TLDW #5 - Carving an Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2016
- **WARNING: This is the longer process version intended for serious students of knifemaking. Watch the overview edit here: • SOTW #8 - Creating a H...
Hand carving a classical tanto style mounting from reclaimed and local natural materials using traditional Japanese woodworking tools.
The wood for the scabbard and handle core is Nootka Cypress, the smaller fittings are Oceanspray ironwood.
A note about the wooden koiguchi: I don't recommend this method with any wood other than Oceanspray ironwood due to its peculiar strength in cross section...wood (or better, horn) grain should run vertically across the opening to add strength to the koiguchi in the correct areas.
The abrasive plant material used for fine sanding/polishing is dried tokusa (polishing grass), known as horsetail in english...the plant cells contain silica and it can be used dried as is or glued to wooden blocks with sokui.
Sokui is rice paste glue, the best tasting rice makes the best glue...using yesterday's rice is the optimal time for mixing and mashing completely before adding any water is recommended...read more about sokui here...
making: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/ma...
strength testing: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/03/so...
0:10 #1000 synthetic waterstone
0:30 natural suita stone
Saya (scabbard)
1:20 flattening the blank with kanna (plane)
1:39 carving inside the saya with saya-nomi (scabbard chisel)
2:25 mixing sokui (rice paste glue)
3:15 clamping with a leather strap and wooden wedges
Tsuka (handle)
4:29 carving the mouth of the tsuka with nomi (chisel)
5:53 roughing the corners with nomi
6:31 reducing the block with kanna
7:11 rounding the corners with kanna
7:48 sculpting the shape with kanna
Ki-Fuchi (wooden ferrule)
8:56 sawing the slice
10:01 dishing the face with saya-nomi
Saya
11:08 unwrapping after drying
11:44 tracing the ki-fuchi onto the koiguchi
12:15 reducing the block with kanna
13:12 roughing the corners with nomi
13:43 rounding with kanna
Koiguchi (scabbard mouth)
13:50 tracing the depth with nomi
14:10 outlining the habaki area with kiridashi
14:48 sawing the shoulder
15:38 removing the waste with nomi
16:14 carving the shoulder with nomi
17:13 removing inner waste with nomi
17:31 filing ana to final size
17:54 dishing the face with saya-nomi
18:22 removing outer waste with nomi
Tsuka
19:20 drilling the mekugi-ana with kiri
Kurikata (cord loop)
19:37 polishing with tokusa (horse tail)
20:07 sawing keyway
21:38 removing waste with nomi
Kojiri (tip of scabbard)
23:34 rounding with nomi
24:31 polishing with tokusa
Assembly
25:04 making sokui (rice paste glue)
29:12 finished work
Lacquering
• SOTW #9 - Lacquering a...
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See the whole process of making this tanto: islandblacksmith.ca/process/ma...
Everything Japanese the workpiece, tools, rice glue, the bandana even the spirit. Keep going.
I am in awe of your tools and the use you make of them.
Thanks for letting us in your workshop !
simple is good!
Not many understand the simple pleasures of working with hand tools especially when carving
Fascinating and humbling. Staggering artistry and craftsmanship. Skill everywhere from honing a blade to mixing rice glue! And those beautiful little wedges!
The control of his hands and tools is breathtaking... and he'll still be learning everything he creates a piece... what an artist. So happy I found this. Thank you so much.
much appreciated!
Thank you so much for filming this! It really helped me out with understanding how the koiguchi is made.
Sir, even your shavings are beautiful. So relaxing and inspiring to watch, thanks for sharing.
that´s awesome you are definitely one of the best blade smiths and craftsman i´ve seen!
Thanks for sharing.
I find all answer i need in your complete description.
It's really a pleasure to see your work.
Have a nice day
Thanks for filming and sharing so much of your work. I realized watching your video that I need to focus on my patience and try to remember not to rush and use deliberate and steady movements.
go for it! life is a marathon not a sprint ^___^
Wow, just about sums it up for me. Never done much in the way of knife making, but done a fair share of carpentry. This video makes want to watch over and over, while simultaneously makes me want to now go lose myself in the shop. Great video, and great brain fuel for a growing craftsmen.
