Kogatana & Kozuka: Making a Utility Knife for the Wakizashi

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In this episode of my wakizashi series, I tackle one of the last pieces: the kogatana and the kozuka handle. The kozuka is a decorative handle fitting for the kogatana, a small utility knife that fits into a pocket on the saya.
Crafting the kogatana was quick and easy, using a scrap piece of raindrop damascus I had forged for another project. On the other hand, creating the kozuka proved to be a very long and tedious process.
The kozuka is made of shibuichi, a silver alloy consisting of 20% silver and 80% copper. The feather inlay is crafted from 800 silver (80% silver, 20% copper), matching the feather design of the menuki for consistency throughout the fittings. I experimented with a nanako punch background, a traditional pattern of small dots thought to resemble fish roe.
The process of folding the kozuka presented significant challenges, and in hindsight, I would have worked on the feather silver inlay after the fact to minimize the risk of it breaking off.
Unfortunately information about crafting methods for kozuka is scarce. Nonetheless, I believe my construction method is plausible, having carefully inspected the original pieces.
Overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out, and it's a joy to see all the pieces now made and finished. Only some finishing touches remain, which I'll work on asap, and then I'll create a recap video of the entire process.
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0:00 Shibuichi Silver Alloy Plate Preparation
1:18 Engraving the Front of Kozuka
2:26 Silver Feather Inlay
2:44 Nanako Background Texture
3:57 Bending and Soldering the Kozuka
6:26 Finishing the Kozuka
7:12 Kogatana
8:51 Assembly and Result
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@dannyberg4294 10 ай бұрын

I’ve watched countless knife/sword videos on KZfaq and none of them even come close to this. Every time I think you are done, another video comes out with even more incredible detail being created. This is amazing, I’ve loved watching this blade come to life 🖤

@davidvitale9338 10 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree with you more. This is the best series I've seen, covering every aspect of craftsmanship.

@KamalAdnanTheFirst 10 ай бұрын

I agree. There's just something about BBP that really enhances the experience when you watch his videos. The speed of the video resulting in a perfect range of sound and the minimum background noises. It's so satisfying!! 😄 Edit: How could I forget about the precision?! A magnificent combination!!

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much everyone. Much appreciated ❤️ Love you!

@MrApokalipse666 10 ай бұрын

Amazing! What a great piece of art and skill, I like how every part has it`s individual look and at the same time matches perfectly with the other parts.

@eddietalcott6302 10 ай бұрын

You never cease to amaze... Every single video I watch just stuns me. I swear you're getting better with every project. This is a flawless creation.

@luispbaez8762 7 ай бұрын

Pure japanese craftmanship and elegance, very beautiful.

@schlomoshekelstein908 3 ай бұрын

he's italian, in italy... lol

@kenderman1 10 ай бұрын

You have an incredible amount of patience.

@Zoso14892 10 ай бұрын

That is stunning. What a beautifully crafted homage to master craftsmen. You've shown so much skill and determination in recent years that I don't think there's anything beyond you anymore. I have complete faith in your ability to learn almost any skill to a reasonable standard. Thank you for bringing us on this journey. I hope you display this with pride!

@filippofior3722 10 ай бұрын

Sinceramente sono rimasto senza parole. Mai vista così tanta attenzione al dettaglio e tanta pazienza. MITICO!!

@Einherjar_17 10 ай бұрын

Seeing your beginnings and now seeing your work, it's an incredible journey, the improvements to the workshop, your crafts, everything incredible. Thank you very much, I send you a big hug from Patagonia Argentina.

@yeagerxp 10 ай бұрын

A Beautiful creation 👍👍👍.Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦

@fugoo770 10 ай бұрын

You can be proud of you ! What a beautiful serie you offer to us. Thank you

@davidallred9143 10 ай бұрын

as I have always said. BEST CHANNEL ON KZfaq.

@glinness 9 ай бұрын

10.5 minutes of WTF? 34 seconds of OMG! Never seen that done before …beautiful!

@tomswindler64 10 ай бұрын

As always you killed it.again your a man of many talents.just continue on with your quest to bring back classic and restore our past.great video as always.just continue on.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎

@user-pw7fn1lz6l 10 ай бұрын

Шедевр! Вы истинный Мастер! Удачи Вам в воплощении новых идей.

@user-jn4iz7ol4n 10 ай бұрын

Блин люди вот только не говорите мне что дирка на клинке которая там довольно большая вас совсем не смущяет и то что перо из серебра почти выпало поскольку выборку в метале под него нужно было зделать глубже и использовать другие инструменты которые даже у меня есть хоть я и даже рядом с живым ювелиром не стоял

@peebee143 10 ай бұрын

You, Sir, are an absolute artist!

@freedomwriter1995 10 ай бұрын

I miss the days when you used to do restoration videos. They were impressive. You brought new life to things that people had given up on.

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

I'll make more in the future for sure!

@fredcrews7401 10 ай бұрын

I do agree but the making stuff is fascinating too.

@josephcormier5974 10 ай бұрын

Sir every time you add to this awesome project it gets better and better thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

@rock7282 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes you amaze me, this is one of those times! Thx

@Watchyn_Yarwood 10 ай бұрын

You are truly an artist! Excellent!

