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The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 5 (Sharpening the Sword)Have you ever asked yourself "How do I make a sword?"more pricesely a katana. Well If you have asked that question then I am here to help you answer that. This swordmaking Tutorial will cover everything you need to know about swordmaking. It has an attractive layout, easily readable discriptions, easier to understand discriptions and step by step pictures to know which process you are at. These swordmaking tutorials are aimed towards swordmakers and propmakers, however anybody is free to use them at their own leisure to try swordmaking.
Now this undoubtedly is the most boring part of swordmaking EVER. Sometimes I dont even bother making a sword do you know why? becuase I have to go through the process of sharpening the sword which takes hours. Basically in this tutorial you are taught that you need to round the handles and sharpen the blade all with the use of some files. Yes with files you have to regioursly sand away the wood until its a hair strand thick blade edge. You also have to make sure the blade and handles are as smooth as possible, becuase when you add the paint the sword overall has to look as clean as possible. I hate this part of swordmaking yet its the largest part.
The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 1 (Tools and Equipment) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 2 (Planning and Drawing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 3 (Cutting out the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 4 (Cutting out the Tsuba) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 5 (Sharpening the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 6 (Sculpting the Details) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 7 (Painting and Glossing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 8 (Constructing the Sword) [link]
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wow this is cool thx i can now have a wood sword for my birthday
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and i hope it works out great
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Here is one tip that will ensure the blade edge is uniform along the length of the blade, and is cheap and EASY:
Mark off the area you will be filing with some tape, this will prevent you from over grinding into the flat area of the blade as well as helping you to see exactly where more filing is needed ;D
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I never considered that, that is interesting
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OMG! This....! This is amazing! My 9th grade social studies project is coming up in a few weeks and it's the evolution of wepons and i love the Katana and i have to make a wepon and this is perfect thank you sooo much!
~We're not running! Just advancing in the other direction!
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wow you get to make swords for school, im so jealous
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Haha yeah its worth 20% of our grade so i want it to be sper cool. But I also have to write a 5 page report on the history of the Katana and how they're made if I want to make one!
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These are some really awesome tutorials , i began making a sword following these steps, so i hope it turns out nice !
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goodluck with that then
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Katana is now cut, I practiced sanding in the wood left overs, it takes quite a while, but the results are phenomenal, thank you for the help chioky
continuing construction
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make sure to keep the work place clean and tidy
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Of course, I clean it regularly. Mainly when sanding, lots of dust everywhere! Btw, sanding is done, spent lots of time with it. I must admit, I started out with and electric tool, but then finished off with some old school hand work. Im quite happy with it, it corrected most of the bumps and imperfections from the cut
Ill be posting some pics soon, in case you are interested
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I'd prefer an electric toll with the kinda like sandpaper discs on it, allot faster, but its handy if you have one XD
But thats my way to so...
I'D LIKE BRUTAL! :3
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thats like winning a bicycal race using a moterbike 8P
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What about using a hand plane or draw knife? That might allow you to take off more wood quickly and yet still have some control. Even if you just started that way, I guess, and then finished with a file.
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I found an even better way by making your own hand files lol
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oh really? cool! I just wondered since the problem with files is that they clog (as I think you mentioned) because they're really only meant for metal (or other hard materials) 
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Raaah ! I made the handle and the blade in two separated wood pieces !
You do it so well !
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well that is becuase I cut along the line I have drawn very well lol
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have you made the ZanpakutΓ΄ of Arturo Plateado ??
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me to , but i my electric saw is broken !! ^^
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Really?
Where do you get your wood from? As in, what store?
*is now hopeful*
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look for home improvement stores
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Much thanks.
:3
I have found my beauuutiful pine. Geez, it's so much... /easier/ to sand than plywood is. Finished sharpening it. I'm almost there!
Thanks again, Chioky-sama!
<3
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REMEMBER O.O to upload and then link me the sword as a thankyou XD
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Oh, I shall be sure to.
XDD
Seeing as I'm using your tutorials... your tsuba designs... It would be rather ungrateful of me /not/ to post it.
: )
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Ah, the lure of the easy part might make me rush my sharpening.
x.x
If I could sharpen it, seeing as my blade, as of an hour ago, snapped in half.
If only I could get my hands on wood that isn't crap, I'd be set.
'Cause I'm stuck using plywood, and it's the joins that are killing me.
Do you have to specially order the 40 inch strip pine? I didn't think you could get it that long and thin...
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lol strip pine comes in about 100 inches 8D
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*shoots self*
This is the part I'm at. It's so... ugh, I have no words for how much I now dislike the sanding.
x.x
And I've only rounded the handles. Which still took me three hours. I haven't even started on the blade...
*dies*
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well you know we all have to do this part at some point, after its done swordmaking is a breeze from then on XD
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Sharpening would be my favorite of all the steps for making a sword.
^___^
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heh I can assure you sharpening a sword is so boring it would make me tear out my eyes from my sockets in boredom O.O
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What a pretty perifracis that is XD
Okay, maybe itΒ΄s not that great, but sharpening a sword...
It sounds so nice to me.
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I might actually use this tutorial, Mr. C. I'm making the base of a sword out of a meter stick, and I needed to know how to make the edge, and here it is! I'm making unreleased Sode no Shirayuki for my friend's birthday, which is on Tuesday, so expect it done in 2 days or 3.
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Ive never been that focused to make a sword in 2-3 days lol im sure you can do it though ^^
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[link]
meant to add this in last post.
enjoy
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I wanted one of those swords for chirstman but I didnt get it T.T
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a bit of information you may or maynot know.
Within the sword restoration industry there is an item called a Tsunagi - which is a wooden blade and its carved to match a real blade, this is so when a person has a set of fittings that they are not using, they have a way of holding the fittings to gether & preventing the saya from warping
they generaly sell for about $45 usd for a cheap one.. a very specialist item.
might make you some money if you can get into it.
peace and good work.
keep it up.
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I thought it was also called a shirasaya? forgive me if im mistaken lol becuase I wanted one for christmas however it never arrived T.T it does do a great job of protecting your sword for many years ^^
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well im glad you notice I have swordmaking guides XD
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Since it's a wood , sword, I think you should sharpen the back side of the blade, and also encircle the handle. It'll look more like a real sword that way (just a suggestion, I'm no professional in this sort or things)
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you do not sharpen the back of the blade lol the correct word is you round the back side of the blade which I have mentioned. As also I have already said you need to round the sides of the individual handles becuase without actually attaching it to the tang you cannot encircle the entire handles becuase the individual handles can only round too there base point.
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again a good and incredible useful tutorial(part). I hope to use them onetime.
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when the world accepts swordmaking then you shall start it I hope XD
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It isn't that I didn't could have time for it. It is more on found time to not be disturbed 
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from another fine swordmaker? XD
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