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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 20:03:37 GMT
I just recieved my Kaze today (thanks Paul!). I just have one question, the sword sticks pretty firmly in the saya making it near impossible for a smooth draw in class. I hope this is not normal, but I haven't read of any other problems along these lines with Cheness. Is there any way to repair or fix this that anyone can reccomend? Thanks in advance for help. Pam
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 21:38:03 GMT
Just a guess, but you may have the perfect tool to loosen up the opening of your Kaze's saya. Call them what you will but I like to think of them as precision sanding instruments. They even have a different grit on each side. And for the majority reading this who are males, I did not steal these from my wife. I buy my own. I would use one of these precision sanding instruments to carefully sand the opening of the saya. Make a few light stokes and check the fit. Constantly check the fit until is meets your requirements. You have to be super careful though because if you sand to much, your only option may be to replace the saya if it becomes too loose . Another option if you are not comfortable with the method above would be repeated use. I would guess that the saya would loose up over time from repeated drawing and sheathing the katana.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 22:16:12 GMT
Thanks for the reply and advice! I was able to liberated one of your state of the art saya modification tools built with UFO technology and it seems to be working! On the other hand I think that I might have gotten a poor pick of the lot as after cutting two 16oz water bottles the Fuchi is loose. Not bad but you can feel it shift when you grip it, not sure what to do about that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 22:41:03 GMT
Actually, this may not be too uncommon. I would cut spacer that would fit inside the fuchi. The spacer could be made out of any material. I would cut one out of a bicycle inner tube. Add as many as you need to tighten things up to your liking. Once the fuchi is placed on the tsuka and the katana reassembled, no one would ever know it was there. Need help with disassembling your katana? I got it covered. Check out page 3 of my Kaze review. /index.cgi?board=swordreviews&action=display&thread=1166459430&page=3 I provide the same advice in a previous thread on a Cheness Tenchi. Check out /index.cgi?board=swordreviews&action=display&thread=1170290397
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 22:41:22 GMT
I used a similar method on my first Masahiro "Bamboo" saya. It wasn't too tight, it just looked a little rough on the inside at the mouth. I took a piece of 220 grit sandpaper and glued it to a small 6" ruler, which achieved a similar effect to an emery board. Obviously, after sanding, the saya was a tad loose, so I put a thin layer of Loc-Tite 5 min. epoxy on each side (one side at a time) just inside the mouth. When this dried, I sanded it until the habaki fit snuggly and then gave the epoxy a final polish with a fine Scotch-Brite pad. Voila!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2007 6:24:59 GMT
I just recieved my Kaze today (thanks Paul!). I just have one question, the sword sticks pretty firmly in the saya making it near impossible for a smooth draw in class. It is my understanding that the Kaze is a sharpened blade. Doesnt your class use iaito ? Or are you of a high grade that you only use shinken? My old sempai was very strict on the "you-have-to-earn-the-right" to draw shinken thing. He would of hit the roof if I had of turned up early on with a sharpened blade. Sorry I'm a very literal person .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2007 11:43:53 GMT
I just recieved my Kaze today (thanks Paul!). I just have one question, the sword sticks pretty firmly in the saya making it near impossible for a smooth draw in class. I hope this is not normal, but I haven't read of any other problems along these lines with Cheness. Is there any way to repair or fix this that anyone can reccomend? Thanks in advance for help. Pam Hi voyager, If your going to file inside the mouth of your saya use a Metal Only File, you can buy these in sets cheaply from any hardware store, if you use grit based files, grit can get lodged in the saya and scatch your nice blade, it only takes one spec of grit!
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