Making Wooden Bokuto (bokken)

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  • @SBVCP
    @SBVCP 6 років тому +501

    I dont know that wood but it seems too light and soft perhaps?
    a bokken has to whitstand (sorry for bad english) quite a few hard strikes a) without braking (its dangerous...same reason why they dont use varnish as far as i know) and b) without straining the student with much vibration. That and the fact that a real sword would be much heavier so, the bokuto has to be equally balanced, and close or even heavier than an actual sword. afterall its for training (even if thats kinda in between the truth as you wont really "use" the sword but oh well)

    • @SBVCP
      @SBVCP 6 років тому +84

      (before some asshole comes running at me let me just point out first that i was already suscribed and always liked your knife videos)

    • @onikagemaru104
      @onikagemaru104 6 років тому +61

      I think this is not intended for use, just a props for maybe cosplay?

    • @deidara1221
      @deidara1221 6 років тому +17

      yep for gintama

    • @Grenadier-
      @Grenadier- 6 років тому +17

      Wooden swords on average are actually heavier then their metallic counterparts

    • @64Rosso
      @64Rosso 6 років тому +47

      @@Grenadier- no, they are not; in fact a typical bokken (or bokuto if you prefer) weighs from 500 to 750 grams, whilst a katana is normally above 1.1 kilogram

  • @haz2077
    @haz2077 4 роки тому +385

    So this is the guy who makes Gintoki's bokuto when he orders it in the TV show.

    • @spencyn2641
      @spencyn2641 4 роки тому +12

      haz 銀雨 as soon as he starting the engravings I knew it was a Gintama Lake Toya reference

    • @deathspank69
      @deathspank69 4 роки тому +7

      @@spencyn2641 it's in the title 👁 👄 👁

    • @shiroyaksha1425
      @shiroyaksha1425 4 роки тому +3

      @@deathspank69 I think We should order one tooo

    • @sahyogsingh6577
      @sahyogsingh6577 Рік тому

      😂

  • @vahn3724
    @vahn3724 5 років тому +482

    Now we only need is one war veteran whos hilarious, a girl with super strenght, and a pair of glasses

  • @IbrahimAli-om8cb
    @IbrahimAli-om8cb 4 роки тому +111

    The video isn't speed up. It's just he unlocked his full potential

  • @jbiebs6042
    @jbiebs6042 6 років тому +9

    Why do I find woodworking, knife making and restoration videos so fucking calming I could watch shit like this alll dayyyy

  • @WingsofSilver_Tsuba69
    @WingsofSilver_Tsuba69 6 років тому +452

    Holy CRAP this guy works fast

  • @cproteus
    @cproteus 6 років тому +14

    Your videos are so much better without music. It only distracts from the art. I never get tired of watching your high level skill develop your aesthetic. Wonderful videos. Thank you.

  • @mikkodemaulo4544
    @mikkodemaulo4544 4 роки тому +19

    This guy's speed is unprecedented.

  • @Tootnscoot
    @Tootnscoot 5 місяців тому +1

    Quick tip from someone who has used and made many of these and similar items. Just like when making a bow you want to find a singe ring and follow it down your wood. This helps with both flexibility and rigidity and significantly adds strength. Don't cut across the grains to curve the sword. Steam the wood and bend it to the curve under pressure. It's such a slight bend it's nit going to tear your wood fibers. Think of it like this pulling a across a string vs pulling down a string. Shorter fibers are weaker so you want long continuous interwoven fibers. You will have a much much stronger and harder bokken. Try that and compare and you'll see what I mean

  • @DaynGonzo
    @DaynGonzo 7 місяців тому +1

    Back when I was 13, 2003, I used to make a lot of word swords. Pretty dam good too. Use to try to sell them through out the neighborhood where I lived. Nobody wanted to buy one lol. Right now is the best time to sell wood art. The internet is amazing. So many people want to buy stuff like this. I like to make wooden sheaths to go with it though.

  • @p.chakraborty4453
    @p.chakraborty4453 3 роки тому +2

    6:36 ah, now that's traditions ! Well done! !

  • @burnbluefox
    @burnbluefox 3 місяці тому

    I love the engravings, I engraved my 2nd Bokken as a child. It's name is Triple Dragon, son naturally I carved a 3 headed dragon on it. I still have it to this day. A legendary item of mine.

  • @guillermoalfaro2714
    @guillermoalfaro2714 2 роки тому +1

    Hey 👋 there Koss is the most beautiful wooden katana I ever saw in my life with other types I really said wow 👌 👏 blessings

  • @Music-pc2we
    @Music-pc2we 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing work! This is definately my favorite of all the ones ive seen.

