Custom Practical Performance Katana

[Takatom]

I made a custom for a friend of mine. He had a customized Practical performance katana with green ito and green sageo. He wanted me to wrap it in black ito and sageo. Fortunately I had some black silk ito, enough for a tsuka, and a black silk sageo.
After unwrapping the tsuka I had to do some reshaping of the tsuka. I painted the same black. The fuchi/kashira is polished iron higo. The menuki is silver lizzards. The tsuba is a polished musashi tsuba. Seppas are made from 2mm copperplate. I also took the liberty to ad a kojiri. First I wanted to make one in buffalohorn but decided to shape it in 4 mm copperplate.
I also patinated the brass habaki to give it a more antique look.

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[the blade master]

hi takatom
thats real nice piece there i hope your friend enjoys it wouldnt mind one
myself if truth be told:ohyeah:

[goose710]

Takatom

Well done sir!! looks good enough to warrant a REP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

da gooseman

[Takatom]

Thanks gentlemen:) Im looking forward to return the katana. Im glad I was given the opportunity to make this custom. The earlier custom version of this katana I made about two and a half years ago and to tell the truth. I was never really satisfied with it untill now:ohyeah:

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[loempe]

Hi Takatom

nice re-remake ;-)

The tsuka shape really complements the higo style.

BTW: I wonder... where in DK did you get that 4mm cobber plate???

[Takatom]

Hi Loempe
I got the plate at a "produkthandler" (do not know the english word for a irontrader). Once in a while I go there and search metals in the piles of metaljunk. He also has containers with brass, copper and other metalpieces. Usually I get the small ironplates for free. I payed 80kr for a 40 x 40cm copperplate 4mm.

greetings from the scavenger ;-)
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[goose710]

Tak

you're a man after my own heart!!! i use all kinds of stuff to make my projects!! ask my wife !!!


I know nothing of missing silver candy dishs !!!!!!!!!!!!


da gooseman

[loempe]

Hi Loempe
I got the plate at a "produkthandler" (do not know the english word for a irontrader). Once in a while I go there and search metals in the piles of metaljunk. He also has containers with brass, copper and other metalpieces. Usually I get the small ironplates for free. I payed 80kr for a 40 x 40cm copperplate 4mm.

greetings from the scavenger ;-)
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We've arrived, and to prove it we're here.

Lucky you... I also have my private own 'scrap metal pusher'... But he never gets goodies like 4mm copper plates in :-<I'm still looking for some cobber plate for a (pending) habaki-project. Encouraging to know that the cobber is out there somewhere, though ;-)