TimeWarp #7 - Lacquering with natural urushi, Mountain Kotanto

Cord wrapping and using natural urushi lacquer to finish a satoyama style tanto made from reclaimed materials. (4x)
Serious students of the forge can watch the full process version here: https://youtu.be/dGVCgaF7IYA Full knife build overview here: https://youtu.be1VqXZgLwnRo

The abrasive plant material used for fine sanding/polishing is dried tokusa (polishing grass), known as horsetail in english...the plant cells contain silica and it can be used dried as is or glued to wooden blocks with sokui.

More about the process of making this knife here: http://islandblacksmith.ca/2016/08/process-making-the-mountain-kotanto/