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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 12:08:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 12:26:01 GMT
that's cool, thanks. it seems well received by the review also
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 12:58:59 GMT
You're welcome, that's my favorite part of this forum when we can help each other out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 14:48:37 GMT
They're all basically the same, the ones I've seen- they usually accompany a new katana purchase; I've gotten one from Masahiro (Master Cutlery) as well as Hanwei (Paul Chen).
I've seen them retail for as high as $30 but most anyone can find them for cheaper elsewhere; slackitude hooked you up, that's the lowest I've seen them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 15:19:04 GMT
While I dont have any experience with the specific kits linked, if they are of the same quality as the hanwei kits then I would suggest to spend a little more money on an uchiko ball, especially if you have a higher quality blade. Uchiko powder seems to be one of those things where you get what you pay for. The ones from the chen kit are far too abrasive IMO.
If you have a practical line blade or something equivalent then it really doesn't matter but if you have a forge folded or custom/semi custom blade you may want to do a little searching. I know that Keith Lahrman used to sell uchiko balls, and while they are a bit pricey they will last for years and you know the powder is first quality.
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Post by sicheah on Dec 10, 2009 23:05:25 GMT
Marabunta is right. Cheap maintenance kit's uchiko can be somewhat abrasive and may actually scratch a blade. As mentioned unless you have a forge-folded blade, you don't really need a Japanese maintenance kit (unless you are into the ways of Japanese sword cleaning). Some mineral oil, sewing oil, or 3 in 1 oil does as well as Choji oil...nevertheless choji oil smells kinda nice as it contains 1 percent clove oil (clove oil is acidic so 1 percent ought to be enough).
For cleaning a monosteel blade, a clean cloth from your old t-shirt and mineral oil works great. In addition I use some rubbing alcohol (or denatured alcohol) to remove the moisture from the blade but that is not really necessary.
There you have it, a lifetime of cleaning supply for monosteel blade for under 5 bucks.
Sorry to derail this thread.
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