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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 19:59:07 GMT
Hey guys, My first sword ever arrived on Thursday. I was busy with exams so only now get time to write thread here. I bought it from www.rgwhandforgedkatanas.co.uk for 230£ ~ 365$ in UK (including shipping) and it took 3 weeks to arrive to my hands. OK first of all packing photos (if you wonder why the box is so big - the answer is there are two katanas in there one for me one for my friend). OK the box is very nice you have to admit it. Cheap of course but dragons look good However sword bag is really simple, small disappointment. Now lets look at the sword OK it look nice, but nothing fancy, on the other hand saya looks very nice and shines like mirror. Tsuka and sageo. Ito is extremely tight and doesn't move a bit. Samegawa isn't 100% white but still good. Everything concerning handle is tight and doesn't move at all. Ito is disappointment, not ugly but I would like something more, however for practical purposes it is perfect - not slippery and tight. I retied the sageo first of all to learn how to do this and because it was not very tight. Comment my sageo knot. Have I done it correctly? Lets get to the part there I am extremely happy with - the blade. I liked it very much (this is oil on the blade, I applied very small amount of 3 in 1 oil but it still got into the small bubbles after some hours). The hamon is very nice and gentle. It is sharp enough to cut through bottles with ease (then I do the cut correctly) but I'm thinking about making it razor sharp using leather strap technique. Emmm, and now to the sad part... To day I tried to cut some small branches outside. I gave too much power and haven't stop the sword, resulting in hitting asphalt. Yeah I'm so useless. But I believe I learned the lesson now. Some photos of the accident... I will have to wait to get back home and then file it down and then polish it. It is sad, but nothing extremely bad and lesson was learned. I will write the review in several week then I will be able to make most cut correctly, making cuts clean (everyone like to see cutting done ;D).
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 22:03:51 GMT
You know, I had exactly the same accident. The tenchi is strong..but stone is stronger ^^
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 23:47:31 GMT
Ah, the asphalt did some damage to that sword Ah well, live and learn. I did something similar to my Tenchi, I was holding it and the tip of the Kissaki hit the stone pavers on the ground, it broke the tip a little but but i was able to fix it up with a file. Oh yeah, and I made the mistake of cutting cardboard with it.. Bad choice, scratches up the blade pretty good.. Anyway, what leather strap technique are you talking about? I'd really like my Tenchi to be sharp enough to shave the hair of my skin, would be awesome.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 0:14:58 GMT
Here you can see it being done with belt sander
But i can be done more classic way
However leather strops are kind an expensive thing ~20$ in USA I think.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 6:23:56 GMT
Stropping your sword with leather is easy and very affordable...go to the thrift store and buy a plain brown leather belt and nail it to a peice of wood just long enough so the ends of the belt go over the edge of the 4x4, you don't want the nail heads in the way...(or whatever), then go on ebay and pick up some white jewlers rouge...should be no more than $5....watch Jeeperandy's stropping video and you'll have your sword nice and honed in no time. This all costed me under ten bones.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 12:55:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 17:28:16 GMT
+1
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 23:39:23 GMT
Any untreated brown leather belt should be fine to use. I wouldn't use anything more abrasive than jewlers rouge...unless you are trying to polish a dull sword then you'll have to use a stone. I'll add some pics of my setup later on in this thread.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2009 0:57:12 GMT
Any untreated brown leather belt should be fine to use. I wouldn't use anything more abrasve than jewlers rouge...unless you are trying to polish a dull sword then you'll have to use a stone. I'll add some pics of my setup later on in this thread. thx allot oni would love to see the setup.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2009 15:29:25 GMT
Hey thanks for the advice and info on this setup, Oni. +1 to you. goodevil, controlling the sword is a very important part of practice and training. Being able to stop it at the bottom of a cut, what ever the target if any, is something that should be practiced. I might suggest practicing basic swings with your sword, and stopping it at gadon level, about the knees.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2009 18:02:52 GMT
You are absolutely right gman. Now every day I practice all basic cuts (upper, both horizontals, both upper angle cuts, haven't got to reverse angle cuts yet) basically by dry cutting and end up this about hour exercise on few cuts against plastic bottles. I getting better bit by bit... If only I would have someone to teach me, but there is no dojos in my country :/ btw, could someone tell me one thing? I oil my katana with 3 in 1 oil, but next day it becomes uneven scattered all over the blade. Maybe this means, that oil's density is too low, and I need thicker one?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2009 23:09:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 3:05:44 GMT
Here's my stropping setup... Sorry about the low quality pics.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 14:56:36 GMT
My first sword ever arrived on Thursday. Hi goodevil. I recently received my Tenchi, too (without fuller). While it's not my first Japanese-style sword, it is my first Cheness, and my first time to order through the SBG Store. By the way, the service was great, and the sword arrived from Cheness exactly when Paul Southren stated. Now lets look at the sword . OK it look nice, but nothing fancy, on the other hand saya looks very nice and shines like mirror. Tsuka and sageo. Ito is extremely tight and doesn't move a bit. Samegawa isn't 100% white but still good. Everything concerning handle is tight and doesn't move at all. Ito is disappointment, not ugly but I would like something more, however for practical purposes it is perfect - not slippery and tight. Everything is nice and tight on my Tenchi, too, and the fit of the saya is perfect. While I agree that the fittings aren't quite as aesthetically pleasing as those on other swords (including Hanwei), they certainly are utilitarian, and I have no complaints about them. The "all business" appearance of the Tenchi actually is quite appealing, in its own way. Besides, from reading several of Paul's reviews and lurking around the forum for a while, I had an idea of what to expect from Cheness. So far, I'm very pleased.
I'm looking forward to your full review.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 15:15:12 GMT
I like the feedback thus far from the tenchi and SBG store. Thank you.
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Post by wiwingti on May 27, 2009 18:02:14 GMT
i would suggest you , when you make a search on ebay to write that here LEATHER NATURAL COWHIDE or LEATHER COWHIDE
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 18:51:00 GMT
ebay.co.uk sucks at selling things needed for katana, and to ship from USA it becomes too expensive. Right now I'm searching for a good used pants belt on ebay, for stropping purpose. Hope I'll make it till I will have to go back to my country, which extremely sucks at variety of such a things and other stuff needed for maintaining the swords...
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2009 1:43:43 GMT
I have a shura what has the same blade as the tenchi but more basic furniture. I find it's the one I keep close at hand. (I don't have to worry about dings and such) My DH and what not are kept for more "special" occasions. But as some times happens I will find my self using toothpaste for minor polish touch ups and a jewelers hone for the edge also you may wish to have some 600/900 grit sand paper ,oil of some sort and a little black fingernail polish will go a long way on the saya. I am quite sure you will be pleased with the durability of your new sword. Please be careful and remember they are not indestructible and will require care from time to time. Kinda like a pet that does not need to be feed daily but cannot go without attention for too long. Good luck and enjoy
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