This video will demonstrate clearly how to make habakis for your blades, including tons of extreme close-up shots. Every operation is broken down into simple, easy-to-understand steps. You’ll also learn how to make a simple tool which will help you tame the tricky cold-forging phase in the construction of this once frustrating little piece of copper. But this 2-DVD set doesn’t stop there. Also covered is how to make the fuchi and kashira — the collar and buttcap which hold the handle together. These two fittings look rather similar, but their construction is quite different. The fuchi is soldered while the kashira is cold-forged. Also included in great detail are two methods of making the tiny (and often neglected) shitodome, as well as the seemingly simple but critical seppa.
2 Universal DVDs, about 2 hours and 30 minutes