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By lyuesword | 15 July 2020 | 1 Comments

Making A Scabbard For Japanese Katana Shirasaya

Making a Wood Scabbard For a Sword
There are a series of straightforward steps.

1. Split the plank of wood in half using a band saw.

2. Sand all of the plank's edges.

3. Lay the wood with the longest width lying flat on the work bench.
    Place the blade of your katana on the piece of wood and trace a rectangle around the edges of the blade.
    Continue the longest lines so that they’re about two inches below the tip of the blade.



4. Cut along the traced lines with the band saw.

5. Draw a line perpendicular to the top part of the blade, not the point of the sword.
    You’re going to cut the wood in half along this line with the band saw.

6. Trace around the blade using a pencil. Retrace again, but this time use an exacto knife.
    Once you have this outline you’ll use a flattened chisel to clear out an area where the blade will fit.
    Measure the thickness of your sword to determine how deep you’ll need to go.
    Make sure you do this step for both pieces of wood that you separated in Step 5.



7. Test the thickness of your scabbard. Clamp the two pieces together with the blade inside.
    The sword shouldn’t rattle.

8. Line the perimeter of the inside part of the scabbard with wood glue.
    Place the two pieces together and clamp them together until the glue dries.



9. Use a hand plane to sand the outside of the wood. Once sanded, you’ll want to wax with a furniture wax.


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