Huzzah for me (and shame on me)... - new pics added
Dec 1, 2014 19:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Toad on Dec 1, 2014 19:05:47 GMT -5
I was recently promoted to Ni Dan rank in karate and can now train with kamas. Woohoo!
The story goes quickly downhill from there. You can see the cheap plastic sleeves over the blades - Not very effective! Within 30 minutes of having them home, I sliced the cover for our comforter right through the sleeve. Understandably, the wife is not very happy:
I was already planning to dull the blades for training purposes, so I have a nice piece of tiger-eye all ready.
Once the rough work is done, I'll take successively finer grades of automotive sandpaper to the blades and then wipe them down using the same oil (camellia) I use on my katana. As you can see from the below picture, there is quite a notch in the wood where the tang went in. I'll fill that up with wood glue before sanding the handle - and getting rid of those stupid dog stickers. The wood will be treated with coconut oil. Handles are about 14" and appear to be pine - very light. The blade from tip to back of handle is about 7.5". Cheap set - only $20 for the pair, but they will do nicely for training until I can get a fancy set.
I hope to have these finished in a few days - if work doesn't call me in. Check back for updates.
Updates are finally in - camera trouble.
A little glue to reinforce the tang slots:
And the finished kama with reasonably dulled blades and lots of coconut oil on the handles. Nothing fancy, but they'll do to learn with:
The story goes quickly downhill from there. You can see the cheap plastic sleeves over the blades - Not very effective! Within 30 minutes of having them home, I sliced the cover for our comforter right through the sleeve. Understandably, the wife is not very happy:
I was already planning to dull the blades for training purposes, so I have a nice piece of tiger-eye all ready.
Once the rough work is done, I'll take successively finer grades of automotive sandpaper to the blades and then wipe them down using the same oil (camellia) I use on my katana. As you can see from the below picture, there is quite a notch in the wood where the tang went in. I'll fill that up with wood glue before sanding the handle - and getting rid of those stupid dog stickers. The wood will be treated with coconut oil. Handles are about 14" and appear to be pine - very light. The blade from tip to back of handle is about 7.5". Cheap set - only $20 for the pair, but they will do nicely for training until I can get a fancy set.
I hope to have these finished in a few days - if work doesn't call me in. Check back for updates.
Updates are finally in - camera trouble.
A little glue to reinforce the tang slots:
And the finished kama with reasonably dulled blades and lots of coconut oil on the handles. Nothing fancy, but they'll do to learn with:
