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Post by septofclansinclair on Dec 6, 2009 5:46:36 GMT
Hey guys...
My Gen2 Irish scabbard, wood core with leather wrap, suddenly came down with a bad case of the not-being-straight-anymores. No idea what happened, all my other scabbards are still fine.
It is slightly bowed in the middle, maybe 20 degrees from true. Can this be fixed somehow? Just wondering.
Thanks folks.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 11:12:06 GMT
Ohh, that's weird. Did it somehow become wet and tried in an awkward position? I don't think you can fix that. Unless you curve the blade to match the scabbard shape
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 11:44:13 GMT
If it has a wooden core and currently is bent 20 degrees or so from true, it means the wood inside is either broken, or in the process of splitting/cracking, most wood types aren't that flexible.... (plus, if it would be a matter of flexability, it wouldn't stay bent)
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Post by Dan Davis on Dec 6, 2009 12:59:22 GMT
I very much doubt that the wood is broken or even cracked. What you are seeing is a natural property of wood (any wood).
Most likely what happened is that the scabbard was shipped a bit green, wood has dried out and there was a knot, burl or eye in the wood at the point where the bend occurs. As the wood dried out over time it naturally warped at that point.
Unfortunately there is no way to fix this short of destroying it, and it would come back anyway. Untreated, unpainted wood can be steamed straight and then pegged so that it dries straight, but as soon as it absorbs some moisture and dries out again it will warp. Again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 20:54:37 GMT
I had a similar problem with the first scabbard I made twisting quite a few degrees. I could put the sword into it which would straighten it out, but it would twist again once I drew the sword. I left the sword in it and left it in sunlight all afternoon and that fixed it. I have no idea if this might work for yours, but I'd give it a try just in case.
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Post by septofclansinclair on Dec 7, 2009 5:34:40 GMT
Thanks for the advice guys... unfortunately the blade isn't stiff enough to straighten the scabbard when it is inside. Which sucks. But thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 13:22:16 GMT
you can support it on either end with thin material with the warp forming an arch, then weight it down in the middle, might work for some quick fixing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2010 7:10:19 GMT
I just realized that I have the same problem with my VA304s scabbard. I usually dry out the sword for a day, and oil it before putting it back in the scabbard for "storage" but I can't say that I've been doing this 100% of the time.
I've been thinking about placing the scabbard up against 2 secured braces and then applying firm and prolonged pressure right on the apex of the bend overnight and see if the arch has lessened any.
Like Dan said, this might not fix it forever and will probably come back if any moisture is reintroduced to it. But at the end of the day, I wont know if it can be fixed until I try. I'll post my results as soon as I have some.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2010 20:28:40 GMT
Assuming you can bend it straight without problems, I suggest clamping it against another board or something else straight and leaving it for a few days.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2010 2:12:14 GMT
Yeah, I was thinking about doing the "equal but opposite" treatment where I would simulate the bend in the opposite direction and leave for 6 hours, and check to see if any progress had been made.
This will eventually become a problem if I don't get it fixed because I turned the scabbard upside-down yesterday and wooden flakes fell out. I assume that the sword is shaving these off as it's going into the bend, and if I don't fix it, there will eventually be a hole in my scabbard.
Curses, it's a shame that this sort of thing couldn't have happened a month after I bought the sword. I'm sure a simple "Hey, your scabbard is warping" call would have yielded a new one for me.
Ahh well, it'll be a fun project no matter what the outcome.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2010 23:21:42 GMT
Quick question: Was there any obvious or not so obvious reason for it bending at this time?
Did you have it in front of a baseboard heater, dehumidifier or window where heat or air movement could dry out one side disproportionately?
If so there may be some hope for salvageing the scabbard. Simply heavily oil with the thinest oil you can find, the inside of the inner curve, stand the scabbard up and reverse it so the side that was not facing the heat source now is. Leave the sword out. Check the scabbard daily to see if it starts to return to true.
Good Luck!
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