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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 11, 2011 23:49:06 GMT -5
Just FYI, my katana measurements. Overall: 45", Nagasa(sans thrusting tip): 30", Thrusting Tip (kissaki tsuku?): 1.5", Tsuka: 13.75"
Kevin
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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 12, 2011 4:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 12, 2011 18:25:14 GMT -5
I cant see it.
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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 12, 2011 21:39:15 GMT -5
Do you want me to try another pic?
Kevin
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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 13, 2011 2:03:33 GMT -5
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Oct 13, 2011 10:34:25 GMT -5
That is gorgeous.
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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 13, 2011 18:56:35 GMT -5
Thank you. Sat in hot care too long. That is why it is all wrinkley, but you'd be all wrinkley too if were over 25 years old (which is probably at least 100 in SCA weapon years).
kevin
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 15, 2011 8:20:46 GMT -5
The stiffest part of rattan is the skin. I imagine you would lose several ounces of weight with that peak design but have a bit more flex. I'll try it out.
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 15, 2011 19:04:12 GMT -5
The stiffest part of rattan is the skin. I imagine you would lose several ounces of weight with that peak design but have a bit more flex. I'll try it out. It occurred to me that the above statement was pure speculation, so I've carved a waster in a similar shape to try out for a while. So far, I'm not seeing that great a difference in handing or weight from the wider spine. Kegage, how wide is the peak on your katana? |
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 23, 2011 11:23:27 GMT -5
Since this is on a public forum that could be read by anybody, for those that don't know, see the little slot on the side of this marshal gauge? It is exactly one inch wide and half an inch deep. No portion of your SCA weapon should be able to touch the bottom of that slot.  It is the best way I know to test this rule: VII. WEAPONS STANDARDS A. General 10. It shall not be possible to force any part of a weapon which may reasonably be expected to contact an opponent during combat more than 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) into a legal face guard. Rattan weapons may have a handle section which is less than 1 1/4 inch (31.8 mm), so long as it meets this criterion. Combat archery shafts may be thinner as long as the head and tail meet the criteria. If they have to check the handle, it makes sense that they will check both the striking surface and the back of the blade. |
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Post by Uryuu Ujishige on Oct 23, 2011 16:08:40 GMT -5
I'd say a 29" blade is about standard for the SCA. Do you think a 9" tsuka is far too short? If I may interject a bit into this. I would say that nine inches is a bit too short. The tsuka on my SCA katana used to be right at nine inches. For years I had some handling problems because the tsuka was too short to properly accommodate full gauntlets. I finally spliced on an extra four plus inches of rattan. Instant improvement. Kevin |
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Post by tengumoon on Oct 23, 2011 18:27:04 GMT -5
I would think that the tsuba is designed to cover out to around te knuckles... thus with SCA gauntlets / mittens etc you need a bigger tsuba
Minimum length of tsuka is three hand spans... again take into consideration the span of the hand including gauntlets
I prefer a sightly longer tsuka... my C&T blades have around 13-14"
A blade of an SCA rattan katana at only 29-30" would make it much shorter than many great swords or other 2 handed swords you will encounter in SCA combat... a distinct disadvantage
My C&T blades are 25, 30 and 35 inch - I have 35" rattan katana as well
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 23, 2011 21:20:54 GMT -5
Do you want to compete with great swords, length-wise, when some great swords are built on this scale?  |
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Post by thomasmacfinn on Oct 24, 2011 20:16:08 GMT -5
While I am on the topic, at foxknife.com, I have always had both a 'design your own' section and a 'standard designs' section, but I haven't created a standard katana yet. For my standard katana, I'm thinking 38 inches overall length but haven't decided how much of that length should be blade and how much handle. 29"/9"? I'm also thinking of posting a 28" overall length wakasashi with a 7" grip. For reference, the katana at the start of this thread is 43" overall length with a 12" grip. I just realized that I forgot to mention that, based on the feedback here and elsewhere, I increased the size of my standard katana to 42" overall with a 12" tang. I haven't heard any comments on the wakasashi, so have left those lengths alone. Also, the 3.75" wide Musashi tsuba is now ready. Here is what I have in stock now: www.flickr.com/photos/50288439@N03/6277571254/in/photostream |
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Post by tengumoon on Oct 25, 2011 3:39:26 GMT -5
sorry thomas but that phot realy doesnt give me any idea of the actual scale of the great sword example...
how long is the blade and handle?
at a rough guess it looks like a 15" handle and about 37" blade?
considering my C&T nodachi is 14" handle and 35" blade and
I also have a live nagimaki with 18" handle and 30" blade and a nodachi that is around 62" total (20" tsuka) (yeah it can be a little unwieldy!)
I do like your metal tsuba and would be curious to know how much it affects the balance point and weighting of the rattan katana
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