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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 18:42:48 GMT
Hi, I own a katana and was waiting for summer to finally try and cut something with it. Thing is, I don't want to cut wood with it since it would leave many scraches on it. I was looking for a place to buy tatamis and a tatami stand for cutting practice. I live in montreal in Canada and I can't seem to find a place where I could buy such stuff. I looked on the internet but with the shipping cost, prices are just too high. Help me please Also if you guys know about tatami cutting techniques, feel free to leave some informations about it here!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 19:58:20 GMT
Plastic bottles?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 20:01:48 GMT
for a target; try to find some beach mats in a dollar store. for a stand; www.tameshigiri.com/make_a_stand.htmlhonestly i have no idea why anybody would buy a stand, especially like you said with postage, they are really easy to make, i promise.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 20:24:08 GMT
A stand is easy enough to make and far cheaper than buying one. Use the diagram from the link kenpachi316 just put in the previous post. As for mats. You are in Montreal? You need to contact Marc at Wiwingti Sword Supply. Relatively speaking, he's right around the corner from you. Edit: Or go to your local Dollarama and get some Beach Mats. There $1.25 each. They are no where near the consistency of actual tatami mats and you need between 3 and 4 to get the same density. But they are cheap enough to try out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2009 21:59:38 GMT
thanks you very much. I had forgot about those beach mats thats a good idea! I'm finally going to start cutting real soon . I'm also gonna contact the guy for tatami...nothing is like the real deal hehe
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2009 17:56:12 GMT
You know, we have a separate forum area just for test-cutting.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 2, 2009 18:09:43 GMT
Hi .. moved the thread to the proper board, and tampered with the title a bit so folk would know its not a video thread....
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Post by wiwingti on Jul 2, 2009 18:20:18 GMT
as answered you in an email when i came back from work this morning,, in canada it cost a bunch to improt those, too much,, it is around 10.00 a mat once shipped. so beacj mats in any dollorama in montreal would be good. two rolled together and soeaked in water for around 24 hours is almost the same as a mat. and here is a , how to make a stand www.tameshigiri.com/assets/target_stand.pdf
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 3, 2009 12:28:16 GMT
Cutting Technique Advice (since I'm late to the party and every thing else is covered): Edge alignment and speed. I know it sounds overly simple but if it were that easy there would be no point in cutting mats. start with simple cuts: diagonal cuts moving down and to one side are easiest for most people. if you can pull your hands in a little bit while you cut through your target that often helps. so let your arms reach full extension just before making contact and then start to pull. this takes some coordination and practice at first but it worth is it to learn how. some swords just don't like to cut if you don't draw at least a little bit. that's all I can think of right now. Be safe: live to have more fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2009 17:28:41 GMT
Good tips from Tom there, so keep those in mind. There are various reading materials out there for tamashigiri technques etc. Obata's book "Tamashigiri" is a real good read and goes through some tamashigiri patterns.
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