The sword I ordered a while back should be arriving sometime next week. It's scheduled for Tuesday but you know how it is, not everything goes according to plan. but hey, back to my point. I was wandering through my photos and realised that one of the things I miss about my last light cutter (since its unfortunate demise) was the grip.
The tsuka and the wrap around it is one of the most overlooked parts of a sword. I always say that when you buy a sword you should pay for the steel and accept the fittings, because you can always sort the fittings out afterwards. Having said that, it is without a doubt one of the things I'm the most fussy about.
And there it started.....
For example, here are some old photos of my old light cutter with the straight forward, stretchy ito, no hishigami wrap.
oh hold on..
The materials for this wrap were made possible thanks to Jeffrey Ching of The Samurai Workshop. He's a great person with a big heart. Thanks Jeffrey.
I screwed up with the omote and ura knots. the knots are fine, but they werent close enough to the kashira leaving a small gap. never mind. In the end I untied and filed down the tsuka core and retied the end knots.
So yes. This Tuesday I will be receiving another sword, but also, another project.
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