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Making Shusui, the Legendary Black Katana from One Piece

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Music: Epidemic Sound

My Shop Equipment:
Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from Coal Iron Works
Forge: 2-Burner Habanero from Chile Forge
Grinder: KMG-TX from Beaumont Metalworks
Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse
Heat Treating Oven: Paragon KM36T

CHAPTERS:
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0:00 – Forging the Blade
10:05 – Normalizing the Blade
11:35 – Profiling and Rough Grinding the Blade
13:38 – Claying the Blade
15:12 – Quenching the Blade
24:00 – Water Quench and Tempering
26:43 – Final Grinding and Straightening
31:14 – Making the Habaki
36:26 – Fitting the Spacers (Seppa) and the Guard (Tsuba)
41:08 – Carving the Handle (Tsuka)
43:18 – Carving the Sheath (Saya)
46:36 – Glueing up the Tsuka
48:39 – Handsanding the Blade
50:30 – Shaping the Tsuka
51:34 – Making the Fuchi and Kashira
55:59 – Glueing and Shaping the Saya
58:23 – Making the Brass Koiguchi
59:20 – Rayskin Wrap
1:01:16 – Shaping the Fittings
1:05:00 – Making the Mekugi Pin
1:05:34 – Polishing/Etching the Fittings
1:08:22 – Ito Wrapping the Tsuka
1:11:11 – Final Polishing the Blade
1:11:42 – Etching my Maker’s Mark
1:12:30 – Etching the Hamon
1:15:13 – Painting the Saya
1:18:02 – Darkening the Blade
1:19:18 – Final Reveal
1:20:53 – Sharpening and Testing
1:21:47 – Swordis Katana Review

26 Replies to “Making Shusui, the Legendary Black Katana from One Piece”

  2. That's why it's important to have that center part on bandsaw just above the piece ur cutting less stress on the blade and it's supports the back of the blade so u don't pop it like that putting to much pressure on it while cutting

  3. You should make the Glaive from the movie Krull. Honestly don't think I've seen anyone on YouTube make it.

  4. 59:36 next time you make this stencil, if you overlap and tape the end down, you can use a scale to cut through both layers and get a perfect reference.

  7. I’d like to see you tackle Jinwoo’s Knight Killer from Solo Leveling.

  8. I think you would have an easier time cleaning the glue out of the channel if you used a bore brush from a rifle cleaning kit.

  11. Talking aboit build idea, how about a Kriegsmesser, i would love to see that

  13. Any zanpakuto from bleach. Like hyorinmaru or tensa zangetsu lost agent version.

  15. "real life" dude your metal work is far beyond what traditional metal smiths did. i would never classify your work as that or of any other knife maker on the platform, you take sheet steel and heat it, you dont forge anything then the anime aspect makes it even worse

  16. I’m all for you guys releasing two different cuts. Just watching you work is interesting enough to keep me engaged.

  17. Ur becomming one hell of a blacksmith very cool keep up the great work man

  19. I'm not sure if you have any interest in doing more fantastical weapons, but Monster Hunter has some really flashy weapons. Elden ring has some more down to earth weapons, and plenty of unique katanas. It's not a TV series, but I think they'd make wonderful projects. Moonveil and Rivers of Blood are, iirc, two of the most famous from Elden Ring. I also think the Carian Knight's Sword would be a gorgeous build.

  21. Great video dude! Been waiting for this. You should make something from avatar the last air bender

  22. Have you seen ATLA? Zukos' duo swords that are split perfectly and can become into one and sheath as one. That would be an insane idea!!

  23. I would love to see your approach to the reverse blade katana from Rurouni Kenshin! one of my favorite anime of all time and i feel like you'd do a phenominal job!

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