@stromnessboy5171 10 ай бұрын

A veritable work of art, Sir. It's beautiful!

@jamesperkins9833 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed watching these builds!

@stefang1087 10 ай бұрын

This is just astonishing. Bravo!

@stephenjohnson6841 10 ай бұрын

The level of details and the quality of your work is way beyond amazing! I really appreciate you bringing us along! Huge thank you sir!

@user-jn4iz7ol4n 10 ай бұрын

Ага особеннно дырка в клинке и почти выпавшее серебряное перо на ножнах замечательная идея но вот исполнение очень плохое

@alanpreston3111 10 ай бұрын

Your skills are amazing, what a beautiful piece of work 🙏🏻😮

@robertnahal4605 10 ай бұрын

absolutely delightful thank you

@CrustyRestorations 10 ай бұрын

From start to finish, just amazing work 👍😃

@dlkravcov1973 10 ай бұрын

Incredibly great result! 👏👏👏👏👏 Only the hole in the Tsuba should allow the removal of a small blade without removing the sword from its scabbard.

@RuedigerEtzold 10 ай бұрын

The amount of work is crazy 👍

@Uberbizmeister 10 ай бұрын

Really nice work mate ... love your content, as much as my Japanese wife

@jamesball7322 10 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this build the most

@dvogonen 10 ай бұрын

I have followed your videos for a long time and I am deeply impressed with the way you develop your metal working techniques. Your chisel work in this one was crazy good!

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@methlonstorm2027 10 ай бұрын

just goes to show with a project you care about how your skill can really grow very well made blade congrats and thanks for sharing

@danthemakerman 10 ай бұрын

Impressive! Man like how much research did you do to come up with all the design elements? I love every bit of this, it just flows so well together. As always your attention to detail is next level.

@kasper_573 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful!

@robertolsson86 10 ай бұрын

If I could have this is my life I would pay top £ for this. What dreams are made of 👏

@sleazy1drache 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece! A show of true craftsmanship, skill and art.

@user-jn4iz7ol4n 10 ай бұрын

Именно кусок поскольку кроме творческого порыва здесь нет ни мастерства ни знаний в ремесле

@chuckbowie5833 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work!

@TDuySculptures 10 ай бұрын

The knife is beautiful! Great Job

@jerryjohnson4618 10 ай бұрын

Remarkable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@khasan_superhero 10 ай бұрын

Great work 👍

@yamabiru4553 Ай бұрын

Beyond impressive

@Wawanpandebesi6447 10 ай бұрын

Wow amazing nice video like Thanks my friend 👍🤝

@nathkrupa3463 10 ай бұрын

Great blacksmith you are awesome bro 😊

@-_popengut_ 10 ай бұрын

breathtaking

@itzikca 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work

@andrewdavis6917 10 ай бұрын

Always enjoyable content here. Bravo Sir

@TrueThiago 10 ай бұрын

That’s beautiful! ❤

@briangingerich7632 10 ай бұрын

Well thats just awesome!!!

@sidneyriggs9764 10 ай бұрын

Now that is fricken awesome.

@AcidBuu 10 ай бұрын

what a nice surprise

@vinceianni4026 10 ай бұрын

Hello mister beautiful knife beautifully made well done

@a.p.a.woodmetal3412 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work 👏👏👏👌👍

@clayweaver2066 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic!!

@vitaliyblazhko8719 10 ай бұрын

Вот смысл жизни. Отдавать себя тому, что хочу, умею, чем горю! 👍! Великолепно -это мало сказано. Ещë впереди...

@user-jn4iz7ol4n 10 ай бұрын

Ну да стремлен е это харашо но ошибки нужно исправлять а дырку в клинке исправить нереально потому нужно делать новый понимаю дамаск капризная штука но нужно же было хоть немного понимать что делаеш и с чем работаеш

@1Requs 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful !

@nathancase6485 10 ай бұрын

You're gonna ruin that raindrop damascus by...never mind. That looks really nice.

@gerryhuntman 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@DisgruntledGrunt 10 ай бұрын

Love this entire build series! For the love of god though, refinish the wheels on your rolling mill!!! 😂 Love your vids, keep up the amazing work.

@MASI_forging 10 ай бұрын

Amaizng to watch. 👍👍

@frankiearmstrong2777 10 ай бұрын

Very nice!

@TheDjcarlos67 10 ай бұрын

Nice work Mr Beard 👌

@James_randomleters 10 ай бұрын

We can only hope that a katana is next to complete the set :). Watching this craftsmanship has been wonderful.

@acidspermdicktears 10 ай бұрын

Pure art!

@ValkoBranislav 10 ай бұрын

Perfektná zlatnícka práca...

@scottperine8027 9 ай бұрын

Bravissimo!!!

@Bevel_and_Bark 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the wakizashi series and I hope to see more great projects like that. I’m actually planning on making a wakizashi for the KZfaq samurai competition.. 😅

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Yeah, that's fitting :) Have fun with it!

