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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jan 23, 2014 2:49:18 GMT
i dont think they even heat treat their blades, ive rolled edges on stuff that should NOT have hurt them at all.
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Post by Roscoe57 on Jan 23, 2014 4:16:32 GMT
That is great he gave you a full refund as most ebay sellers would not. Most will beat around the bush and offer a discount on your next purchase.
The 1095 clay tempered Katana I bought from Ryan Swords is holding up great. On accident I hit a framing nail. Not only did it cut through the nail, I had no blade damage.
Four Katana's from Ryan and no problems with any of them. Have I just been lucky over the past 2 years?
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Post by AmishBob on Jan 29, 2014 6:59:50 GMT
Roscoe57,
Actually I did not buy it on ebay, I went through the website.
The replacement tsuka arrived today. It was very well done. I removed the old one to form a plan to get the new one on. I noticed the holes in the old one were drilled at an angle. I got to thinking and I found a way to get the new one on without using anything but a power hand drill, a scrap of fabric, and some rubber bands.
I started by making sure that my new holes would not go through the new handle's ito. Got lucky there, only had to squash one twist of ito over. Then, I rubber banded the new tsuka to the side of the other, and lined them up. Because of the ito knots, I had to use a bunched up piece of fabric between the tsukas near the tsuba to keep them parallel with each other. Sounds way too easy right? Well, I was feeling froggy.
Either I got lucky, or it just plain works, because the drill bit cut through without hitting the tang at all. Only bad thing was that one of the holes had a chipped edge, but it was on the area where I had to squash the ito over anyway, so pushing the ito back hid the chip. Everything went back together well, and the handle is seated tightly.
Now, considering that I cannot use this practically, since putting good sideways pressure on the blade can bend it, would it be good for backyard bottle cutting? At least it looks nice, but is it just a $300 wall hanger?
Also, it was was to sell it, what would be a good price, considering that I would be upfront about the flaw?
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jan 29, 2014 7:12:11 GMT
selling it might be rather diffiult since it has a fatal flaw, about all it would be useful for is cutting down into a tanto. but someone might be willing to buy it.
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Post by AmishBob on Jan 29, 2014 7:18:05 GMT
Hey never thought of cutting it down to a tanto. Thanks for the idea. I'd probably keep it then.
I'll have to try to find someone who could do that in my area.
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