3V "Waspizashi"

[srtben]

Hey guys just finished up this order and I wanted to share some pics.
Some of you may remember the hybird fighter I posted a while, this is basically a wakizashi size version of that.
The blade is hand rubbed 3V and oal is about 23". It has a titanium guard, and a hammered copper spacer and menuki.


 

 

 

 

[hvyhitter]

WOW!!!!! That is AWSOME!!!!!!!!

[bjansen]

Really cool Ben. What a beast!

[D.Ellis]

Slick blade Ben......I like this one a lot.
Darcy  

[Lin Rhea]

That is one sleek knife. Really wonderful craftsmanship Ben.
   

[Track]

Great work Ben. The knife was outstanding and this one matches it.

[Orion]

Now that's a knife that Crocodile Dundee would be proud of.        

[Fallguy]

I bet you could gut, skin and fillet a whitetail with 1 swing of that baby. In the words of Crocodile Dundee "Thats a Knife Mate"  

[tomsm44]

That's beautiful.  Maybe not the intended purpose, but I think that, paired with an integral sheath on the side of a nice leather back quiver, that would make a nice addition to any trad hunter's setup.  I'm sure it works even better for fighting, but I tend to prefer hunting to fighting.

[srtben]

Thanks for the comments guys!

[Jason Jelinek]

Great job!

I'm refinishing a WWII Japanese sword handle and am wondering where you got the handle wrapping material and the stingray skin.  I picked up the pommel but need the wrapping and shape the handle.

[srtben]

You might look on **** for Rayskin. You find some good deals on Tsuka Ito on there as well.

This place has a bunch of different Ito as well...
 http://www.japanese-swords.com/pages/silk.htm