Absolutely mesmerizing! Amazing video! Amazing craftsmanship!
Metal & Wood what a duo.
you make it look sooo easy while having such beautiful results
Wow! Fantastic work as always.
Watching a craftsman is very relaxing. Thank you very much for showing what some may consider the tedious things, these are where true craftsmen shine. Patience and endurence are rare in our want it now have it now culture.
indeed!
Wow - thanks for posting such a great video. Deeply enjoyable!
awesome craftsmanship,i love your work
Excellent skills. Beautiful made.
A delicate and accurate work. Pure art. A greeting from the Basque Country.
greetings!
Wow! you are a real craftsman. I stopped breathing during some of those shots just thinking how I would have ruined so much good work with one little slip of the chisel. Thanks
sometimes you can adapt and alter the plan when that happens, but other times it is just the price of learning that we all pay from time to time... ^___^
Thanks for posting this! Will be referring back to it as I make my first saya for a wakizashi.
there's plenty more detailed info on the website if you search around a bit too...
Outstanding! Well done.
wow dud! im addicted... really nice work..
you are the very master of the wood stuffs
plenty to learn and improve yet!
Great work
beautiful craft!
Smart old world clamping method. Great video man
yes! there are some very simple solutions out there that sometimes get forgotten with so many "gadgets" available...
Looking forward to more examples of simple and inspiring forgotten solutions my friend, thanks.
@@aic53 forgotten solutions? CLAMPS WERE INVENTED OVER 2000 YEARS AGO...C'MON lol I felt like yelling at my phone. JUST USE CLAMPS haha someone's into bondage alright😉
a lot of fine work for painting it black then. I liked the natural finishing
yes, the wood is beautiful...not painted, though...it is actually lacquered with natural urushi made from the sap of a certain tree...14th century style, and much more durable in the long run...(this piece was part of a wedding so the formal finish is appropriate) ^___^
So much culture coming from you guys, nice work.
I'm very delighted with the video and became intrested on the subject
Dude, i seriously enjoy your videos very well done (and very helpful lol). Keep up the good work :D :D :D
glad to hear, keep up the journey towards excellence!
I love wood craft
Thank you, Sensei.
You are NEXT LEVEL CRAZY !!! This is beautiful ! So not traditional, so not by the book yet soooooo beautiful ! Loved it !
It just blow my mind
Great video as usual!
Are we ever gonna see you doing some urushi videos? I always love seeing the process that goes into that.
Beautiful work. Have subscribed to your channel.
i like the way it has a notch cut in the bottom on the inside to collect the blood of your enemies
haha...it is actually to collect the blade oil which tends to build up a little after a century or two of care...keeps it from making the blade sticky...
First of all I have to say thank you for sharing this wonderful video. I've always love to see and admired your works. absolutely beautiful fittings as well as the blade itself.
I have two questions. 1. how do you prepare rice paste glue? do you often eat rice? 2. is Tokusha found around your place?
ありがとうございます, Fujita~san! yes, we eat delicious rice often (tsuma wa nihonjin desu) and tokusa grows around here, but maybe a different variety than in Japan...here is a link to my sokui process, just mashing and adding water: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/making-sokui-rice-paste-glue/ or sometimes i use komeko base...
Красивая работа!!!!
Un trabajo hermoso !!
I have a strange urge to go lay down in a sun warmed pile of fresh nootka Cypress shavings now.
^___^
ray minazzi me too
You can hear how sharp that plain is
Your videos still amaze me, even after having watched them several times already ! =D I really wanna give this a shot with grandpas old equipment. I have a nice piece of ebony, have you ever worked with some ? I read it can be quite hard to work with ...
harder wood takes more time and patience...testing different glues and techniques is also a good idea with tropical hardwoods...
That's a pice of art, undoubtedly. Thank you very much for sharing your skills and craftsmanship. I hope you'll continue to make
more videos, they are like lectures at the university, seems to me.
