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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2012 14:45:46 GMT
Hi,
Recently the suede 'battle-wrap' on my chikara v2 started coming loose, so I've decided to try my hand at re-wraping it.
However, the previous battle-wrap was done in two parts, and glued on underneath. So the wood sides of tsuka are covered in a glue that has the consistency and stickiness similar to honey.
I'm not sure how this will effect the silk-ito when I rewrap it, and was wondering if anyone had some input/advice on how to either remove the glue or work with it (Masking tape over it?)
Side note: The kashira was also glued on, except with a hot glue gun. I didn't think this was a problem at first, but then I realized that this means the kashira doesn't have the hole for the end knot on the ito... So can I finish the wrap without one? Or do I need to purchase a new kashira/fuchi? (If so where?)
Thanks for reading!
Kas
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Post by Jakeonthekob on Jun 4, 2012 16:10:55 GMT
I would suggest sanding the tsuka core to make it clean with no sticky glue/gunk on it. Then you can put double-sided tape on the sides of the tsuka for the ito to stick to. Also, you don't need the holes for the kashira. You can tie the end-knot over the kashira like so: www.tsukamaki.net/tsuka/katamak3.jpgIf you want new fittings, then you can go to hypercafe, and other sword vendors for decent budget fittings. If you want quality fittings, Yamatobudogu, swordstore.
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Post by chrisperoni on Jun 4, 2012 16:19:35 GMT
Jake- I think you may have meant this pic : www.tsukamaki.net/tsuka/-it's what I was thinking of showing when I saw your post
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Post by Jakeonthekob on Jun 4, 2012 16:23:23 GMT
Oh yeah, thanks bud XD
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Post by Lobster Hunter on Jun 5, 2012 0:26:10 GMT
That stuff can be quite toxic so you might want to work with gloves and dust mask on in a well ventilated area. You want to peel & scratch as much of it off as you can with some scrappy thing like a paint scrapper and the sticky side of masking tape, then hit it with some sandpaper.
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Post by Jakeonthekob on Jun 5, 2012 0:29:11 GMT
Ooh, also traditional Katate-maki is done with two separate strands of ito. Just FYI lol
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 1:03:23 GMT
Thanks for all the input guys, will post some pics with progress
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