Most of the craftsmen show videos of them doing things using a variety of modern expensive machines, grinders, gas burners and special tools. And this author of the video did 90% of the work with a hammer and 10% with a chisel and a file! The result is excellent! This is a real blacksmith! Super-master! Thanks !

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

...simple tools still work well!

@user-ff5qx3kh2v

2 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith It is very good !

Such a simple detail. It seems that it is simple. And so much work. Respect.

@islandblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

thank you! detail is so important in the japanese craft tradition!

Oh my gosh! Your work is just amazing. I've made several habaki over the years, so I really enjoyed the detail of this video. Also, your cinematography is so simple and elegant, it really adds to the video. Thank you so much for your beautiful video.

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

much appreciated!

Thank you, its so hard find a tutorial with simple tools

@3npitsu992

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, all tutorials used mills and cnc

One of the most beautifully made Habaki ive ever seen, Masterful.

I am wanting to get into forging as a hobby. My goal is to make a nice Tanto style knife for myself. After watching your masterful work I am starting to think I may be in way over my head.

Very beautiful work, congratulations.

Beautiful work.

Just Perfect , really enjoy your work !! Have great weekend and regards from Europa .........XXXX !

Very nicely done!

Excellent work Sir

An excellent tutorial! I need to make myself one of those punches for doming the inside of the habaki.

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

pretty handy tool, also doubles as a rough form to forge on later...should have radius in both directions but front to back is the important one to prep for the bend...

Wow amazing! to watch all the parts that make up a japanese sword forged and hand made just incredible

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

it is amazing what can be done with a hammer and a file!

Yeah you did good job that was nice work there

Awesome work

Top of the line job

this is my favourite one so far the geometry is divine, thank you so much wouls be cool to see a soldering instruction for this, i gather you packed the solder behind the join bound with wire and heated to cherry red and capillary flow soldered the join but no silver seems to show through when you file it down

@N.M.E.

Жыл бұрын

When the fit is good enough, and the gaps are small, one can get the silver to be practically invisible without etching and a microscope

Awesome work. I'm going to attempt my first habaki tomorrow. We'll see how it goes...

@islandblacksmith

2 ай бұрын

great! more detail here: islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-habaki/ machigane info: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/10/classical-tanto-construction-habaki-%E3%81%AE-machigane/

Мне нравится как этот человек создаёт свои шедевры, и самое главное что без лишнего трепа! Просто, молча делая своё дело.

@user-lz5kl3dg5e

3 жыл бұрын

Субтитры не помешали бы .

This is art :)

eu gostei muito desse habaki e me ajudou bastante

I tried punching holes into pieces of copper, metal, brass. Filing it down. Stock removal Habaki, fuchi and kashira was my idea. Now after failing miserably and many attempts - I look at this guy and realise. Some have it - and some dont. Makes you appreciate his craft. Id buy his stuff, seeing he smiths them himself - and his skill is such that he makes it looks simple too.

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

stock removal habaki would be challenging, but certainly possible...i think wrapping the jacket and soldering in a machigane is probably easier in the long run so you might as well learn the traditional way...but either way it is not an easy task, like a custom fit piece of jewelery, some specialized craftsmen in japan focus on habaki alone as a lifetime pursuit...keep it up!

Very nice work as always. I've got a piece of copper that I'm hoping is thick enough to make a habaki or two. I suspect I'll refer to this video plenty of times when I get started.

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

excellent! you may find some additional useful information here: islandblacksmith.ca/process/

@ericcartrette6118

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll be checking it out.

Gonna make mine this way from now on. My way was terribly hard compared to this. Thank you for showing this 😊

@islandblacksmith

2 ай бұрын

great! more detail here: islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-habaki/ machigane info: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/10/classical-tanto-construction-habaki-%E3%81%AE-machigane/

So good

Que producto utilizan para unir las partes del habaki?, gracias

Perfect

QUESTION How thick katana habaki is?

Now let's make some Mokume Gane :D Great way to forge a Habaki by the way !

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

i have seen just a couple of late edo tsuba made from mokumegane, no habaki or other fittings yet...but they may be out there somewhere...shakudo would be cool!

@TheMrplongeur

6 жыл бұрын

Not specially to make fittings, you can make some jewerly or buttons with mokume gane :D Shakudo would certainly be cool for fittings

your work of the master should be paid as the work of a dentist🏵

@islandblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

haha, it is a lot like making jewelry most of the time!

Making a classical tanto style habaki forged from reclaimed copper. **WARNING: This is the longer process version intended for serious students of knifemaking. Watch the overview edit here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fodstplqg9LXqc4.html Material is scrap copper from an electrical bus bar, shape is forged and bent, soldering done with hard silver solder in the charcoal forge with fuigo, finish work done with files and rasps. More about the process here: islandblacksmith.ca/process/ Machigane info: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/10/classical-tanto-construction-habaki-%E3%81%AE-machigane/ See the finished tanto here: islandblacksmith.ca/2019/08/furusato-tanto/

Hi, Dave! Could you tell us what camera do you use to film your videos? I love your work, very inspirational. Cheers from Poland.

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

much appreciated! nothing special, just my digital still camera for all my photos and video...it is an older model olympus omd-em5 with an adapter for glass lenses made in the 1980's...

