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Being a stock removal
blade, a hira-zukuri with a 6 inches long blade, I created an area next to
the small copper tsuba which could function as a habaki. On the other side
the edge end of this habaki is ground halfway into a quarter of a circle
which, in turn, meets a semi-circle which I took from the Khukri
tradition.
The blade is to be 5 mm thick at the mune, and heat treated to achieve
such a surface texture and end with an extremely sharp edge.
Maximum blade width is 2 inches. Yes, 1/3 of its length. Doubles as a
skinner and a stabber, which allows for an even fatter belly then what I
designed, meaning that its a slasher and a stabber able of inflicting a
wide wound.
The horn handle should of course not have a 2 inches diameter. The curve
should be much more pronounced obviously, to fit the palm and let the
index finger rest in a more advanced position.
The saya is of spalted maple burl very finely finished and lacquered in a
semi-gloss finish. The handle is made of two pieces of buffalo horn or any
other kind. The kashira is just a rounded plate of the same antique bronze
that all the yellowish parts here show. It is again the influence of a
Khukri. |
