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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 12:10:29 GMT
Hello again- there is quite a large possibility that my fist katana will arrive disassembled so I was wondering how it is held together and if an average person can put it together correctly. I'm good at putting stuff together but since my safety dependson this one I need some advice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 14:02:09 GMT
Out of curiosity why woudl it arrive disassembled?
Second it's not difficult to put one together.... slide the tsuka on and you'll prolly need to smack it into place with a rubber mallet, as its probably a one size fits all tsuka. then pop in the mekugi. This is all after putting on the habaki (collar) seppa (spacer) tsuba, other seppa then the tsuka.
Swordsofmight.com has a tutorial on how to put one together i think.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 14:05:39 GMT
I'm getting 2 katanas(a friend wants 1 too) so we will save like 30$ each from shipping, but the package is getting too big so they asked if it was Ok for me to receive it disasembled.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 15:34:12 GMT
Who are you ordering it from?... a disassembled katana I woudl think could possibly take up more space... a put together katana and a disassembled one has maybe an inch or two difference in length.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 18:14:16 GMT
Kultofathena. They currently have the best price including shippment and I emailed them to ask about the price for 2 katanas and they said it would be 70$ without the showbox for my friend's and having my disassembled. Otherwise it would hit 300$.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 20:06:58 GMT
Congrats on getting your first katana. ;D Assembly is quite straight forward, but a word of caution; this may be the sharpest 30 inches of metal you've ever seen and plenty of clean cloth wrapped around the blade as you work is a real good idea. First on goes the blade collar (habaki) which should be a snug, but not too tight fit on the blade. It will butt up against the notches at the junction of tang (nakago) and the blade. Then slide on a spacer (seppa) followed by the handguard (tsuba) If the tsuba has one side more decorated than the other then the decorated side should face back towards the handle end. Then there is usually a second seppa and then the handle (tsuba). Again the tsuba should be a snug fit and may need tapping on with the heel of your hand. It should not need to be hamered on. If it is too tight (badly fitted) then hamering may split it and or ruin the fitting (kashira) at the end of the handle. Finally the bamboo pegs (menuki) need to be pushed through the holes in the handle passing throught the corresponding holes in the tang. You may need to push the handle wrap aside a little to get this done. Again don't force these through. Most modern katana have two menuki although traditional nihonto more often had only one. If everything is lined up correctly they should again be a nice snug fit. Have fun, be safe.
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