Saya lacquer and Rattan saya Rattan is a good way to decorate or fix a cracked saya. Sometimes black is boring, so i can also offer lacquering services for a saya.

Paul Chen Shinto katana with a red saya. The saya was lacquered in a dark red tone popular with the Satsuma Clan. Dark red has a smooth and pleasing tone. This Oni Forge katana has a natural rattan wrap and blue saya. The saya lacquer was as close as I could match to the silk ito. The Tachi style blade looked good with the saya. This saya had all the lacquer sanded off and then stained. The heavy stain was then clear lacquered over to preserve the finish. The same was done to this one, but it also had rattan added to it. The rattan was sanded and black lacquered over. The grain has almost a furniture loking appearence through the clear lacquer. This saya had a marbled red finish to it. This Basket Hilted katana I mounted (WTF?) had a green lacquered saya. The specks in the lacquer imitates the malachite specks often found on antiques. This Musashi katana had a dark brown stain added to the rattan. The stain was applied almost like a paint. As soon as it dired it was clear lacquered over with a satin lacquer. This Musashi has a weather rattan that was clear lacquered. This style has been my most requested style. This Practical Katana has a blue lacquered saya half way down. This saya has a reddish brown rattan to match with the red ito. This saya has black lacquered rattan. However this marbled lacquer with a generous clear coat is the show stealer. This saya is also stained and clear lacquered. This Orchid katana has a red saya imitating the Orchid from "The Last Samurai". The Samurai Tom Cruise kills by stabbing in the neck had an Orchid katana. This saya is also red lacquered like the others. The lacquer is polished with a buffing compound afterwards. This is another stained and lacquered saya. Bare hardwood is fairly popular. This rattan was stained wo match the saya. Different woods in different sayas make it hard to get perfect matches.