|
Post by jonthered on Apr 14, 2016 19:01:01 GMT
Greetings All,
Just got the Cheness 9260 Spring Steel O-Katana in the mail last night that I bought through SBG. I haven't tried cutting anything but paper with it yet and overall I'm pretty happy with it. However, one strange thing that I noticed with this sword that has been different than the other I bought is the presents of a whitish paste that sticks to the blade once it is put back in the saya. I was able to clean it off with ease after the first time I drew the sword and figured it was just an excess of some kind of polish applied at the forge. Unfortunately this stuff seems caked up and really packed down in the saya. Also, the 2 pegs running though the tuska are not completely perpendicular to the blade and are at a sort of odd looking angle (I don't have the pictures of this right now, but will soon).
Has anybody else had either of these issues?
|
|
|
Post by Timo Nieminen on Apr 14, 2016 19:16:05 GMT
Also, the 2 pegs running though the tuska are not completely perpendicular to the blade and are at a sort of odd looking angle That's common (on modern katana). Usually, this is done so align the pegs (mekugi) with the gaps in the wrapping, so you can remove it more easily. On old katana, it's usually perpendicular or at a small angle. Some marketing will say that "angled is better" for more than convenient removal. You can ignore claims like that.
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Apr 14, 2016 19:36:47 GMT
Also, the 2 pegs running though the tuska are not completely perpendicular to the blade and are at a sort of odd looking angle That's common (on modern katana). Usually, this is done so align the pegs (mekugi) with the gaps in the wrapping, so you can remove it more easily. On old katana, it's usually perpendicular or at a small angle. Some marketing will say that "angled is better" for more than convenient removal. You can ignore claims like that. Well, in theory, since the mekugi are tapered towards one end, angling them so that the weight of the blade applies pressure towards the thinner end could help prevent them from working themselves loose over time. But, yeah, in practice, I don't think it has any significant or even perceptible effect. PS. The white gunk is probably remains of some sort of protective coating (possibly mixed with fine wood dust left inside the saya after final sanding). You could try cleaning the blade with acetone or something similar... but if there's a lot of it in the saya, getting it out of there can be really tricky.
|
|
|
Post by jonthered on Apr 15, 2016 13:32:24 GMT
Thanks Guys. Now I just have to figure out how to get it out of there. Gun rod with cotton patches maybe??
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Apr 15, 2016 19:54:41 GMT
With a thin enough rod, that could work!
|
|
|
Post by steven57 on Jun 1, 2016 1:10:41 GMT
The white gunk is Lithium Grease as per email from Paul Chen himself.
I bought the Tanto and it has the grease as well and is normal and "eventually" will go away.
The Mekugi being angled would be stronger (tighter) from an engineering perspective.
|
|
pgandy
Moderator
Senior Forumite
Posts: 10,296
|
Post by pgandy on Jun 1, 2016 1:35:08 GMT
|
|
|
Post by highlander200268 on Jun 1, 2016 3:24:03 GMT
my cheness is like that with the mekugi pegs, but cheness does do something nice, they put a metal bottom peg on at an angle, it does make it harder to get out but it is tough !
|
|
|
Post by jonthered on Jun 7, 2016 18:23:55 GMT
|
|