P.S. Where did you get your japanese-style planes? Are they hand-made by you or did you buy them somewhere?
the kanna are from the local hardware store (in japan), not expensive ones but they work for me ^___^
Great and nice job! Thanks the video! what material you used as glue?
sokui is rice paste glue, you will find some info and a couple of links in the description...
Beautiful! What is the fibrous material that you use for buffing the wood?
it is tokusa, horsetail...dried it can be used as is or boiled and glued to wooden blocks...the plant cells have silica in them so it acts as a very fine sandpaper...
Thanks for the info!
In America the old timers used it as a scouring agent for cleaning soot from cookware, very cool to learn another use for it :)
yes! i think it used to be called "scouring rush"...
+Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith
I have used it in making traditional and native arrows and bows. I never considered gluing it to a board. Thanks for the information.
pretty awesome
your encouragement is very much appreciated! i hope you are able to find a craft you can enjoy and pursue! if you use hand tools like kanna (plane), nomi (chisel), there is almost no dust at all, maybe someday you can do it again! yoroshiku!
@@islandblacksmith thanks, dunno I nearly always used the western style (sandpaper) to smooth wood. I'm mlte a perfectionist and with such rough tool, I could work with, but it not was smooth enough in my eye. But could be because I've used western tools *shrug*
Thank you very much for your best wishes, it's hard with that kind of allergy, because my brain begins to haze the odor of wood but I like wood it's somehow contradicting, seeing wood am like it, butt sniffing it and my brain says "irgh" 😅
And well yeah, nice to meet you too :)
You're really a kind person.
there are furniture makers in japan who finish with only mameganna, it is much smoother than sanding...ganbatte!
@@islandblacksmith oh thank you very much for that pretty good and kind advice, I'll look into it an research it 😊😘
What material do you use to smooth the saya?? It gives it such a beautiful finish
I'm making a sword for a boy (wooden sword), and I didn't know how to make some parts. You helped me a lot. Thank you very much Sir 😏😏😁
cool!
Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship. Wonder if you’re taking apprentices?
much appreciated! not at the moment, but here is a good place to start a journey: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/05/on-swordsmith-apprenticeship/
What types of wood is used here? Also very nice workmanship, 15 seconds of one of your videos shows true dedication! It's inspirational.
this is nootka cypress, the fittings are oceanspray ironwood...
olá, tenho assistido seus vídeos, e adorei, parabéns, abraços.
b(^___^)d
Damn that's some quality good sh** up here! this carving is so delicate and precise... if it goes wrong once you're fu**ed ... well done.
What kind of wood did you use for the koiguchi? Thank you for turning on the comments. On most of your video I would love to tell you that your work is beautiful and your time and effort in documentation of your skill is greatly appreciated. I know how that filming while working add quite a lot more work to the process. Once again you have my gratitude.
thanks, it does indeed so i am glad it is helpful! the wood is local Oceanspray ironwood which is peculiarly strong even against and across the grain...i don't recommend running the grain that way with any other wood, instead it should run vertically across the opening, as with horn (which is much better than wood in general)
incredible work. very relaxing to watch. where did you learn all this if you don't mind me asking? are there any books I could find with some of this information in it? I watched the tanto video as I am a blacksmith and I love wood work. thank you.
i still have plenty to learn! studying antiques is helpful (even
online), there are some suggested books for study here:
islandblacksmith.ca/product-category/books-apparel-gear/books-resources/
Thank you. I greatly appreciate your response.
WOW !
I wish you talk about the steps you go through with making the sheaths for the swords and knives.
here are some resources to help with your study:
islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-the-tsukimi-tanto/#/saya
islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-aikuchi-tanto-kuro-urushi-koshirae/#/saya
islandblacksmith.ca/2017/07/aikuchi-tanto-koshirae-carving-tsuka-saya/
islandblacksmith.ca/2015/12/touzai-fusion-tanto/#/saya
islandblacksmith.ca/2016/02/making-a-tanto-takedown-handle/
islandblacksmith.ca/tag/tanto-geometry/
amazing job, what kinde of wood you use ?
nootka cypress ^___^
I have hornbeam, ironwood trees, they may not appreciate the idea of me cutting them.
