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Post by Roninkai on Sept 26, 2013 0:32:52 GMT
Is it possible to have a 2.40 shaku iaito blade be shortened to a 2.35 shaku? It's a zinc alloy blade.
Much info and help will be very much appreciated.
Thank you.
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Post by Krelian on Sept 26, 2013 5:25:48 GMT
I've wondered about this myself as I've sometimes found myself wishing my 2.5 was 2.45... Nihonzashi offers the service for $150 but I'd be interested if there are other alternatives.
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Post by Roninkai on Sept 26, 2013 13:00:02 GMT
Thank you very much Krelian for the info. I will call them later today to inquire about that service. Good news is they are here in the US and I am hoping that the turn over will be fast and less than 10 days.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Sept 26, 2013 21:22:48 GMT
I would think it will be much unneeded hassle to shorten the sword just 5 bu. Possible, but I really don't see a reason behind it. A small 1,5 cm (0,6 inch) adjustment will require quite a bit of work to get everything back fitting perfectly.
Most likely all the adjusting work might end up costing as much as a new basic/plain iaito would cost. That's what I'm thinking at least. If Nihonzashi can perform all of this for 150$ then it might be a viable option.
But shipping to both ways & shortening, personally I would rather sell the 2 shaku 4 sun iaito and get a new slightly shorter one. Of course shipping inside USA might be a lot cheaper than shipping in here.
And of course if the sword is important to you in sentimental way, then changing it will not be a viable option.
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Post by TheMu on Sept 26, 2013 22:32:58 GMT
I've shortened a katana blade with help of a welder I know. I had him take off 4,8cm. Shortening it is the easy part, just cut nakago shorter with e.g. angle grinder and drill new holes. Hard part is either reshaping the nakago to fit the tsuka, or filing the tsuka to fit the nakago, or making a new tsuka. I reshaped the nakago. Lot of work there. Shape of nakago can be really complex. It is also possible to mess up the balance of the sword by shortening it. I'm not sure if this is the smartest way to do it, but it worked well for me.
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