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Post by william m on Nov 10, 2011 13:48:46 GMT
Hi there, When I use silk ito I soak it in water and stretch it over night. Usually over a pole with weights on either end. Then once dry I will wrap the sword with this. The reason behind this is that the ito will have no further stretch left in it, and so any wrap you get will not lossen in time. With regards to paper, I assume you mean hishigami? It sounds as if you are a beginner in Japanese tsukamaki, so this is a great place to start reading up about it. www.sword-buyers-guide.com/tsukamaki.htmlWilliam
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Nov 10, 2011 14:33:51 GMT
I think silk is actually easier than cotton. Like William said , wet and stretch. Hishigami , folded paper triangles can help shape the diamonds and hold them ... Some have found it easier to use cardboard cut to shape. To really do a good job, the Importance of a stand, some clamps and kusune can't be underestimated. Thomas Buck did a great tutorial on tsukamaki ... Sure it's still around the web somewhere.
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Post by frankthebunny on Nov 10, 2011 21:08:30 GMT
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Post by Crimsoned on Nov 11, 2011 21:27:41 GMT
Wetting and stretching is the best bet for sure, and I've also seen people stretch it by hand (you get sore like hell). It is not easier than cotton in my opinion, due to silk's non stretching properties and smooth texture it is much more difficult than cotton which get's bitten by the samegawa to wrap without the use of clamps, even with a full samegawa wrap.
Next up is using hishigami: I found making hishigami the traditional way is to use very thin paper folded over, it works surprisingly well. The next step which is slightly easier provided you can get some of the material is using dense cardboard with some type of color printed on it (provides a small layer of ink to protect the cardboard from wear/moisture). Since it's thick already you just cut out triangles using scissors or a sharp knife.
Printer paper if you must although i will say printer paper fatigues and wears very quickly, if you keep having to re-fold it will undo itself and I am not sure about longevity if it happens to get wet. personally I didnt use it after I made about 30 printer paper hishigami's it wore soo quickly just having to rewrap the tsuka constantly to correct mistakes wore them down.
If you need help Ricky, let me know. I am no expert but I will show you what I know.
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Post by Crimsoned on Nov 12, 2011 0:54:10 GMT
Aha. Good idea bro.
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Post by DMikeM on Jun 26, 2012 16:39:30 GMT
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Jun 27, 2012 1:26:34 GMT
So it is ... gratias
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 27, 2012 2:13:12 GMT
ive found that hishigami for me are just a pain in the ass, i can do a way better and tighter wrap without them, but a good set of clamps are a MUST have for me. i never tried weighting and streching the ito, aways do it by hand (hurts like hell after a while LOL)
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