a typical biginners quastion

[katsumoto]

hello

 

maybe just a bigginers quastion but does your koshiare also sits a bit loose

so that the tsuba and seppa`s can move

 

thanks for the help

 

jacob

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

No, koshirae shouldn't move.

You could try to repared it carrefully. Sometimes it is just the mekugi which need to be changed.

If the loose is more important you can try to change seppa (thicker) or add 2 seppa (always by 2).

Someones add leather or paper seppa.

 

Sebastien

[katsumoto]

hello sebastien

 

thanks for the help

i`ll check the mekugi and let you know

do you know a place were they sell old mekugi`s or seppa`s for a fair price

 

cheers jacob

[Rich S]

You can make mekugi from bamboo chopsticks and leather seppa from

any old leather, just trace the metal seppa and cut the leather accordingly.

 

Rich S

[cspage]

Also, if the tsuba doesn't quite fit, but close, small snips of sword cleaning paper can be rolled and stuffed to buffer and snug the tsuba fit on the nakago. But the fit has to be close for this to work to any degree. Obviously a temporary fix.

 

Colin

[katsumoto]

hi guys

 

thanks for the info you all gave me

i made a leather seppa and it works perfect

 

cheers jacob