How to Make a Saya (Japanese Sword Scabbard) with Walter Sorrells

Noted swordsmith Walter Sorrells demonstrates how he makes a shirasaya (a so-called "resting scabbard") used for storing Japanese swords and knives.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• how-to
• saya
• Japanese
• sword
• scabbard
• Walter
• Sorrells
• swordsmith
• smith
• mounting
• blade

[grizou31]

hi what the wood use for it thx

[slappybuckshot]

@grizou31 Alder. Poplar works if you can't find Alder. The traditional Japanese wood used called ho or honoki, which is a form of magnolia.

[dylankunaikennedy123]

QUESTION can i do this for a 6 inch knife????

[slappybuckshot]

@dylankunaikennedy123 Sure. Japanese defensive knives -- known as tantos -- were mounted in the same manner as longer blades.

[DeviantDCLXVI]

Out of curiosity, how long does the whole process take? And is it possible for someone who has no experience with woodworking to make something like this (IE: How hard is it)?

[slappybuckshot]

@DeviantDCLXVI It's a pretty involved process and takes a lot of work. So the amount of time depends on how involved you want to make it. A simple shirasaya -- a plain wooden scabbard -- might take me six or eight hours (that's a very rough guess) whereas a more involved mounting might take ten times that. Anybody is capable of doing it...but realistically your first attempts will be fairly rough!

[RYUNOMI13TADEH]

he looks like Ben Stiller :3

[asianface95]

whats the song in the background called????????????

[FioriSama]

MAN I WANNA BE A NINJA FOR HALOWEEN(cos im greek and hallowen in now for us) AND I WANNA MAKE A KATANA BUT NO VIDEO IS GOOD FOR MEE

[MrPpor2]

lol lazy commentator :))

[eliteslayer66]

i have no idea how i ended up watching this.

[amira90love]

wow!! great!



[ReiMonCoH]

Oh.. That's pretty cool

[xxswemanxx1]

i tryed alder i wasnt so easy as on the video it was very hard not easy !

[KevinGelking]

Ah, good old walter xD

[tehatemachine]

Why is Chris Hansen narrating?

[a4r8a8ta]

素晴らしいですね

日本人でも、鞘を制作する人は少ないのに

鉋・ノミを上手に使いこなしてますね

ただただ、驚くばかりです。