Popular Post vajo Posted January 18, 2018 Popular Post Report Posted January 18, 2018 I hope you understand my really bad english. As i spoke with some members here in the board, my wish was to build up a swordroom, for displaying the collection and enjoying it. I have a little guest room for this project. After collecting ideas and making plans i started this week with the first work on it. Highlight should be a 2,50 m high and 1,70 m wide sword cabinet. The upper showcase is 1,50 m high and has the capacity for displaying 6 or 8 swords and Tosogu. The Tansu is big enough for 8 long swords, 8 Waki and Tanto and 100 Tsuba. The drawers could be locked. And there must be a drawer for a little safe to store the better ones. I know it would be not prevent for thiefs but for them i had another concept The tansu must be safe enough to stay away the kids and guests from the sharp things. A two parted wooden abstract for working on the swords makes the tansu complete. Speaking with my carpenter we choose maple wood for all furniture in the room. It is smooth and has a warm and elegance touch. A blacksmith makes all the furniture hardware from rough iron. We bought on Monday two complete maple tree trunk. 2 years old and dry. Ok - lets start building. After the plan was drawn we start cutting the wood. The are no screews. All is made with wooden pins. Part 2 follow.. After making the parts we brush the wooden parts with a mixture from wax and color to a light yellow/ golden touch. The body of the tansu is finished, the blacksmith need some days to make the hardware. The next will be the glas for the showcase. Hope you like this little report. 15 Quote
John A Stuart Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Nice idea. Are you using glass or polycarbonate? Pine as your secondary wood? Stain and oil finish? John 1 Quote
vajo Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Posted January 18, 2018 Hello John. Thanks. I use a unbreakable glas 5mm (a glass with a foil inside). No, its also maple but a multiplex furniture, for the drawers e.g. The pins are maple, we say "Hirnholz" the wood inside the struck. The finish is a Oil / Wax color mixture. The carpenter let it made. You brush it and wipe it off. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Chris,nice project and obviously good craftsmanship! Congratulations! 1 Quote
tokashikibob Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Anybody see the X-Files last night? That lawyer had a nice impressive inset set up for his katana collection in the wall's with set back lighting. Too bad he got his head cut off with one by the Voodoo golem. 1 Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Wonderful crafting! Congrats! 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 19, 2018 Report Posted January 19, 2018 First I know of anyone building his own katanadansu, Chris - great idea! Please keep us updated as the work progresses. How have you integrated an alarm system? 1 Quote
vajo Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Posted January 19, 2018 Good morning Ken. Thats another question. There is some passive components but i want looking for a better system after finishing. Quote
Ed Posted January 20, 2018 Report Posted January 20, 2018 Very nice, look forward to seeing the finished product. Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 A great project. I am sure it will be marvelous in the end! Quote
Jean Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 Speechless...I have two left hands.... Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 Speechless...I have two left hands.... I used to, then I accidentally cut one off while working on a project 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 Yeah, my wife, the family woodworker, growls at me if I even pick up a jigsaw these days.... Quote
Jean Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 Could be a movie title "Jigsaw Massacre" Quote
vajo Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Posted January 25, 2018 Little update. We got today the glas for the showcase. It is very heavy so we must install 4, instead of 3 bands (i hope it is the right word) for the doors (1450 x 75 x 5 mm). You can see how big that corpus will be. I'm still waiting for the blacksmith work. 2 Quote
EdWolf Posted January 25, 2018 Report Posted January 25, 2018 Very, very nice. Wish I had space for such a nice cabinet. Regards, Ed Quote
vajo Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Posted February 13, 2018 This evening we build up the showcase. It's not complete finish, some details are missed, but i hope we can complete it this week. Every button is handforged from a friendly blacksmith. 7 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Wow! Very impressive, Chris. Can't wait to see the finished room. Quote
uwe Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Very nice Chris! Paar Zentimeter nach links wäre gut ....... Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Stunning, really can't wait to see it full of lovely swords, I don't know what it is but once something is behind glass it looks 10x better. Quote
BIG Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Great, waiting for the final result... Best Quote
Stephen Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Nice clean lines, excellent choice of wood. The rustic iron pulls top it off. well done. Quote
vajo Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Posted February 14, 2018 Thanks for the nice words. Quote
vajo Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Posted March 19, 2018 The furniture building is finished yesterday. I put some "Dummys" inside for a first look. Now i have time to build it up slowly ???? 10 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted March 19, 2018 Report Posted March 19, 2018 Some of the best professional-quality work I've seen, Chris. Good lighting without many reflections. And I love the pulls! 1 Quote
BIG Posted March 19, 2018 Report Posted March 19, 2018 Grossartig, swords and fittings and books in one room.. Best Regards 1 Quote
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