Ian Alexander
Producing a tachi blade within shirasaya and mount


Namboku-cho style in Soshu tradition like Sekishu Naotsuna
Blade length 31" = around 79cm
Curvature, shallow Torii Sori (around 0.5" to 0.75") 1.3cm ~ 1.9cm
Long kissaki
Habaki, silver with neko-gaki style file mark on it (koshi-yujo)


Shirasaya and wood blade


Mount
Han-dachi style
Samples



Kashira and kojiri should be this size.


Tsuba, iron, mokko shape
Handle, 27cm ~ 33cm, white ray skin full wrap, navy blue silk cord.
Scabbard, black ishi-me urushi lacquer
Menuki sample