New Habaki for Wakizashi

[bubba-san]

Here are couple pics of Habaki construction . The main thing to remember is to constantly anneal the metal or it will become very hard and break . The Habaki needs to be hammered to blade profile

Thinned a little then soldered and polished .... I will show how to solder and install MACHIGANE a small piece copper stop for blade edge........ Bubba

 

[bubba-san]

A couple more pics .......

 

[bubba-san]

getting ready to solder habaki , I need some stainless wire to keep it tight as heat it up . Sometimes it will loosen a bit . So I wrap 2 pieces of thin stainless wire to hold shut . Bubba