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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 20:02:40 GMT
I'm having a slight problem with my musashi tomoe.
The problem is the habaki, or something to do with it. It seems to slip ever so slightly up the blade when I take a few swings, making the seppa beneath it wiggle round a little bit. So I typically just tap it down with my brass awl and hammer. It only seems to slip up to a certain point, maybe 1/16th of an inch (probably even less) and it really isnt that big of a deal other than that it annoys the living s%&! out of me. But for that reason, and also because I don't know if there is an underlying problem, I wanna fix it. I've never disassembled the sword.
Any suggestions?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 21:44:46 GMT
You might want to make a "seppa" out of thin leather or a business card to go between the fuchi and lower seppa or the tsuba and seppa. Or you could make a spacer to go under the habaki.
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Post by sicheah on Mar 28, 2010 21:52:18 GMT
If you are not planning to disassemble your katana, I've read that you could shim it by wrapping the gap between the seppa and the habaki with dental floss . About musashi swords, some of them have their tang epoxied to the handle (you could not disassemble them) and some have removable mekugi for disassembling....but then again most production sword have very tight handle (tsuka) making it them difficult to disassemble.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 1:33:34 GMT
Oops...didn't realize these weren't dissassemble-able. Sorry!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 2:42:06 GMT
Oh mine can be disassembled. I just havent done it yet because theres been no reason to, and also because I have heard that with a sword in that price range, theres a good possibility that when I take the tsuka off it might not slip back on correctly.
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Post by Dan Davis on Mar 29, 2010 12:48:48 GMT
Your real issue is likely to be that the tsuka has shrunk a bit due to age, humidity, or simple use. You need to pull the sword apart and inspect the habaki.
If there are no signs of actual damage to the habaki then replace the seppa with a thicker one or add another thin seppa and reassemble the sword. The habaki is braced against the tsuba to prevent deflection in the nakago and a tight fit is essential for safe use.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 16:18:48 GMT
kumdoin I have removed the tsuka on both my Musashis.They both fit snugly but went back on with no problems.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2010 15:54:11 GMT
I've shimmed a couple of habakis using a flat piece of brass strip from the hoppy shop. I cut it out, ground a bit. I then seated up the habaki and gently drove the brass shim in on the top inside of the habaki between it and the tang. No more slippage.
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