Terricus
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Post by Terricus on Feb 8, 2019 2:28:02 GMT
Howdy folks, I have an RK Euro model #1, and I love the thing. My one issue with it is the scabbard, being that it's waaaaay too tight. I've tried just repeatedly drawing it in and out and it doesn't loosen it up at all. Are there any ways to remedy this?
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Post by Ifrit on Feb 8, 2019 3:06:23 GMT
When you draw it, do you push at the tsuba with the thumb of your left hand, while it's fingers tighten on the scabbard? The tightness works as sort of a lock, to keep it from sliding out. It isn't meant to just be tugged out
If you are doing this and it's too tight, perhaps some light sanding?
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Terricus
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Post by Terricus on Feb 8, 2019 4:06:16 GMT
When you draw it, do you push at the tsuba with the thumb of your left hand, while it's fingers tighten on the scabbard? The tightness works as sort of a lock, to keep it from sliding out. It isn't meant to just be tugged out If you are doing this and it's too tight, perhaps some light sanding? Sorry I accidentally left out that it's the European #1. When drawing it I just grip the scabbard with my left hand and pull the sword with my right. Pushing the guard with my left thumb doesn't help. Don't get me wrong I don't mind it being on the tight side so it doesn't come out by accident, but this seems like a little much. Sanding might not be the best choice since the leather wrap goes into the scabbard about a quarter inch.
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Post by leviathansteak on Feb 8, 2019 4:19:38 GMT
In my experience, scabbards tend to loosen with time and use.
However, i might try using wax, maybe mixed with a bit of oil, on the blade and using that to apply the wax to the inside of the scabbard. Might make the draw a bit lubricated.
Oil alone is tempting and has worked for me but i imagine it might make the wood swell and backfire.
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Terricus
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Post by Terricus on Feb 8, 2019 4:51:37 GMT
In my experience, scabbards tend to loosen with time and use. However, i might try using wax, maybe mixed with a bit of oil, on the blade and using that to apply the wax to the inside of the scabbard. Might make the draw a bit lubricated. Oil alone is tempting and has worked for me but i imagine it might make the wood swell and backfire. That may be part of the problem. I store it in the scabbard (I know it's not recommended to do this but my house is a bit small to safely put a sharp sword on the wall) and I take it out and wipe it off and re-oil the blade about once a week. I didn't think about the possibility of oil making the wood swell.
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Post by leviathansteak on Feb 8, 2019 7:07:40 GMT
Oh another thing that I'm currently trying on a scabbard i made which is also too tight. I discovered it was too tight after gluing the planks together...
I got some needle files and im carefully filing wood away from the mouth of the scabbard. Seems to be helping a little so far.
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Post by pgandy on Feb 8, 2019 12:54:04 GMT
I once used a spray designed for stretching leather shoes with some success. I must have used it all over time as I can’t find it nor remember its name. However, if you do a “leather stretch spray” search on Amazon you find various examples. It would help if you could slide something slightly larger than your blade into the sheath while using the spray.
When I posted the above I assumed the sheath as a whole was tight. If it’s due to the throat a set of small files will be useful.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 4:08:32 GMT
Just work it. You can accelerate the loosening with a little wiggling. You should avoid using so much oil that wood swelling is a real concern. Only a very little amount of oil is what you should need.
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Post by csills2313 on Feb 10, 2019 18:40:04 GMT
In my experience, scabbards tend to loosen with time and use. However, i might try using wax, maybe mixed with a bit of oil, on the blade and using that to apply the wax to the inside of the scabbard. Might make the draw a bit lubricated. Oil alone is tempting and has worked for me but i imagine it might make the wood swell and backfire. That may be part of the problem. I store it in the scabbard (I know it's not recommended to do this but my house is a bit small to safely put a sharp sword on the wall) and I take it out and wipe it off and re-oil the blade about once a week. I didn't think about the possibility of oil making the wood swell. I have had good results using 3 in one oil. Use on my ronin crusaders sword and it makes drawing the sword much easier
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Terricus
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Post by Terricus on Feb 11, 2019 2:20:11 GMT
That may be part of the problem. I store it in the scabbard (I know it's not recommended to do this but my house is a bit small to safely put a sharp sword on the wall) and I take it out and wipe it off and re-oil the blade about once a week. I didn't think about the possibility of oil making the wood swell. I have had good results using 3 in one oil. Use on my ronin crusaders sword and it makes drawing the sword much easier That's exactly what I use. Maybe I just need to use the sword more and it'll loosen up.
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Post by Terricus on Feb 11, 2019 2:29:09 GMT
Just work it. You can accelerate the loosening with a little wiggling. You should avoid using so much oil that wood swelling is a real concern. Only a very little amount of oil is what you should need. Yeah I don't go overboard with the oil, I just apply a thin enough layer you can't see it without shining light on it. Next time I'm sitting down for a while I'll probably just draw it in and out some more while watching some Netflix
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