Though, master, could you share something about the saws you have and which is a strong choice?
i am not sure what the best approach to extra hardwood is, i use my regular saw for small pieces of Oceanspray ironwood...i am a fan of Japanese saws in general, though! ^____^
How soft is that wood that you can chisel out of it freehand? Beautiful.
not super soft, just right! too soft is more difficult (like kiri or red cedar) as the chisel must be perfectly sharp not to damage the wood...
Thanks for video sir, what is you use at minute 25:06 - 25:09 for glued?
sokui is rice paste glue, you will find some info and a couple of links in the description...
love the video! If I could request one thing, utilizing captions to give brief descriptions of each step (kind of like how @primitivetechnology does) would be super cool!
check the description ^____^
hey if I carve like you do at 6:25, 9 out of 10 I'll bump my chisel to the steel nut lol. Nice hand control my buddy👍
i usually put a piece of wood in front of it, but i was aiming for the side just in case... ^__^
@@islandblacksmith yep, the piece of wood trick that's pretty much what I did.
I didn't have my bent chisel by my hand so I've been carving saya inside with regular flat and mortise chisels today, the wood is beech, the tsuka turned out fine but carving the saya was a nightmare. Do you think beech is too hard of a material for saya? I'm sure having the right tool will help a lot though.
pretty hard but you can do it! you can also bend a regular chisel if you have a small propane torch to take out the temper in the center part, make it black but keep the tip cool...then once it is cool in the air bend it slightly and re sharpen...
@@islandblacksmith I'm sure this will help out. Next time I'll get some softer wood like cherry😏
keep it up!
Is the rice glue you made at the end the same as the one use earlier? Can it be any rice?
yes, the same stuff...you will find some info on sokui and a couple of links in the description...
Bonjour c est une excellent vidéo , mais je voudrais savoir comment on fait les biseaux qui ce trouve au-dessus du katana y a t il de la doc ou de la vidéo.pour voir . Merci 🙏
shinogi? forged in...then filed smooth before yaki-ire...and polished flat, first, *before* polishing the bevels...carefully watch the pros work: czcams.com/play/PLBJ5AOs7cMwAKoUMo-WZ8r9Uv6rVlzn3e.html
I have a few questions for you if you've time to answer them.
1- what are using as an adhesive in this?
2- what did you use to sand the piece with?
lots of answers and links in the description...
Fablesguy KOL It's sticky rice!!
how strong do you find the rice glue to be?
if mixed and applied correctly it is stronger than one might expect...it is not stronger than the wood itself and should really be used with some additional mechanical reinforcement for knives (horn koiguchi, a metal fitting, a handle wrapping, etc) islandblacksmith.ca/2014/03/sokui-rice-paste-glue-strength-testing/
Awesome testing!
What wood is that? great video
lots of useful info in the description, even more on the website...
what wood do you use?
So I have a couple questions, what is the grasslike material you use, to what it looks like to me, fine sand and then what do you make your paste out of, it looks like rice but I have no idea.
you are on the right track! check the description for some info and links to assist your exploration and research...
Okay cool, I didn't even think to look there before asking :) thanks again
Nowhere can I find a video of how to make say with pockets for kogai and kozuki. Maybe you can show?
i don't have a video of that process, you will have to hunt around for photos and do more research...there are a couple of different ways, the basics of one technique can be seen here: web.archive.org/web/20160328042633/www.sayashi.com:80/project%20pages/koshirae_saya1.htm
@@islandblacksmith Many thanks !
What is the name of the formon? , From the minute 17:55.....
11,003 subscriber. Would you mind sharing what the glue/paste stuff you used to glue the sides of the saya together?
Never mind. I had to finish the video. This is all amazing work.
yeah! ...and there's some links in the description too...
laik.super
do you polish the blades after?
yes, kajitogi or a little further, then build the fittings, then the rest of the polishing stages: islandblacksmith.ca/process/togi-hand-polishing/
How come the mark at the side where its glued cant be seen
a proper glue joint is not a gap filled with glue, it is a fit so tight there is no gap...there is such a thin layer of rice paste between the halves that it is hard to spot on video...thanks for checking it out!
