The blade is a newly forged blade. When cutting with it lately i have noticed the chipped portion of the blade doesnt come into contact with the target anyway, being so far down the blade. I have...
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The blade is a newly forged blade. When cutting with it lately i have noticed the chipped portion of the blade doesnt come into contact with the target anyway, being so far down the blade. I have...
I would like more information on this man please? His credentials, his sai and if in fact there is any evidence that high ranking Japanese teachers endorse him and his products?
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Dave
The sword is actually 31.5 inch nagasa, and I measured the distance of the chips again, it's 10 inches away from habaki. I asked my friend how it became chipped, he accidentally dropped the sword and...
Hi guys,
Theres a really nice sword I wish to buy from a long time friend of mine, however it has a couple of small chips (about 1/8 inch) about 12 inches from the habaki, so its not really in the...
Hey Paul,
Thanks for the reply. My grip is actually OK, its a combination of the tsuka being a little bit on the thinner side and also the old silk wrap thats become super smooth over the years. I...
Can anyone recommend any product or methods to make a silk wrapped tsuka a little bit more tacky? Ive noticed when using the sword sometimes when my palm even gets a little bit sweaty my right hand...
Hi Brian,
Thank you for the reply. Would you say tenouchi would be easier with a tsuka that's too thick for small hands or a thinner tsuka for someone with bigger hands?
Have a good one
Dave
Does tsuka thickness/width have a role in tenouchi? Is there an ideal width/thickness of handle or should a practitioner be able to have good tenouchi regardless of tsuka width and thickness?
Have...
I found this thread over at kendo-world. I thought I might share it here seeing the guy didnt get any responses on that forum.
http://kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20397
Anyone with...
Thought i might ask this question here. Ive read many things about how tight a tsuba should be. Some say that on a perfectly good sword a tsuba should not be too tight as to not allow some dental...
Sorry! Me and my flatmate share the same computer and forgot to log out the last time he went off!
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Thank you. So, what you guys are saying is that it "would" be possbile to just rewrap the loose end, but it would be very hard and very time consuming?
Have a good one.
David Torez
Hello,
Im new to this forum. But i had a question. I have heard that it is possible to have loose tsukamaki fixed by a professional by him unwrapping the loose end and re-wrapping it tighter. Is...