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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 13:22:27 GMT
I was recently reading an aritical that said that the low cost cleaning / maint. kits don't have the proper abrasive in the power ball. It said if you look at it (the powder) it should be a brownish gray. If it is white they said it is just talc. I have yet to buy one myself and i was wondering if anyone has found this to be true with the kits sold and given away with the sub 300 swords?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 17:58:35 GMT
I asked my sensei the same question about the kit that came with my first PK and he said just about all of the giveaway kits in that price range were not real uchiko. He sells several cleaning kits on his site, and the cheapest one he sells with real uchiko is $40. The one that's looks just like mine (CAS Iberia) is $28. The real uchiko ball sells for $15 alone there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 18:01:49 GMT
I have a cleaning kit for my katana, but I never use the uchiko, choji oil and rice paper serve to clean it, even if I've been cutting tatami.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 18:26:58 GMT
I have a cleaning kit for my katana, but I never use the uchiko, choji oil and rice paper serve to clean it, even if I've been cutting tatami. That's pretty much exactly what sensei said. It's not horribly necessary. He said the rice paper wasn't a must have either. Good soft fibered paper towel will serve just as well.
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Post by oos3thoo on Feb 15, 2008 19:13:09 GMT
I have a cleaning kit for my katana, but I never use the uchiko, choji oil and rice paper serve to clean it, even if I've been cutting tatami. That's pretty much exactly what sensei said. It's not horribly necessary. He said the rice paper wasn't a must have either. Good soft fibered paper towel will serve just as well. Thats what I use to save my rice paper. I only use 1 piece of oiled rice paper to apply oil because it applies it evenly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 19:34:33 GMT
Well, one of the main reasons i asked about it was because i have an antique blade and it was saying that if you cannot afford to get it polished, you could use your cleaning kit and the ball and after doing it for a long wile it will, modestly i'm sure, lightly polish the blade. And that it would be the only thing to do until you can afford to have it done. So who has the real deal at a good price?
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Post by tajima on Feb 28, 2008 8:05:27 GMT
Hmmm... Real deal at a good price. Well, I'm not sure how quality Cheness is (I assume it's the same as Hanweis) But I would try a direct order from a MA stocklister, or mabye a Nihonto Care store. I can find links if you would like Thanks, -Tajima
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2008 12:32:10 GMT
sure, that would be great if you don't mind. I would feel goofy if i was using talc on the blade. I think i am going to try my hand at making the shirasaya for the old blade. I am a carpenter by trade and i don't think there is anything i can do with that to endanger the piece. I would like to use a harder wood than usual but it may mean a lot harder time at it.
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Post by tajima on Feb 28, 2008 20:20:40 GMT
I will get it too you...oh, sorry I'll try, but I'm going away for three days! @ On that note, just google Nihonto Care. Ask around on the forum for some credibility checks and give it a try! Thanks, -Tajima
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2008 23:26:01 GMT
ok, thank you Tajima
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2008 15:43:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2008 16:13:16 GMT
thank you for the link, Wizzbang. I had never noticed that item on there before. My particular interest though is in the low abrasive powder that is in the traditional kits. I have a nihonto that i really can't afford to have worked on and i was reading it was recomended to clean with it as a low impact way to remove some scratching.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2008 17:05:04 GMT
The powder is very, very light abrasive. I'm not sure to what extent the scratches are and if you do not want to have it professionally polished you might want to practice on a different blade first. Paul Southren who we all are aware of has a PDF file available for sword care. In it he covers removing scratches. It might be worth the read for you. Here's the link to download it Basic Sword Care and Maintenance 101
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2008 17:15:21 GMT
thank you i will check it out
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Post by salvatore on Mar 1, 2008 6:49:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2008 3:24:49 GMT
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Post by salvatore on Mar 9, 2008 10:28:41 GMT
Actually, I recently opened up my uchiko ball. The powder flow stopped, when I opened it, to my surprise, there was freakin' foam!
Go with a higher end kit, maybe cheness has the real thing, I am not sure, I have not bought any. Happy shopping,lol.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2008 1:14:20 GMT
I really like those links, thank you. they had a lot of parts and materials for making your own parts too. I was wondering where i was going to get a buffalow horn. I see they are in japan and everything is in yen. I wonder how hard it is to order from them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2008 1:15:31 GMT
Actually, I recently opened up my uchiko ball. The powder flow stopped, when I opened it, to my surprise, there was freakin' foam! Go with a higher end kit, maybe cheness has the real thing, I am not sure, I have not bought any. Happy shopping,lol. what a jip, huh. they stuck a foam ball in there with a little bit of powder?
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