@user-jn4iz7ol4n 10 ай бұрын

Ну и как тогда можно описать клинок этого ножа кроме как словами позор и провал

@janekb.666 10 ай бұрын

Just wow!

@Vampa83 10 ай бұрын

Che spettacolo! 🤩

@fredcrews7401 10 ай бұрын

Just wow ❤️❤️

@muratyilmaz5941 9 ай бұрын

MÜKEMMEL BİR İŞÇİLİK KARDEŞİM TEBRİK EDERİM 🇹🇷

@judsonross6995 9 ай бұрын

I am beyond impressed with your work. Brava!!! A small request/ challenge for you, if I may? Could you possibly recreate the sword that Rutger Hauer carried in the movie 'Blind Fury'?

@chrissettles4127 10 ай бұрын

It is very good . Nice . Awesome. I have all the silver gold copper tools . But now of that matters because I don't have the power to make this stuff . I kind of makes me mad . I wish I had the knowledge and experience and wisdom to make not just weapons but weapons of heritage and culture - history. It's not only cool but important.

@MultiBegbeg 7 ай бұрын

magnifique .

@miniblasan5717 10 ай бұрын

It would be very interesting to hear what a Japanese smith has to say about this masterpiece, any criticism is good no matter how positive or negative and considering all the time, sweat and blood that BBP (Black Beard Projects) have put into this beautiful masterpieces.

@A-b_Wan-Knobi 10 ай бұрын

Subarashii desu. ✌♥️. Jôzu. Mata ne.

@ivo215 10 ай бұрын

This was great to watch. So now, 5 months in, you have made your wakazashi. Now I'm wondering, I'm sure you've learnt a lot along the way. Will there be a 2nd wakazashi?

@southerndime333 10 ай бұрын

His on it!

@nicholaskillmeier4895 10 ай бұрын

It's absolutely beautiful. Does the design have a historical significance? I'm not understanding why you'd want a utility knife requires you to remove the sword first to get to the utility knife... maybe something they just used around camp and stuff, or maybe just a backup of a backup?

@cosminvladconstantin 10 ай бұрын

Great work and very challenging project. Short question: what did you use to blacken the nanako part of the handle?

@luiseduardo95 10 ай бұрын

simply sensational. What is that red mass that you attach the piece to engrave?

@Cleatus546 Ай бұрын

How is the blade secured to the handle? Beautiful work, BTW👍💯

@user-qg8cs1yh4c 10 ай бұрын

Osom 😮

@jordan-ramblinaround2323 10 ай бұрын

Sweet

@p4radigm989 29 күн бұрын

cool video. Do you have any suggestions how to add a Kogatana sheath to a standard saya, or an idea how to secure a Kogatana on such a saya that doesn't have a sheath for it?

@ALPACABOWLCOMPANY 10 ай бұрын

Sofa King cool.

@Amekdalaz 10 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@arquentur6226 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful build! It's just a little funny however that you can't draw the knife without unsheathing the sword by pulling it through the hole in the tsuba, when traditionally thats the sole reason they're there in the first place, and your sword even already has one.

@sobesednic 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@taftancastingchannel 10 ай бұрын

عالی 👍🏼

@kahlid-ataya 10 ай бұрын

1:19 i was wondering what is this red coloured thing you always use to hold metal objects in it ?

@dominictramonte2687 10 ай бұрын

I have watched this series from the beginning. You have a fine hand for metalwork. I do not know why you wanted a wakizashi, but I'll concede you have a fine one. Are you going to build a katana next?

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear you followed the journey :) I hope so, one day!

@I_Thought_You_Had_It 10 ай бұрын

What a brilliant series. How many workshop hours did you put into this project?

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I'm not sure I want to sit down and think about that! :) Way too much and sooo much more than I anticipated. I think I have now three months of actual work in... Something like that

@bendavis2115 10 ай бұрын

Are you concerned about the couple of failures in the Damascus layers? Beautiful work btw 🙂

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Not really, it's meant to be used just as letter opener anyway :) The one on the original wakizashi I got also looks very fragile. These blades are just too thin for any serious use.

@bendavis2115 10 ай бұрын

@@BlackBeardProjects that makes total sense, thank you for the reply.

@MrStickthrower2001 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful engraving work, but you wrecked a perfectly gorgeous piece of thin and wide raindrop Damascus...random pattern in the proper thickness and width would have served just as well, required far less jiggery pokery, and you wouldn't have wound up with a cold shut near the spine on the right side of the blade...

@uleertel 10 ай бұрын

Amazing skills. One question, in traditional katana that handle is not supposed to go through the tsuba? In yours it's seems to just touch it.

@BlackBeardProjects 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! And yes, you are correct. Even though I intended my kozuka to fit the hole of the tsuba, after all the shaping it came out just slightly wider, so it does not fit. In the final episode I will address this by enlarging the hole of the tsuba :) Cheers!

@uleertel 10 ай бұрын

@@BlackBeardProjects thanks for your answer, in any case amazing work.

@a-sheepof-christ9027 10 ай бұрын

The perfection of this piece demands that the earlobe-shaped Kurigata be replaced with a geometric one made from dark horn as it is around the kurigata. Sadly, very sadly - that will probably never happend.