@PKBladesmith

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for answer! once again - i love your videos, cheers

おみごと 素晴らしい物を見せてもらいました。

how do you know how long the thick part of the habaki has to be?

Cool profesional

Great work 👏!!! how to join copper! what glue did you use?

@islandblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

pure silver, sterling silver, or silver solder...borax for flux...

Your a lifesaver

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

there's more detail and info on the website, down at the bottom of the process page...

Did I miss something about soldering? I saw you make the flux to join the 2 pieces and put it into the forge. Please explain what you did. This video was amazing by the way.

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

you did! 14:45 is a small strip of fine silver bent into a horseshoe, it is coated in flux and set onto the machigane before going into the forge...you can see it at 15:01 ...plenty more details here: islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-habaki/

habaki is definitely the most fun part in swordmaking :D

@islandblacksmith

3 жыл бұрын

...like precision-fit jewellery for the blade...

Beautiful work..Done this before have you ? .. I’d love to try it but sadly can’t see myself being anywhere near as handy with a hammer..lol

@islandblacksmith

3 жыл бұрын

...this is how you get handy...one at a time!

So, are you closing the slot on the edge side of the habaki, just with the cold hammering... or leaving it open? I've rerun the video many times to get a good view but can not make it out. Some of your pieces look closed and some appear open.

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

the edge side is usually a hairline opening from the end of the machigane forward, basically closed but not joined in any way...if the edge has ubuha there may be a slightly wider gap... islandblacksmith.ca/2014/10/classical-tanto-construction-habaki-%E3%81%AE-machigane/

@paulwiggins183

6 жыл бұрын

Got it. It is a challenge to tailor words to describe three dimensions. We are all trying to learn in the absence of masters standing beside us. Or something.

восхитительно

If you have a thick enough piece of copper, could a guy still some holes, so some file work to get it started on the knife and then heat it and hammer it onto the blade? This way it's fitted without folding and soldering. Or would this method be to complicated?

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

best to always start with the 1000 year old tried and tested method first...

I've heard of " O.C.D. ! ( now I've seen it on KZread ) ! You're darn good at what You do , but , I'm afraid I'm going to have to hide all the knives in the house AGAIN ( before I get susideal , watching You )

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

it is amazing to learn how long real things take to make in the real world, isn't it! ...that's why i always try to link the short edit in the description, this version is for students of the forge...

wait... at 21:57 did you just plug a short pencil in a bamboo so you don't have to waste it when it's short? that's brilliant!

@islandblacksmith

11 күн бұрын

just find one that fits tightly! ^__^

Sempre que eu olho para um habaki eu me lembro de um cadeado! Pelo formato ser pra mim parecido e ser feito de metais parecido ...Então a pergunta é será que daria para fazer um habaki apartir de um cadeado? Se alguém já pensou nessa hipótese também dê alguma sugestão ou se expresse.

@islandblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

i would like to see a padlock made in the shape/form of habaki! ^__^

When you "quench" the copper does it warp at all? Im aware that it makes it softer but does it warp it like it warps irons , it would be very dificult to soften copper so that you can work on it if it warps every time , Great work on the tanto and im aware im a bit late xD

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

not that i am aware of but it wouldn't really matter much as it is in an annealed state...

@18IMAMGODINA

2 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith Ah , yes it is softer and easier to work on right , thank you for response . Your videos are first and foremost very informative especially for someone who is trying to learn the process and is also just as much inspiring , keep up the great work!

@islandblacksmith

2 жыл бұрын

..and plenty more detail on the website...keep it up!

are you forging a taper into the sides of the habaki?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

yes, a small amount...the back end shouldn't be like a huge wedge though...saya holding pressure is only on the ha and the mune, not the sides...

Master

うーん、何て無駄のない作業工程。仕上がりの美しさといい加工精度といい感嘆するばかり。

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

arigatou...madamadadesu! m(-______-)m

I am sure i have all these simple tools in my shed, the forge may be a bit harder. What with the niebours and her washing .

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

definitely no forging on wash day! ...but the forge itself can be very small and simple: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWmc1pKJZsvYiqg.html

What is that thing you put inside the habaki before heating🤔

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

plenty of info in the description...hard silver solder and borax flux...

@johnbautista4517

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith thank you sir now i know im just a beginner and i want to learn many things about forging😁

Will any silver solder work when soldering in the wedge piece?

@islandblacksmith

Жыл бұрын

yes, real silver solder in any temp, or even sterling or fine silver...all strong enough, some easier to use than others...

@Marlin7830

Жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith thanks and that's awesome work 😎

最高にクールな短刀ですな。しかも海外の人だし、日本人の僕よりも行動力あって羨ましい。

@islandblacksmith

6 жыл бұрын

m(-_____-)m ...madamadadesu!

Fantastique

красавчик!

Magic!)

Very beautiful. But simple tools? He used two of the most sophisticated tools there are. His hands.

@islandblacksmith

3 жыл бұрын

very true!

Utilidade pública

Klass 🇷🇺👍👍👍

simple tools plus forge lol

@islandblacksmith

3 жыл бұрын

simple tools and a simple forge: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWmc1pKJZsvYiqg.html