You are most welcome
what kind of glue is that? did you make it yourself?
it is called sokui, yes...you will find some info and a couple of links in the description...
I think it was such a shame to paint it all black. But I wonder, what was the glue used and the "straws" for polishing?
not paint, natural urushi lacquer which is the sap of a certain tree, darkened by a chemical reaction with iron oxide...sokui glue is made from rice, and polishing with charcoal and tokusa horsetail plant...plenty more info of the build and historically accurate techniques on the website, check the description...
how long did the entire project take from start to finish?
maybe about 150 hours work plus time for cooling, curing, drying, etc...spread over about three months...the largest tasks are lacquering (which took about 47 days) and polishing the blade...
Wow
did he just make glue out of rice
Can you like just grind that wood fitting the scabbard? Coz as i was watching everytime you hit it with a chisel it pops and flies up i thought it might break. Of course only a master can do it
the koiguchi reinforcement? 17:16? yes, i would recommend filing it...just this certain type of wood is so strong it won't break like that...best material to use is horn, most wood is not strong enough to help...
Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith yes it was the cringe part of the video. I have some iron wood here i forgot what they call it locally im south east asia. It cant be worked with chisels. Wood breaks or chisel breaks
there are all kinds of "ironwood" in every location...but if you had that cross grain slice of oceanspray in your hands you couldn't break it...this is why it is quite different, not just hard, but lots of strength...
Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith i remember we tried to make a bench out of iron wood. I tried to hammer nails into it. Nothing got through. And the old man carpenter just quit on the project. He said he got sick amd he just cant do it. They call the wood magkuno
sounds like ironwood! ^___^
can someone tell me what is that thing used for smootheing the wood at 24:35 ?
tokusa, horsetail, aka scouring rush...check the description for links to the articles with more info...
@@islandblacksmith Thank you very much. :)
...and you can also use the fine plane shavings from magnolia (or probably most woods) to burnish the surface...
What is that "glue" you use
Sokui is rice paste glue, more info and links in the description...
The things in minute 25:06 are rice?
yes! more info and links in the description...
how do they make the glue
rice i think
sokui is rice paste glue, you will find some info and a couple of links in the description...
I'm kinda disappointed it had to be stained black.
It's beautiful.
not stained, though...lacquered with natural urushi made from the sap of a certain tree...14th century style, and much more durable in the long run...(this piece was part of a wedding so the formal finish is appropriate) ^___^
do you sell your knives because if you do I want one
i only make a few pieces every year as they each take up to 200 hours... islandblacksmith.ca/
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heloo! the adesive is ja panese rice
美味し！
25:55 что за клей ??
islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/making-sokui-rice-paste-glue/
I don't see the point of Not using a vice for all the work, only to use it towards the end. Thats the most complicated method of doing simple things I've seen. Beautiful result. But needlessly complicated. Deliberately so.
thanks for watching and studying...if you are asking why i only used the vise for certain steps, here are a few reasons:
1. i don't have a wood vise
2. the wood is too soft to clamp in any vise (other than the ironwood, which i did put in the vise)
3. the form has no parallel (clamp-able) sides for most of the process
4. the pieces are too small to put in a vise and have access to useful working surfaces
5. carving in a vise is a quick way to chip or dull the chisel/knife
6. this is how it is done (1000 years of r&d is a good starting point)
7. it works
25:28 rice?
yes, japanese short grain rice...
did anybody else notice it sounded like he sucked the rice paste off his finger @ 28:45 ?
^___^
You made it very good but after that you made a mistake when you paint it
you make a good comment but you made a mistake to call it paint...traditional urushi lacquer made from a tree ^___^
🇻🇳hello
я в шоке
тисиво
also "first"
Please let me be your apprentice
you gotta start practicing chopping charcoal and swinging a 15lb sledge first: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/05/on-swordsmith-apprenticeship/ ^___^
what wood do you use?