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piratecaptain — White Tiger Katana
Published: 2012-06-27 05:11:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 8202; Favourites: 77; Downloads: 253
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Oh, it's puurty. I'm pretty happy with it.This is a wooden, hand carved katana that I worked on over the course of several years, and the subject of my tutorial set on Youtube.
I tried to make each part of the sword as authentic as possible, and the sword can be broken down into it's parts, just like a real katana.
Some parts of the sword were carved out of wood, and then cast in plastic for reproduction. The tsuba or handguard was my primary reason for casting, as I may do a companion sword later on to complete the daisho.
Overall, I have close to 150 hours into this project, including painting and finishing. It's closer to 200 if I include all the times I screwed up!
Many thanks to all who waited patiently for me to finish the tutorials, and to all my watchers, who always have nice things to say about my work!
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Hi. I've watched your tutorials but I am not sure what kind of bias tape you used for the tsukamaki: single fold, double wide, etc. Does the sageoito also use the same tape as well?
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hey if I can get one just email me devinatboyscouts@yahoo.com
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Hello! I'm sorry to bother you! I would like to ask the White Tiger Katana conclusion what video material used at the imitation ray skin Tsuki it? and what material, what is the name you use white cord as ITO? Can you give url link where I can order? I'm sorry that I write bad English, I am a Hungarian, I use google translator! : $
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I don't know if you are still around here, but I just finished my own pair of wooden katanas (Sadly not following your tutorials), and I'm pretty happy with them, but I gotta say that your work is just beautiful, dude! Nice work!
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I just noticed sir, it looks like it lacks in curve of the sword?
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As always you think you are going an ok/good job with your swordmaking skill and then you or fixinman obliterates us
The good news is that I still have room for improvement !
And I really need to find a place to make a new katana. Made the last one more than 2 years ago and I'm missing working with wood !
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looks real! that's what im expecting too my sensei 
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Spectacular work as always.
But as a fellow sword maker there is one issue I'd like to ask you.
Are your pieces of wood you acquire always perfectly straight and not warped?
It's really the only big problem I have making swords most of the time.
There's quite a sickening feeling when you look down the spine of a sword and it curves off to the left or right ever so slightly.
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my congratulations on winning a Daily Deviation!
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I guess that today I gained a new style of nerdgasm: a swordgasm!! wow it toke a while but the result is awesome!!
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LOL i actually said the words oh its purrty right before looking at the description....but it truly is beautiful craftsmanship
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It only took like four years. xDD All jokes aside, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. Marvellous work once again, Steve!
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