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Post by achyuta on Jun 15, 2012 3:37:30 GMT
This is my 1st real katana other than wall hangers. My new Cheness Tenchi 9260 was waiting for me on the porch when I got home tonight to my joyful glee! Feeling like a kid on christmas day I rushed into the house and slowly opened the box, then sword case (which was a beautiful set up) and proceeded to slide her out of the bag. Then I began to inspect; Everything was tight and solid from the weave in the tsuka-ito to the pure beast feel of the blade itself. Then I noticed a small fissure where the blade meets the habaki, I pondered for a moment and brushed it off and walked out the back door and choped down some tall milkweed plants (soft things), As expected the blade made short work of them and I came back inside. That was 2 hours ago and this crack in the habaki has been on my mind. I guess what I am asking is does this effect the total structure of my sword (because I intend to put it to work) or is it nothing to worry about? It is where the blade meets i'm thinking it might, and also would I be able to get it replaced if I got it from SBG store or Cheness? Thanks in advance and I will have a review going on once I get this figured out! ~I attached a pic of the crack Attachments:
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Post by chrisperoni on Jun 15, 2012 3:48:12 GMT
Ask for a replacement habaki from the seller. I'd imagine this crack will get worse and you should not use the sword until you replace the habaki.
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Post by aaronfranzen on Jun 15, 2012 3:58:23 GMT
I would definitely ask for a replacement!
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Jun 15, 2012 4:13:38 GMT
I would agree. I can't imagine why they would refuse to replace such a part for you.
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Post by Jakeonthekob on Jun 15, 2012 4:51:55 GMT
NEVER EVER use a sword that has a damaged or cracked habaki! The habaki is a vital part of the sword that helps to smoothly transfer the shock from cutting through the sword and into the handle. If it's damaged, then you are putting your safety at risk and even that of others.
So please don't use it until it's been replaced by a good one!
Also one hint, if that's cracked like that, you will most likely have to file the inside of the new habaki in order to get a proper fit so that it's not too small for the blade. The forge probably just banged on the habaki so my guess is that the blade is too thick for the standard habakis. Changing out the habaki is easy but it's changing the shape of the sword that gets tricky.
GL!
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Post by nddave on Jun 15, 2012 5:21:59 GMT
where'd you buy it from?
if bought from cheness I'm sure paul would be happy to send you a new habaki. if from the sbg store I'm sure paul would still send you a new habaki.
one issue that jake bought up, if it is the blade that's causing the issue perhaps its better to ask for a full replacement of the katana.
seeing how your new to the katana game I think self customization is a little out of your league(no offense just my opinion) since you could possibly further damage it beyond functionality and the real scary situation, out of a refund.
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Post by achyuta on Jun 15, 2012 6:00:36 GMT
I sent a mail and asked about a replacement thanks guys!
It looks like they may have given it one to may whacks the pic I showed was pretty zoomed in, you can't see the crack unless your looking. The wall hangers I was talking about are decent swords they are just made of 440 stainless; I took all those apart and interchanged lots of the parts and am currently in the process of making my own home made tsuka (hand carved!).
Safety is always number one on my list! "O R M" BABY (go navy) Milkweeds can be cut with a really fast finger I was sure not to stress the sword or test it in anyway.
Thanks for commenting guys I'm new here its so lively and helpful!
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Post by masahiro560 on Jun 16, 2012 23:02:54 GMT
I'm getting the feeling that the habaki was forced into place with a hammer The habaki lips are protruding out from the point where the notch begins And that's how the crack developed~
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Post by frankthebunny on Jun 19, 2012 4:32:32 GMT
either the spine at the munemachi is too thick or there was a flaw in the casting of the habaki or possibly both. as mentioned above, you might have a little work to do before placing a new habaki on. even if you have a set of jewelers files handy you should know just where to file inside the habaki or you could risk creating too much space and it would defeat the purpose and again be dangerous to use. a habaki is supposed to be a perfectly snug fit all around to really be effective (granted few are in this $ range) so maybe you should consider returning the entire sword for a new one instead of just a part that might be difficult to fit properly. my 2C
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