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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.

 

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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  :laughing:

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.

 

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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.

 

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The body of the tansu is finished, the blacksmith need some days to make the hardware.

 

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The next will be the glas for the showcase. Hope you like this little report.

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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.

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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. 

 

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