First Friction Fit Custom Saya

[miketayl0r]

Poplar wood, dyed and lacquered.





friction fit on a Kanehiro 240mm Gyuto

[RobinW]

First, ehhhh?
When my first of anything looks like that i might change my career!
Looks very nice!

[Don Nguyen]

Interesting choice on the dye, but the construction is solid!

[Lefty]

Looks great, Mike! Both of your sayas that I've seen have made me go. Hmmmm...ringer(?)

[Korin_Mari]

First, ehhhh?
When my first of anything looks like that i might change my career!
Looks very nice!

+1
My goodness, you have great woodworking skills. What type of wood is it made out of, if you don't mind me asking?

[miketayl0r]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Yeah I've been experimenting with different dyes and lacquer on Poplar wood. I think I've decided to just go the natural wood route, and buy some premium wood from one of the vendors on this forum.

Another saya I just finished.
Friction Fit saya on a 240mm Takeda Gyuto

[heirkb]

Nice work. I see you're also using a saw rasp. Those things make this process soooo much easier.

[JasonD]

Interesting choice on the dye, but the construction is solid!

Poplar generally has a green tint naturally, and I think it gets stronger with age. So the dye is just sort of giving this one a jump start imo.

[Eamon Burke]

Nice job! Did you intend to carve it in addition to laminating it, or did it just end up not fitting without a little adjustment? My Shig did that to me, I had to alter the interior of the sheath to get the tang to fit without stressing the wood.

[Burl Source]

Good Job.