  • @BR5494
    @BR5494 2 роки тому

    Very.supper.craftmanship.job.well.done.BRAVO

  • @shadyshrimp4169
    @shadyshrimp4169 3 роки тому +1

    Im a simple man, i see *Gintama* i click.

  • @hpjunkies3962
    @hpjunkies3962 3 роки тому

    I respect a man who has a bandsaw mad of wood. Sun warned just for that.

  • @nobutasu3285
    @nobutasu3285 5 років тому +13

    gintoki's bokken! great job

  • @hahn3415
    @hahn3415 4 роки тому +4

    I watched this at 2x now he became Godspeed

  • @Otsutsuki_Sasuke
    @Otsutsuki_Sasuke 5 років тому

    Я миллионный зритель!

  • @edwardkaneshiro6437
    @edwardkaneshiro6437 Рік тому

    I can't believe this guy! Looks like he made his own band saw?! You could make another video on how to make your own band saw! Nice work on your Bokuto, I am inspired to make one for my self.

  • @onehandedmaker
    @onehandedmaker 6 місяців тому

    Hi Koss,
    I am about to make a wooden Katana build video and stumbled across this video and discovered your channel all at the same time.
    Amazing content and well done on the channel.
    Regard James
    One Handed Maker - Australia

  • @oldiowan
    @oldiowan 3 роки тому +2

    I once made one using Baltic Birch laminations in 3 pieces - On the center piece of a 1/2" thick I drilled holes ABOUT every 3-4" and inserted a 5/8" nut - I had IMHO gotten the weight and balance very close to alive blade weapon - There were also just a few holes with nuts in the part of the handle closest to the tsuba - The 2 outside laminations were 1/4" thick - The sword could then be shaped, and finished as desired - Just thought I'd mention this.

  • @williammoore7482
    @williammoore7482 5 років тому +3

    Hornbeam is a very hard timber, hence the name iron-wood. Hornbeam is rarely used for general carpentry because of the difficulty of working it. Its hardness means it has been used for carving boards, tool handles, coach wheels, piano actions - places a very tough wood is required. In fact the timber is so hard it's been used as gear pegs in simple machines, including traditional windmills. It is sometimes coppiced to provide hardwood poles, and also used in parquet flooring. It has even been used to produce wooden screws.

    • @KeredAglo
      @KeredAglo 3 роки тому

      Same with Osage orange but you have to use traditional tools or dust collection or a mask since the sawdust is poisonous to breathe... my tribe (Comanche) would work it while still wet to form bows

  • @dreamseeker2346
    @dreamseeker2346 8 місяців тому

    This is a great video. What I'd like to know is how I can make one, and what materials I'd need besides the wood, because I cannot seem to find one in my size. I am 6' 8" and require an 11" grip (to be practical) and a blade length of 38 to 42 inches, so the whole bokken needs to be about 49 to 53 inches in total, and well it's pretty difficult to find something like that in a store/ online. I don't know anyone who would custom make one for an affordable price, and also I'd like to learn the craft for myself. Standard full size bokken is around 39" for anyone who is unaware.

  • @stephendriscoll7048
    @stephendriscoll7048 5 років тому +3

    I’m very high rn and this video is incredible

    • @scarletthecat632
      @scarletthecat632 4 роки тому

      Stephen Driscoll alcohol is bad for your liver stop drinking

  • @ramonpizarro
    @ramonpizarro 6 років тому +216

    Gintoki approved

    • @matlaju6998
      @matlaju6998 6 років тому +4

      dondake*

    • @NuschelKeks
      @NuschelKeks 6 років тому +4

      bukake*

    • @タピオカ-c9x
      @タピオカ-c9x 6 років тому +3

      どんなけぇぇぇぇええ!!!!!

    • @houshounoshitimi
      @houshounoshitimi 5 років тому

      @@タピオカ-c9x 日本人w

    • @veiledrecalcitrance4314
      @veiledrecalcitrance4314 5 років тому

      Ramon Pizarro HA! That’s what I thought too when I saw him carving in the characters! “Does that say Lake Toya?” Lol

  • @pjhalchemy
    @pjhalchemy 4 роки тому +1

    Nicely Done Koss! Glad I finally watched it. Good choice of wood too. Thanks.

  • @luqmanrashid1651
    @luqmanrashid1651 Рік тому +1

    i would imagine tomokazu sugita dressing up as gintoki with this bokuto and a silver coloured wig doing stand up comedy at a night club.

