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    Default Filarmonica "japanese style"

    Hi Gentlemen,

    An order from a french customer :

    The base :
    A Filarmonica in 8/8 ( broken )

    The challenge :
    "I want a japanese Fila", "Do what you want!"

    Me : .....OK....

    So, the base :



    The work :



    The bamboo :





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    First assembly :

    The handle :



    The tsuba :



    The blade :



    The result :








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    And yesterday, i finished it ! (not the sharpening)



    Have a good day gentlemen !

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    It's a skill and a Art form to see something in a object that many people would otherwise throw in the bin, I think you have done a super job on both the blade and the handle.

    Jamie.
    “Wherever you’re going never take an idiot with you, you can always find one when you get there.”

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    That is spectacular, very creative.

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    Really cool! Nice job!
    "If you ever get the pipes in good chune, your troubles have just begun."--Seamus Ennis

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    What do you call that. It looks great is it a razor or knife. I want to here how it shaves.

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