Cowman teaches you how to make the scabbard of love knife.

How to make a love knife

sheath

The actual function of white scabbard is to preserve the blade, and it has no real use value (that is, it can't be chopped, only appreciated), so it is slightly different from scabbard in material selection and practice.

There is a kind of scabbard called "hardwood scabbard", which means the scabbard is made of hardwood. In order to prevent the hardwood from scratching the blade, a "splitting sheath" is set in the sheath, that is, "entering the splitting sheath".

Japan has used cypress as a sheath since ancient times. From the point of view of protecting the blade, cypress has moderate hardness, good machinability, suitable for carving, difficult deformation and good air permeability. The cypress has even and delicate texture, irregular wood grain, gray or light brown color and low oil content. The cut cypress must be dried before it can be used.

1, choose the suitable size of cypress (wood length, thickness, quality, etc. ).

2. Saw the wood from the middle. Be careful when sawing, don't deviate from the center line, and put a mirror opposite to observe.

3. Put the blade on the cut wood, mark the position of Haba, and draw the circuit diagram of the whole blade.

4. Dig a suitable groove with a plane at the line drawing place.

This position is very important. First of all, this groove is made to make the blade have a margin in the sheath. Secondly, it can make dirt have a place on the sheath wall, which is also beneficial to the air circulation in the sheath.

6. Handles and seams.

Adhesive-Because the white sheath is the "pajamas" of the sword, it plays a protective role for the sword, so it is also very particular when using adhesive. Chemical glue can't be used, because chemicals are corrosive to swords, such as residues in scabbard, which pose a great threat to swords.

In addition, the existing chemical adhesive is too strong to be opened from the original joint. If dirt enters the sheath, it can't be cleaned and can only be redone. Japanese glue made of glutinous rice can just make up for the defects of the above chemical glue.

7. Plan a desired approximate shape (the cross section of white sheath is divided into ellipse, smooth ellipse, round ridge octahedron, chamfered octahedron and pointed ridge octahedron), and then use facets to modify the shape.

8. Make a "pigeon eye", this time with black horns.

The purpose of Dove-Dove is to prevent the wood around the hole from cracking and expanding. As for the material, it's the same as nails. There are bamboos, horns and teeth, and so are pigeons. It's just a matter of rank.

9. This link is difficult. Digging a little more or less will affect the beauty of the pigeons, especially the square pigeons. After the pigeon eye is finished, the joint surface of sheath and handle is trimmed smoothly.

10, scabbard surface polishing treatment-natural plants are used for polishing.

At this point, a complete white sheath (white sheath) was made, and the work lasted for 5 days.

Matters needing attention in making white sheath-smooth plane, smooth lines, symmetrical left and right, and tight seams. The most important thing is that the sliding fit between the sheath mouth and the haba (hairpin) must be consistent, so that the blade will not shake in the sheath (of course, the shape of the haba (hairpin) is also very important).

Check whether the sheath is smooth and whether the blade enters and exits smoothly before sewing. Note: the shape of the white sheath must be consistent with the blade (arc). It is forbidden to use sandpaper and emery cloth during grinding to avoid irreparable consequences caused by sand falling. Except for the special items used for final polishing, the plane and knife are used for scraping at other times.

At this point, a complete white sheath (white sheath) was made, and the work lasted for 5 days.

Matters needing attention in making white sheath-smooth plane, smooth lines, symmetrical left and right, and tight seams. The most important thing is that the sliding fit between the sheath mouth and the haba (hairpin) must be consistent, so that the blade will not shake in the sheath (of course, the shape of the haba (hairpin) is also very important).

Check whether the sheath is smooth and whether the blade enters and exits smoothly before sewing. Note: the shape of the white sheath must be consistent with the blade (arc). It is forbidden to use sandpaper and emery cloth during grinding to avoid irreparable consequences caused by sand falling. Except for the special items used for final polishing, the plane and knife are used for scraping at other times.