  • @_cherrybombxd4978
    @_cherrybombxd4978 4 роки тому

    i love how the comments are all just talking about gintoki

  • @raymartdelgado1407
    @raymartdelgado1407 6 років тому +148

    I prefer the one gengai modifies that shoots soy sauce🤣

  • @fransthefox9682
    @fransthefox9682 6 років тому +1

    Very nice. Looks like an antique. I'd definitely buy it.

  • @Katharsis540
    @Katharsis540 4 роки тому

    Relaxing. Now can go to bed. Thanks.

  • @TVamboi
    @TVamboi 4 роки тому

    That's nice looking bokken he made

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 6 років тому +1

    That's a homemade bandsaw?!? Now *there's* a vid I'd like to see. :D

  • @Luke-or4lz
    @Luke-or4lz 6 років тому +23

    Really good video I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers

    • @Koss-channel
      @Koss-channel  6 років тому +1

      thanks

    • @ItzRealMe.
      @ItzRealMe. 4 роки тому

      @@Koss-channeldude, give me this wodden bokkuto sword message me at 9006585600 How much

  • @RunEscaqe3
    @RunEscaqe3 6 років тому +19

    Ah the Gintama one... The most common material for souvenir bokuto in japan is kashi which is a japanes acorn tree in the buna family. But the japanese maple wood (momiji) and ebony (kokutan) are the two most traditional materials used.

  • @Car1yIn
    @Car1yIn 4 місяці тому

    This is so epic I want one so bad

  • @zipanguj9688
    @zipanguj9688 5 років тому +2

    海外の人の無いなら作ってしまおうという行動力は素晴らしいと思う。

  • @PakoY2J
    @PakoY2J 4 роки тому

    I am here For Gintoki lake toya Sword
    Thank you for making this video

  • @frogsinthepot
    @frogsinthepot 4 місяці тому

    I always wondered if these were cut to curve or formed with steam to curve.
    Nice work.

  • @a3c194
    @a3c194 6 років тому +1

    Me encanto esta bokken puedes hacer otra por favor que increíble quedo eres muy bueno hermoso trabajo😍😍☺☺👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Mikeca300
    @Mikeca300 4 роки тому

    Very nice training stick.

  • @sininenblue9161
    @sininenblue9161 6 років тому +1

    This is actually a lot more simple than i thought

  • @adrianperezherrera646
    @adrianperezherrera646 4 роки тому

    He is one mad genius.

  • @shlok7390
    @shlok7390 6 років тому +8

    Damn! FLASH is a fan of anime good to know.

  • @bonfiredevil3755
    @bonfiredevil3755 5 років тому +6

    I'm just trying to build my first wooden sword, hope it'll be good :)

    • @bonfiredevil3755
      @bonfiredevil3755 4 роки тому +1

      @Hhan Lee yes I already made it, but still thank u very much. it isn't good tho but for the first time I think it's fine:)

  • @kuisshav
    @kuisshav 5 років тому

    Ого столько усилий,ради такого. Ну а если честно,не плохо выглядит!

  • @jeanpaulgartier3404
    @jeanpaulgartier3404 6 років тому +283

    Man gets stick ,makes a stick

  • @darkflamemaster4423
    @darkflamemaster4423 5 років тому +18

    So this is where Gintoki always buy when he sword is broken

  • @omari2306
    @omari2306 2 роки тому +1

    Did you know that the samurai used to train with wooden swords, sharp, but made of wooden, to test their might in a real confrontation, wooden weapons don't cut deep. But enough to kill, yet not across the bone, only superficial muscle fiber cuts, bleeding wounds in conclusion, that's what a wooden bokken can do.

  • @rakaraq3207
    @rakaraq3207 4 роки тому

    the sound is satisfying

  • @ZaibJ
    @ZaibJ 4 роки тому +4

    Could you please provide a list of measurements or how you went about making the curve of the blade? I’m planing on making this exact sword

    • @Leo-zq5sj
      @Leo-zq5sj 3 роки тому +1

      I would like to know as well

  • @readysetshrimps2986
    @readysetshrimps2986 3 роки тому +1

    4:22 What is this yellow tool that he is holding, I need one of those for a school project

    • @chridkringle
      @chridkringle 3 роки тому

      Pretty sure it’s just a wooden block with sandpaper on the other side

  • @renwargner3174
    @renwargner3174 5 років тому +1

    Good idea. I bought a wooden bokken, but it's thick and ugly. I'm planning to shape it a bit more and do some similar modifications as you did.
    Hopefully it'll great. :)

  • @jamesliew738
    @jamesliew738 3 роки тому +1

    Is it possible to make this without power tools? I only have hand tools and a drill...

