Kill Bill Bride's sword

I have several shi todome for the kill bill sword, old and actual iaito replica, sadly none are really accurate, so I decided to make a pair using traditional method, deveral brass layer with file work.

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The first layer is done, now I have to make the two other layers.
 
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DaddyfromNaboo said:
What the ... ?! Holy moley, that is some really fine and rarely seen craftmanship there!!! Congrats on that!!!
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Took the words right out my mouth Mr Naboo! This is some seriously specialist stuff! Skill level = Epic

Was going to attempt to mod a shop bought one to an acceptable level, but i'm thinking there's not much point; i'll never be happy with it having seen this.
 
You can buy the blade and hilt combo I am selling in the junkyard (pictures from first post to post #13 in this thread are from the prop I am selling)
Selling the blade and sheat set, hand engraved lion and sheat, koi guchi is ok, golden sageo is ok, also putting the wooden handle, seppa, shıtodome (japanese iaito parts) and rayskin.
You will just need the followig parts:
tsuba menuki and leather strap, these are exactly the same as original prop, in this case I contact the japanese sellers, let you know the price and you get them directly.
bronze fuchi kashira and kojiri from Jblackey.
The actual replicas from jblackey are the closest to the original prop, because based from exactly the same fittings, he did so, because original fittings are not produced amymore.
He can sell you the black and golden finish made from bronze, price is 225$ plu sshipping.
He can give you free golden tape for the saya too.
 
Some new work on my Kill Bill sword.
I met issues with gold plating, that ruined my moral and I left the project for more than on eyear...
I get the kojiri cast, but as it was really not nice, I decided to make a full new engraving to get a good result.
So I carved it with a dremel, removing all details and enhancing design, and then I pinched with a nanako pinch to get a sharp nanako finish on castle rock background.
I will have to make a new sheat, because my actual sheat end is larger than the kojiri.
I will probably buy some black japanese lacquer, genuine gold powder, genuine gold foil and make a genuine horn kuri gata, so the final sword will be a full real japanese sword, only the seppa will keep the iaito quality level, other parts will be better (fully self made, or fully re-shaped and engraved iaito parts)
I am also thinking about making a new tsuba by myself, to get a better old look, and try to find genuine old gold plated seppas, but it's really hard to find, especially a matching 41 and 43 mm pair...
Starting to think about mercury gold plating process, it would be really great, because accurate process for authentic japanese sword.

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After complete sheat reshaping, I finally adjusted the kojiri:

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Also made a new kurigata, from horn:

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I will buy black japanese lacquer, genuine gold powder, and will try to find genuine gold foil to replace the ugly mylar tape, and make a genuine sword sheat finish, no synthetic stuff anymore.
 
Amazing!
I built one a while back... wasn't able to find the right fittings at th time so I went with "close enough". In most cases, they're pretty close but still, not quite close enough for me.
I'm actually planning to build another one but I've managed to source most of the fittings this time around.. except for the damned kojiri.
 
You found accurate fuchi and kashira, interesting.
I will sell another blade with shisa angraving, and probably my actual tsuba, it's exactly same as original prop, but I removed the ugly paint, and most fo defects, and made a finish closer to original japanese stuff than iaito or movoe prop part.
The hardest parts are the blade of course, because there are virtually no accurate blade with proper engraving, and fuchi-kashira-kojiri, after searches I found no japanese stuff on the market, I bought some casts, but the finish was not good to my eye so I decided to carve them entirely as there would be genuine japanese sword parts.
I did same for the highlander sword, but this time I get even farther because I made the pieces entirely, no modification of existing part.

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the fittings and tsuba are not good, the right tsuba is easy to find, and if you want my actual one I can sell it with the blade I can sell too, it's the blade with the 3 steps engraving picture.
However the engraving is better than the one from mat at arms reforged, and fittings too aha.
The overall look is good on picture.
 
Yeah, I've got the right ones for my second attempt. Aside from the freakin kojiri.
Part of the first build was trying to keep it all under $300.00 which I managed to do. On the second, I don't care as much about how much I spend because I'm going for accuracy.
The blade on my first IS folded.. my second will probably be a monosteel blade (in fact, it'll be from Hanwei). In the end, both will be differentially hardened and both will have the overall correct look but the second will look just THAT much better.
Not as good as yours though, my engraving isn't to that level.

There is a company that's about to release an accurate Bride's sword with accurate fittings.. but their engraving still looks like a crappy etching.
edit: http://wickedreplicas.com/choose-yo...-limited-edition-kill-bill-samurai-sword.html
 
not only the engraving aha, the fittings don't look so bad, but the blade, tsuba habaki and seppa are wrong, however, if someone buys it, not to hard to upgrade.
And for the price, it's not so bad, especially the sheat, just replacing tsuba and seppa, already makes a really good upgrade for about 100$ no more.
You have a picture of your new accurate fittings?
I recommand katana giheiya for the fittings (tsuba, menuki, leather tsukaito silk sageo and seppa) I can order for you if you want they are friends now.
I will probably try to cast my fittings from bronze, to finish the first sword attempt so I can resell it.
 
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Technically, I haven't purchased them all yet.
I don't have a photo but I got the kongosho menuki on ebay.. they're correct.
I haven't actually bought the tsuba nor the fuchi/kashira but I have them sourced and they're pretty affordable at the sources I have (I'm using a photo from Yamato for the tsuba but buying from tozando).
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ok, how much is tsuba, tozando is quite expensive, you can get it for about 50$, right version, menuki can be found for about 40$, and seppa about 20$ 41 and 43mm pair.
The fittings are good, what is price I would be interested to get a pair, to compare with mine, and mount on my other sword.
Tozando seems to be affordable I just checked, you can buy from them, good choice! if they have the fushi kashira set I will order one for me, to complete my other kill bill sword.

The wr is not so bad, maybe it can be a good start for you if you can get it, the sheat is quite good, in fact best I have seen except mine, and the replacment is easy to make, just tsuba and seppa is ok, then, you put a folded steel blade with hand engraving.
 
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