Making a 80cm blade Tachi

[Seiko]

Hello everyone !

Just wanted to share with you a project we are working on from Japan. A 80cm blade Tachi with a Koshirae for one of our customer who wants to practice tameshigiri. The customer gave us a lot of freedom on the details and style so it will be very satisfying to make realise this project. 

The Tachi will have a long leather handle, silver heavy tsuba and silver fittings.

Can't wait to share with you guys more on this sword and show you pictures when the sword is finished !

We're also currently working on an even more crazy project that might have never been done before, let me know if you're interested to see.

[DTM72]

23 hours ago, Seiko said:

We're also currently working on an even more crazy project that might have never been done before, let me know if you're interested to see.

 

Love to see crazy projects. Please post more information, pictures!

[Baba Yaga]

Crazy projects?  I see a Square Ruler.

 

Get a white board and and apply some Golden Ratio Geometry before heating and pounding.

 

Arm length, cutting position, weight, length, ect. 

 

 

[Seiko]

1 hour ago, Baba Yaga said:

Crazy projects?  I see a Square Ruler.

 

Get a white board and and apply some Golden Ratio Geometry before heating and pounding.

 

Arm length, cutting position, weight, length, ect. 

 

 

This is not the crazy project.

[ROKUJURO]

An  80 cm TACHI blade? Must be for a really big guy! 

And you are forging the blade AND making the KOSHIRAE? With a silver TSUBA? In Japan?

[Ooitame]

@Seiko Looking forward to the progress and outcome!

[Seiko]

16 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

An  80 cm TACHI blade? Must be for a really big guy! 

And you are forging the blade AND making the KOSHIRAE? With a silver TSUBA? In Japan?

Yes he is more than 180cm. Everything will be made in Japan.

[Baba Yaga]

He, a giant of a man must be 244cm in hight. 

[DTM72]

On 10/11/2023 at 10:12 AM, Baba Yaga said:

He, a giant of a man must be 244cm in hight. 

I'm 180cm tall...far from giant.

 

Maybe Rokujuro saying the person must be a giant man was maybe meaning like strong or muscular, not necessarily how tall he is. Then again, it takes a tall person with long arms to draw an 80 cm katana or tachi while mounted on the hip. 

[Seiko]

His goal is to practice intensive Tameshigiri by the way.

Also, if any of you have a project of a shinsakuto you can contact me, it will be a pleasure to negotiate best price for NMB forum members.

Have a good one

[DoTanuki yokai]

I’m looking forward to see more of your project!
Can you tell us who are the craftsman that you work with ? 
I think beeing over 1,80m is not that common in Japan as it is in the US or Europe. 

[Seiko]

The customer is French. And we work with Kuromoto for this sword

[Baba Yaga]

Aesthetics vs Functionality as in geometric unity vs guess worlk.