  • @luciurushihara4601
    @luciurushihara4601 3 роки тому +2

    He's so fast he's creating after images 😂

  • @karamono7471
    @karamono7471 5 років тому

    敬服する。素晴らしい技術だ。

  • @botarc
    @botarc 5 років тому +30

    Hello, I want one.. *but please don't tell Kagura!* or else she will break this one also..

  • @pbvalente
    @pbvalente 4 роки тому

    Nice job. Beautiful woodwork. Congrats!

  • @01bestshinhwabihotaku19
    @01bestshinhwabihotaku19 6 років тому +17

    Ah wait i know now
    Gintoki uses this as his primary weaphone and is often used for training irl

  • @kartooni
    @kartooni 3 роки тому +1

    *Nice job, what colour did you use?*

  • @Mote.
    @Mote. 4 роки тому

    Wow great job

  • @muktadirrahman9706
    @muktadirrahman9706 3 роки тому

    Legendary sword of the legendary NEET Samurai

  • @nightcorecraft2042
    @nightcorecraft2042 4 роки тому +1

    Alright, thank you so much for the inspiration! I'm gonna be making one as well

    • @4k4n36
      @4k4n36 4 роки тому

      Me too, i almost finished my sword.

  • @ZixaHitori
    @ZixaHitori 5 років тому

    If a lot of people wanna do this, they CAN, if they want to, skip to make the gravings, to then skip right ahead to oil polishing the sword or what it was called he did in the end to make the finishing touch, i haven't done any woodwork since 6th-8th grade of High School so i don't remember... man i miss the younger days... finishing college feels sad :C

  • @ВасилийПетров-у2щ
    @ВасилийПетров-у2щ 6 років тому

    very very cool sword! I would buy

  • @rachidbensaid4665
    @rachidbensaid4665 3 роки тому

    تحياتي لك من تطوان

  • @Joseph-lu6jj
    @Joseph-lu6jj 4 роки тому +3

    Achei lindo, belo trabalho 👍

  • @RICOTASTY
    @RICOTASTY 6 років тому +4

    Nice video

  • @vancass1326
    @vancass1326 3 роки тому

    my son hand made his out of white oak.
    his ninja teacher was so impressed that he asked if he could give it as a gift to his master in japan

  • @za-of4ut
    @za-of4ut 5 років тому

    洞爺湖木刀本物持ってるけど興味あって見に来てもうた。
    普通にこのオリジナルもすき

  • @huyaicgaming9192
    @huyaicgaming9192 4 роки тому

    Đẹp quá👍👍👍có bán ko vậy??? # hay thế!!!

  • @kadlys1
    @kadlys1 6 років тому

    Wow Flash makes wooden sword :D :D

  • @FallxnFear
    @FallxnFear 6 років тому +44

    *i want one ;-;*

    • @marrocosvinicius3979
      @marrocosvinicius3979 6 років тому +3

      FallxnFear me too

    • @beersuriyon2488
      @beersuriyon2488 6 років тому +1

      FallxnFear j aq

    • @thevicar7658
      @thevicar7658 6 років тому +1

      Just get a piece of wood and work it

    • @ori4042
      @ori4042 6 років тому +3

      The sad truth is... all of us wants one

    • @snow-zb5gf
      @snow-zb5gf 6 років тому +3

      @@ori4042 no! the real truth is, that all u need is 2 wooden planks and one stick

  • @slayer8749
    @slayer8749 5 років тому

    Hello very good job

  • @T3SKATLIPOC4
    @T3SKATLIPOC4 5 років тому +4

    ...it looks so authentic, let me tell you that you just out matched the extremely skilled wood craftsmen of oaxacaMEXICO in japan that work so hard in reproducing exact copies of this swords 😁

  • @J0z3man3
    @J0z3man3 5 років тому

    Beautiful work

  • @shreeshmishra787
    @shreeshmishra787 6 років тому +114

    I thought gintoki brought it from a cheap advertisement all the time .... So that guy has some hidden money?

    • @horinum
      @horinum 6 років тому +10

      Shreesh Mishra Gintoki isn’t that poor, he’s just not a fan of paying.

