I picked up a pair of #wakizashi blades years ago, and recently decided to just grab pieces from China to try and finish them. They arrived on April 1st, just before the tariffs hit (whew!).

The #tsuba (cross-guard) is the only piece I made myself. I didn't want something plain so I tried doing a hammer texture yesterday. Pretty happy with how it fits with the damascus! That piece will be rust-blued to give a flat black color, then I just need to pin the handle.