channel  Před 6 lety +1

      thanks

    • @ItzRealMe.
      @ItzRealMe. Před 4 lety

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

  • @a3c194
    @a3c194 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @pjhalchemy
    @pjhalchemy Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @kuisshav
    @kuisshav Před 5 lety

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

  • @_cherrybombxd4978
    @_cherrybombxd4978 Před 3 lety

    i love how the comments are all just talking about gintoki

  • @renwargner3174
    @renwargner3174 Před 5 lety +1

    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. :)

  • @dreamseeker2346
    @dreamseeker2346 Před 3 měsíci

    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.

  • @gotoda1120
    @gotoda1120 Před 5 lety +11

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

    • @uh4216
      @uh4216 Před 4 lety

      @Sasuke Gaming really?

  • @shadyshrimp4169
    @shadyshrimp4169 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @hansolo7934
    @hansolo7934 Před 5 lety +70

    The gravings: Cave, Grandpa, Lake

    • @bushido7380
      @bushido7380 Před 4 lety

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

    • @johnythepvpgod1470
      @johnythepvpgod1470 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @ctrlzme.6448
      @ctrlzme.6448 Před 4 lety

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

  • @ZaibJ
    @ZaibJ Před 4 lety +4

    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
      @Leo-zq5sj Před 2 lety +1

      I would like to know as well

  • @bonfiredevil3755
    @bonfiredevil3755 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @bonfiredevil3755
      @bonfiredevil3755 Před 4 lety +1

      @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:)

  • @TVamboi
    @TVamboi Před 3 lety

    That's nice looking bokken he made

  • @Katharsis540
    @Katharsis540 Před 3 lety

    Relaxing. Now can go to bed. Thanks.

  • @stephendriscoll7048
    @stephendriscoll7048 Před 5 lety +3

    I’m very high rn and this video is incredible

    • @scarletthecat632
      @scarletthecat632 Před 4 lety

      Stephen Driscoll alcohol is bad for your liver stop drinking

  • @vancass1326
    @vancass1326 Před 3 lety

    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

  • @onehandedmaker
    @onehandedmaker Před 2 měsíci

    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

  • @mathieutremblay1516
    @mathieutremblay1516 Před 6 lety +2

    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.

  • @user-cl7se2ui8i
    @user-cl7se2ui8i Před 4 lety +2

    銀ちゃんの木刀〔星砕き刀名洞爺湖〕作るとかすげ〜

  • @za-of4ut
    @za-of4ut Před 4 lety

    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

  • @ZixaHitori
    @ZixaHitori Před 5 lety

    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

  • @omari2306
    @omari2306 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @T3SKATLIPOC4
    @T3SKATLIPOC4 Před 5 lety +4

    ...it looks so authentic, let me tell you that you just out matched the extremely skilled wood craftsmen of oaxacaMEXICO in japan that work so hard in reproducing exact copies of this swords 😁

  • @kinglouiev9530
    @kinglouiev9530 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @adrianperezherrera646
    @adrianperezherrera646 Před 4 lety

    He is one mad genius.

  • @Cheerok
    @Cheerok Před 6 lety +7

    "wooden bokuto"... Bokuto literraly translates to wooden sword. Making Wooden Wooden Sword ? Moon-Moon approves.
    Aside from nitpicking : Great video!

  • @user-yr5qy9uc6h
    @user-yr5qy9uc6h Před 6 lety +9

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

  • @kartooni
    @kartooni Před 2 lety +1

    *Nice job, what colour did you use?*

  • @pbvalente
    @pbvalente Před 3 lety

    Nice job. Beautiful woodwork. Congrats!

  • @karamono7471
    @karamono7471 Před 4 lety

    敬服する。素晴らしい技術だ。

  • @ujoojs
    @ujoojs Před 2 lety

    this guy: hours and hours of job tools and machines to make his bokken
    miyamoto musashi: "gimme this rowing"

  • @rakaraq3207
    @rakaraq3207 Před 3 lety

    the sound is satisfying

  • @Mikeca300
    @Mikeca300 Před 4 lety

    Very nice training stick.

