Making the sword 辟邪の太刀 (Hekija no tachi)
Nambokucho style within shirasaya
Deposits 2023 May 6 400,000.yen, June 8 200,000.yen, September 13 400,000.yen. 2024 August 9 47,000.yen
Samples
Blade length 90cm
Curvature 3.03cm (Koshizori leaning towards toriizori)
Thickness at the base 0.85cm, width 3.33cm
Thickness around yokote 0.64cm, width 2.61cm
(But the shape can be modified to match to the original blade style.)
Kisssaki length 7.5cm
Tang length 26.36cm
Habaki : made of iron with urushi on it
Polishing : Sashikomi (the classical style) or hadori (the modern style)
Steel layer = ko-itame mixed with ko-mokume, as long it's not too tight
Hamon = Osafune Tomomitsu style
Sample of the kissaki shape and the end of groove, both stylistically and position
Mount : shirasaya, and description (saya-gaki) by the smith on it
Sample of shirasaya
Start forging (December 03, 2024)
Fixed the forging handle
Flattened the tamahagane ingots and broke them in pieces to see the quality. Of course, I need more steel pieces for this blade. And I'll classify them into some grades.
Outer steel is forged out. Dense and hard steel pieces and a little bit coarse and less hardness steel pieces are mixed. And fold'n welded 11times.
