05-27-2007, 05:15 AM
Hmmm...just a thought on using certain types of wood for scabbards. If you're making your blade out of anything with a high carbon content (Above mild steel, which i believe is 1020), be careful of the sap in the wood. It will corrode that blade VERY quickly.
The japanese use a type of wood called honoki, which is very close to poplar. I am not sure about the sap content in oak, or any residues left behind when cured, so you may want to find out about that.
If you wanted, you could make 2 thin inserts out of poplar to line the scabbard with...heck you could just make it out of poplar too.
The japanese use a type of wood called honoki, which is very close to poplar. I am not sure about the sap content in oak, or any residues left behind when cured, so you may want to find out about that.
If you wanted, you could make 2 thin inserts out of poplar to line the scabbard with...heck you could just make it out of poplar too.
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Magnus/Matt
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