This is a sword that i made from scratch for my friend Andrew (Hakkido's) Birthday my skills are only good for makin sets so its nice to see myself trying to expand my skills.
looks bein g made from wood stock thats wasn't treated or the best quality its not gona last to much in a spar though back then sparing swords only saw about a weeks worth of work before they were decommissioned...aka set on fire
true,. most practice swords were kendo swords,. and the bokken were used for kenjuitsu, witch i use for sparing even tho i shouldent i broke one of mine already. lol
but do u want a quick and dirty summery of a job like this one?
go to a dump, get a leaf spring (ones off old trucks are made from 5160 spring steel, the ally of choise for new smiths)
pound that sucker flat with a 5 pound sledge on a piece of wood, yes wood
draw shape, cut out with a hand grinder
done
yes i know i have bad grammer and spelling but im in a hurry, class starts soon