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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 21:59:29 GMT
I have never changed tsubas before and I was wondering what Im getting into here. I have an old $99 wall hanger that I bought about 20 years ago and it actually has a beautiful brass tsuba. I would like some of your opinions on this tsuba just to see if this is one that has ''been around the block''. I have not seen one like this before and I would love to mount this on my Cheness O-Kat. Without doing some serious metal work........would this be easy enough for someone unskilled as myself to re-mount for a tight fit? Again, any opinions on this tsuba would be very much appreciated. Sorry about the photo quality, it was taken with my blackberry. It has 2 dragons on each side. It is quite heavy. Im looking for something unique and I just have not seen this before. Thanks guys. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 22:07:17 GMT
Just to add here...........Im looking at it now and it has the worn looks of something that is hundreds of years old. Tons of small nicks and wear marks.......very, very cool looking. Anyway.........just hoping there are not a billion of them out there!
Thanks again.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 22:11:48 GMT
That rectangular nakago ana (center hole) is likely to give you some fits. If you look at the sticky by Mark Ridgeway on curing lateral tsuba play, it might work, but I can't say how well.
If the tsuba is a different thickness than the one you are replacing you may also have some problems. Thinner, you can shim with seppas. Thicker and you may wind up with more work than you want.
So in a nutshell, it depends.
Is a nice looking tsuba. I haven't seen one like that either.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 22:18:07 GMT
While i've seen the basic shape of the design. Can't say i've actually seen that exact design itself. As for filing down the nakago ana. Well its not hard at all i use a set of jewelers files. The real issue i see is the shape of the nakago ana.
Most follow the shape of the blades itself. Where as that one is rectangle. Not saying it won't fit but it will likely move a fair bit. There may or may not be a way to fill the empty space. But i'll leave such suggestions to others.
EDIT: Heh looks like i got beat, and expanded upon.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 23:19:10 GMT
It is definitely different. I don't recall having seen one like it. If you're going to reshape the nakagoana, it helps if you can get a more or less exact template of your sword's cross section geometry and draw it onto the tsuba. Then you can file to the shape of your sword. If you have to fill it you might be able to hammer the metal out a little in the direction you want it. If not, the traditional method for filling (for example) the kozuka and kougai holes was with silver, gold or shakudo (a mixture of silver, gold, copper and iron) but that would get expensive very fast, and I don't think that was ever done for nakagoana, so hammering or shimming would be your best bet. Hope this helps and let us know how it turns out! -MidoriKurogami of Sword N Armory.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 23:27:50 GMT
Thanks so much guys. As always, you are all very helpful and informative.
Its a pleasure to be a member of this site.
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