Wall hanger swords like you have are best left hanging on the wall. If you simply must have a functional sword, then buy one. Expect to spend at least $220 for a fair Katana. Anything cheaper is no better than what you already have. No one should be trying to use any sword without proper training from someone that is highly qualified.
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it will work until it snaps off.
if its for display purpose and you never intend to draw it from the scabbard it will be fine.
even just doing basic swings in the air, the forces generated will case the weld to snap. there is a good reason why you dont find swords made from two metals or two pieces and welded together, it doesnt last long before the weld fails
nah your a noob
It's stainless, that automatically makes it a wall hanger and not worthy of even taking the time or effort to do what you want. If it were a carbon steel blade, it could be done, but why? For centuries swords have been made narrow tang for many reasons. The added strength is negated by the weight it would add.
Now if I were to do it I would cut a tang out to fit and silver braze it into place. That way it wouldn't cause hardening or play with the internal structure of the steel.
Oh good I love smithing questions.
1. Could I weld a full tang on?
It's really bad idea to try to weld two steel together. That welded point will always be a weak point and having that weak point near the guard is horrible idea. There's reason why they don't weld steel swords back together when they break. The ancients would just grid down on the broken area and create a new tip and create a small sword or a knife depending on the length of the blade left after the break.
2. Then I can't have a full tang on this at all?
Well, traditionally no. But if you really wanted to you could do that drid down to knife thing in reverse. cut off the stick tang and grind down on the lower part of the blade to form a full tang. But you will end up with shorter blade.
3. So I should just grind the lower edge down to make a small sword?
Well... Let's talk about that for a second. You have a stainless steel sword. stainless steel is a hard steel, but it doesn't have much flex to it. With the weight of the blade, leverage created by the length, and the lack of flexibility in the blade, it's just matter of time before it will break. A ideal sword would have enough hardness to keep an edge, but enough flexibilities to take the absorb the shock from a powerful cut or thrust. So... Sorry, but trying to use that blade is going to be waste of a time. Just keep it as it is on the wall, and save up for a real blade.
I'm trying to figure out in what way I would accomplish this task I have placed myself with...
I was given a decorative samurai sword for my birthday 3 1/2 yrs ago and I'm trying to turn the stick tang into either a 3/4" tang or full tang sword. I think this is possible and the placed I've emailed...we'll only one right now but they told me was possible to weld a full tang to the stick tang but it would cost anywhere from $45-$90 to do so. The blade I believe is a stainless steel that is magnetic...I heard chromium steel a long time ago...I'm no metallurgist.
I spent the summer reprinting the handle and scabbard and in fact I made a new handle for the sword but what I'm wanting to do for the longest time was to turn the stick tang to a full tang sword or the 3/4" tang.
Can anyone throw me a bone here plz?
