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Post by Ksound on Mar 26, 2013 17:50:52 GMT
Amazon has a lousy selection of sword stands (especially the 3 tier ones)
I had ordered one that doubles as a free standing or wall mount stand cuz I'm not sure where I want to keep them yet
Ended up getting the wrong item, so I got my money back and got to keep the stand, so no loss there but the stand they sent out is a cheap ugly piece of crap not fit for displaying my swords
anyone have a suggestion for a place where I can order a good quality 3 tier stand? still on the fence about wall mount vs free standing so either one would be fine
thanks
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Post by Dr. Whom on Mar 26, 2013 18:31:29 GMT
Ebogu or Tozando has some decent sword stands IMO
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Post by hhmoore on Mar 26, 2013 18:37:01 GMT
To be honest, I haven't seen a decent looking 3 sword stand in a long time. This is one of the nicer 2 level stands, IMO (looks comparable to what some places sell for about $100). They do have a piano lacquered 3 tiered stand, but it's a hanger. www.handmadesword.com/378.html
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Mar 26, 2013 19:07:12 GMT
What are you willing to spend?
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Post by Ksound on Mar 26, 2013 19:14:37 GMT
^ not sure, guess it depends on looks and quality I could go a few hundred if it was really awesome and worth it to splurge but for a basic lacquered wood stand with some felt pads I wouldn't want to spend more than $50
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Post by Ksound on Mar 26, 2013 19:17:30 GMT
Here are some pics and some first impressions, still waiting on the budo, that ones gonna be a while The habaki, kashira, and tsuba all seem to be tight with no play I was a bit worried after I saw the weird tapper on the dojo pro's tsuka in this thread viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16043The o-katana is pretty even with a slight gradual tapper at the end The #17 is a bit rougher with a larger bulge towards the tsuba and having a more severe tapper going to the kashira, though I'd consider it acceptable, maybe the vets will disagree I'm not an expert but the wrap is failry even on the #17 a bit less on the o-katana and as for tightness there is about 1-2mm of play, not sure if it should have any play at all, but it seems tight enough On the #17 there is one menuki that wasn't punched properly, not a big deal, just surprising that they would use it On both swords the wooden pegs on the tsuka and the ray skin around the pegs is kinda a hack job, again not really a big deal for me I was worried about the #17's shorter size, but I really like it, it's very fast and well balanced, feels good in the hands, and I really like the sori on it The o-katana is pretty much what I expected, heavy and slow with poor balance, but it's manageble and not too ungainly, on the plus side it's one bad ass mofo and fun as heck it's awesome just to hold it The only problem I saw was that the habaki on the o-katana seems to have gouged into the blade, maybe I'm wrong, I'm a noob and don't much about this stuff
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Post by Ksound on Mar 26, 2013 19:32:46 GMT
the ebogu and handmadesword stands are both on amazon I saw some cool stands in the sword section of tozando, but didn't see just the stands for sale there
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Mar 26, 2013 19:50:27 GMT
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Post by Ksound on Mar 26, 2013 20:24:44 GMT
I like the 3 rack on here, though there is no price and no way to order it as far as I can tell www16.plala.or.jp/katana-iimura/ ... ord%20rack and this place has a pretty good 3 tier stand for under 200 You're right, it's pricey, but it's more what I'm looking for, but again there is nothing to click on not sure how to order from those sites and I doubt I can just send them an english email www2.saganet.ne.jp/hasuike-itou- ... kake2.html thanks
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Post by Ksound on Mar 28, 2013 18:29:38 GMT
had the problem on both blades with the never ending packing wax in the saya been sheathing, re-sheathing the sword and banging out the extra wax for the past few days
I knocked the habaki loose on the o-katana, there isn't any up and down play, but side to side there is a 3-4mm play so I looked back in the older posts, saw one about using a wooden shim was thinking about using a steel shim, but then I thought untreated steel might rust and infect the metal of the blade behind the habaki and I'd never know
so first question, hitting out the pegs and removing the blade does that have any effect on the wrap on the tsuka or the tightness of the kashira? shimming the habaki seems like an easy fix, but not if taking the sword apart will cause another problem
2nd question should I do a wooden shim or a steel shim that's treated with rustoleum or something
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Mar 28, 2013 18:53:43 GMT
That neverending wax seems to be common with Zheng products, and I agree it's quite annoying. All the few Zheng products I've had have had that wax.
The problems with habaki fit are bit annoying, but that happens with some production swords. As the habaki are just mass produced, the fit sometimes leaves much to desire. But if I understand correctly you haven't yet dismounted the sword, and there already is so big wiggle?
Hitting out the pegs might have a little impact to the wrap, depending where they exit. It might cause a fold to move a bit. Other than that the removal shouldn't have effect on wrap. Tsuka removal shouldn't cause any problems to the tsuka fit, but it is possible, and it has happened to me. As most of these production tsuka are just hammered on, removing it might alter the fit.
I had no trouble after remounting with neither the habaki nor tsuka, but both were at bit weird angle to begin with.
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Post by Ksound on Mar 28, 2013 19:37:58 GMT
yeah the blade was sticking out about 1.5mm in that unboxing pic, but the habaki was originally tight but from constantly re-sheathing the sword the habaki can now move the 1.5mm to be even with the blade and then an additional 1.5mm past the blade haven't removed the tsuka yet
but I'm gonna need to fabricate a 3mm wide toothpick shim and hammer it up into the habaki to get it tight to the blade, then re-attach the seppa and tsuka
just as long as I use the right material for the shim it doesn't seem that complicated but right now I only have side to side play, don't want to take it apart and put it back together to find that I have up and down play all of a sudden
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