  • @user-xx1ww5hc9y
    @user-xx1ww5hc9y Před 5 lety

    テレビショッピングでも修学旅行でノリで買ったやつでもなくこんな所で作られてたとは…

  • @Joseph-lu6jj
    @Joseph-lu6jj Před 4 lety +3

    Achei lindo, belo trabalho 👍

  • @genesiskyokuro9729
    @genesiskyokuro9729 Před 5 lety +1

    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
      @kota86 Před 5 lety

      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
      @williammoore7482 Před 4 lety

      [GENESIS] Kyokuro he used Ironwood for this project

  • @jamesliew738
    @jamesliew738 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @nightcorecraft2042
    @nightcorecraft2042 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @4k4n36
      @4k4n36 Před 3 lety

      Me too, i almost finished my sword.

  • @FallxnFear
    @FallxnFear Před 6 lety +44

    *i want one ;-;*

  • @HexCero
    @HexCero Před 4 lety

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

  • @dynesaurus8264
    @dynesaurus8264 Před 5 lety +2

    such pleasant audio

  • @RICOTASTY
    @RICOTASTY Před 6 lety +4

    Nice video

  • @user-bf5po7bl6v
    @user-bf5po7bl6v Před 5 lety +14

    漢字うまいな〜
    てか、銀魂なんだなw

  • @alto2566
    @alto2566 Před 4 lety +1

    木刀かっこいいなーと思っていたら銀さんの木刀になったw

  • @viorsa8200
    @viorsa8200 Před 6 lety

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

    • @victorsalas339
      @victorsalas339 Před 6 lety

      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.

  • @Otsutsuki_Sasuke
    @Otsutsuki_Sasuke Před 4 lety

    Я миллионный зритель!

  • @Guthem
    @Guthem Před 6 lety +1

    (Brazil)
    Amazing work!
    I do with "mdf" wood some years ago

  • @twig4661
    @twig4661 Před 5 lety +9

    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?

  • @IbrahimAli-om8cb
    @IbrahimAli-om8cb Před 4 lety

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

  • @user-vc5og3bd7b
    @user-vc5og3bd7b Před 5 lety +1

    木剣と言えば宮本武蔵!彼は硬い樫木で精神統一しながら小刀で作ったのである…
    五輪の書を是非とも読んでいただきたい!
    銀さんも良いけどね

  • @user-pr2nm4yv6v
    @user-pr2nm4yv6v Před 5 lety

    very very cool sword! I would buy

  • @JJefArt
    @JJefArt Před 5 lety

    Awesome video and that bokken looks amazing

  • @christianlloydpadernos3490

    I'm very empress with the sword but it is more coller if your vid has a background music so it is not boring

  • @tokoname19790803
    @tokoname19790803 Před 5 lety

    まさか土産物の木刀を自作するとはw
    本家も職人の手作りですがこちらも再現度高くて良いですね^^d

  • @liamstrain
    @liamstrain Před 6 lety +1

    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.

  • @rottenredhead6009
    @rottenredhead6009 Před 3 lety +2

    Plot twist: he is actually that fast

  • @Ishii_Hitomi
    @Ishii_Hitomi Před 6 lety

    這不是 洞爺湖仙人 打造的木刀嗎!? 完成度真高啊!

  • @Volhovanych
    @Volhovanych Před 5 lety

    Хотелось бы посмотреть на руки того, кто активно позанимается с этим бокеном пару-тройку часов... Он автору-мастеру, думаю, эти иероглифы паяльником на одном месте выжжет...

  • @Mote.
    @Mote. Před 4 lety

    Wow great job

  • @nickkaraoke2128
    @nickkaraoke2128 Před 4 lety

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

  • @J0z3man3
    @J0z3man3 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful work

  • @seanpgallagher22ify
    @seanpgallagher22ify Před 2 lety

    Beautiful.