Post by samuraisoul on Jul 23, 2023 23:50:25 GMT
Disclaimer: I would only do this on a sword that has black ito, as the India Ink would probably dye any other color ito instantly.
I discovered something today that I wanted to share with everyone. I recently purchased another RoninKatana and was shipped a model that was different from what I ordered. I fell in love with the new blade because of the bohi. I have owned several Ronin, and the balance on their #11 is absolutely fantastic. More about mass distribution than PoB.
So the model I ordered was a #19 because of the black samegawa. As you know, the samegawa is white on the #11. I didn't want to rewrap the ito on a perfectly good tsuka, so asked an artist friend of mine what she'd use as a waterproof penetrating dye and she simply answered...India Ink.
A quick trip to Michael's netted a bottle of Higg's waterproof Calligraphy India Ink and a brush for about $12 total. I applied four coats of the ink, and not only is it waterproof but it turned the same a beautiful dark grey with the lines between the nodules a deep black.
I don't have a Photobucket account any longer so don't know how to post pictures here now. If anyone can show me how I will gladly post pics of the work.
Edit: Thank you Eastman, I was successfully able to get a photo sized correctly and attached.
I discovered something today that I wanted to share with everyone. I recently purchased another RoninKatana and was shipped a model that was different from what I ordered. I fell in love with the new blade because of the bohi. I have owned several Ronin, and the balance on their #11 is absolutely fantastic. More about mass distribution than PoB.
So the model I ordered was a #19 because of the black samegawa. As you know, the samegawa is white on the #11. I didn't want to rewrap the ito on a perfectly good tsuka, so asked an artist friend of mine what she'd use as a waterproof penetrating dye and she simply answered...India Ink.
A quick trip to Michael's netted a bottle of Higg's waterproof Calligraphy India Ink and a brush for about $12 total. I applied four coats of the ink, and not only is it waterproof but it turned the same a beautiful dark grey with the lines between the nodules a deep black.
I don't have a Photobucket account any longer so don't know how to post pictures here now. If anyone can show me how I will gladly post pics of the work.
Edit: Thank you Eastman, I was successfully able to get a photo sized correctly and attached.