    • @RexyyKzK
      @RexyyKzK 6 років тому +13

      Hunter2112004 VN wdym
      Hes broke 24/7 by playing pachinko with hasegawa san

    • @orenji138
      @orenji138 6 років тому +4

      @@RexyyKzK you mean MADAO

    • @RexyyKzK
      @RexyyKzK 6 років тому

      @@orenji138 marudo dame no ossan

    • @hidekil.umemura3548
      @hidekil.umemura3548 6 років тому +2

      @@RexyyKzK it's "Marude dame na ossan"

  • @user-yr5qy9uc6h
    @user-yr5qy9uc6h 6 років тому +9

    Hey! That looks really awesome btw, would you mind telling me what kind of stain you use? Thanks a lot!

  • @Blindstoic
    @Blindstoic 2 роки тому

    Beautiful.

  • @leguerriersurvivant6658
    @leguerriersurvivant6658 5 років тому

    Amazing dude

  • @gotoda1120
    @gotoda1120 5 років тому +11

    I'd would defenitly buy one if this was to be sold

    • @uh4216
      @uh4216 4 роки тому

      @Sasuke Gaming really?

  • @hansolo7934
    @hansolo7934 5 років тому +70

    The gravings: Cave, Grandpa, Lake

    • @PrincipeMNE
      @PrincipeMNE 4 роки тому

      Maybe it is grandpa in the cave near the lake?!?!? 😂😂😂

    • @johnythepvpgod1470
      @johnythepvpgod1470 4 роки тому +7

      Its a gintama refference, according to gintoki he got his wooden sword from a hermit at lake toya

    • @ctrlzme.6448
      @ctrlzme.6448 4 роки тому

      Johny The Pvp God no it was a souvenir from a school trip lmao he said it in the first episode

  • @rafaeljosegonzalez4568
    @rafaeljosegonzalez4568 Рік тому

    Excelent job

  • @JJefArt
    @JJefArt 6 років тому

    Awesome video and that bokken looks amazing

  • @HexCero
    @HexCero 5 років тому

    awesome work sir. I did made one but as a prop for cosplay customer years ago, made from pinewood

  • @ginchan9975
    @ginchan9975 5 років тому

    this bokken is way stronger than any other katana

  • @viorsa8200
    @viorsa8200 6 років тому

    Tiene pinta de cortar muy bien,seguro que afeita,el resultado final impresionante,un saludo y un like desde Naron(Galicia)

    • @victorsalas339
      @victorsalas339 6 років тому

      Vicente Orjales Sánchez señor, el bokken no esta hecho para cortar, solamente es de entrenamiento y no llego a poner un bicelado para cortar con este.

  • @tokoname19790803
    @tokoname19790803 5 років тому

    まさか土産物の木刀を自作するとはw
    本家も職人の手作りですがこちらも再現度高くて良いですね^^d

  • @davidgreenwood3040
    @davidgreenwood3040 6 років тому

    Five thumbs up my man!

  • @toways4150
    @toways4150 6 років тому +14

    銀さんの木刀がクオリティが高いですね

  • @mathieutremblay1516
    @mathieutremblay1516 6 років тому +2

    Cool. But just one thing: wooden bokuto is redundant. It's like wooden wooden blade. Like saying mount Fuji yama. Or an ATM machine. Or a DVD disc. So anyways, cool video and nice weapon.

  • @genesiskyokuro9729
    @genesiskyokuro9729 6 років тому +1

    Its a bokken not a bokuto. Bokuto use a tsuba also but apart from that, beautiful handcrafting mate. I also believe maybe a sturdier wood would be better, but apart from that its beautifully done. Good Job! :3

    • @kota86
      @kota86 5 років тому

      I could be wrong about this as I'm no expert on the subject, but my research seems to suggest that 'bokken' is just the term non-Japanese use to refer to bokuto-which, itself, encompasses wooden swords in general.

    • @williammoore7482
      @williammoore7482 5 років тому

      [GENESIS] Kyokuro he used Ironwood for this project

  • @IbrahimAli-om8cb
    @IbrahimAli-om8cb 4 роки тому

    I think you should do commentary on your videos cause it may be more entertaining that way

  • @jameslingard4117
    @jameslingard4117 4 роки тому +1

    How did you stain it and what finish did you use? Great vid btw!

    • @Leo-zq5sj
      @Leo-zq5sj 3 роки тому

      I would like to know as well

  • @febrianhamada1831
    @febrianhamada1831 5 років тому +1

    Sugoi keren banget

  • @nickkaraoke2128
    @nickkaraoke2128 4 роки тому

    Thanks, im making a nodachi bokken thats quite a bit larger with only hand tools.

  • @michealreevessbutler8845
    @michealreevessbutler8845 4 роки тому

    I wanna try making one of these for Halloween

  • @Raouf10100
    @Raouf10100 6 років тому

    I want it so Damn !!!! Awesome Work ! Bravo