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chioky — How to make a Tsuba
Published: 2008-01-08 15:57:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 21904; Favourites: 157; Downloads: 495
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Woah hello this is chiokys second guide with a different layout XD. In this guide it will teach you EVERYTHING about how to make a tsuba for your katana. If you use this guide on conjunction with my zanpakuto guard designs then trust me you will be on your way to making a great katana XDAs always all the talking is done on the tutorial so enjoy and dont hesistate to ask any questions XD
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because, this just really helps a ton. me and a friend of mine are in the works of making our own zanpaktou. really grateful for this tutorial.
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Thank you so much for this!! ^^
I used it for a term paper I'm doing on traditional tsuba
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then I hope you do a good job
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Nice tutorials. Just wondering, is the wood going to be usually around 40$ or is there somewhere else where it is cheaper.
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The wood should be around $10 really
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What if you don want the to have a tsuba but you want one thats barely noticable?
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I have no idea what your trying to say lol
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srry. bad grammar? i would like to have a tsuba, but barely noticeable one kinda more like a ridge than anything
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I cant picture what your saying I mean XD
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kinda more like a stake knife than a sword
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its all in the aim to expand the knowledge of swordmaking ^^
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I still believe there are many starting to make swords because of you!
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quick question: what thickness balsa wood did you use? is it 1/8 " or something else
thanks ^^
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hmm... I would say use perhaps a milimeter or maybe 2 milimeter thickness?
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ummm...gets out ruler....so thats about 1/16" ( i fail at imperial measurements, but all the balsa wood is measured in inches )
thanks for that ^^
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damn, you're pictures are a little bit blurred, aren't they? x3"
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Yeah Im reusing old pictures im afraid XD
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neat, i design a lot of weapons but, since i can't work with metal, it remains just that, a design. maybe now i could try to turn my favs into reality
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wont it be great not just to design your weapons but make them aswell XD
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how long do you take to do a sword and for how long have you done it?
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takes 2 weeks of swordmaking and ive done it for 2 years
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it can take from 2 weeks to month XD
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did u started off with swords or with other stuff? like furniture and stuff?
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I started off straight with swords XD
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i have a curve saw, but it has like, istead of a thin serrated blade, like a round one with a lot of small lumps all around it, would it fit for the job?
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Its difficult to think of a saw thats round lol i honestly dont know what saw you have T.T
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lol, i take a photo and post it later
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Mmm... coping saw and wood filler =
Thanks for doing this - it really helps to clear things up
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My guides are only a fraction of the awesomeness that your guides contain XD
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wow, this is really useful, too bad my craftsmanship is terrible... i cant even make a decent bookshelf.. -_-
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you either have hands that can construct masterpieces or you have hands to hold a pencil, pen and draw masterpieces XD
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wow, thats very meaningful, maybe one day using ur tutorials i'll try n improve my craftsmanship n try to make sumthing more cool! Hooo~~ my admiration for has gone up even more!
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how long does it take for the wood filler and the wood glue to dry? Can't wait to try this...
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it depends how much wood filler you put on. If its the first batch I would give it about 3 hours before it sets. About the wood glue it takes roughly an hour
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hey... i think its great that u take the time to create all these tutorials for ppl to learn... : )
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For a swordmaker like myself I consider making tutorials a duty to teach all learning swordmakers XD
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Hmm I plan to make much more guides XD
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Your guide(s) inspire me to make my own Bleach Zanpakutou's.
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You should give it a try if you like the more hands on approach to art ^^
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another amazing tutorial, one day i will try and follow these and make a katana out of wood, but for now i'll have to be content with what i've got
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By the time you pick up a piece of wood to make a katana I will have made a huge assortment of swordmaking guides for your help ^^
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Your first sword will be amazing becuase you will not notice you have a huge natural talent that could surpass all of us XD
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