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Where can I find information on wrapping Japaneese style knives? Thanks robert
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This might help you. If not, let me know, I have some others.
http://pages.prodigy.net/tlbuck/tsuka/tsuka.htm
http://pages.prodigy.net/tlbuck/tsuka/tsuka.htm
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You may want to go ask that question either on swordforum.com or swordforumbugei.com . There are some very knowledgeable people there. The technical term for this craft is tsuka maki, so by doing a search, you may find some stuff on the net. I know I've seen some drawings in the past.
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The instructions to disassemble a katana handle found here may provide some insight on how the handle is originally assembled.
You might query Fred Lohman if he knows of a book or online location with instructions for wrapping a handle. lohman@katana4u.com His site is an informative place to wander around for nihonto info. http://www.japanese-swords.com/pages/about.htm The secret to using the drop-down menus on that page is to place your mouse cursor in the space to the right of the words (label) in the desired menu box.
From Fred's site:
The most frequently asked question is: HOW MUCH CORD DO I NEED?
OUR FORMULA: Measure the length of your handle, convert the 'inches' to 'feet' and add 4 feet of cord to the 'inch length' of the handle. In other words, an 8 inch handle will need 12 feet of cord and a 9 inch handle will need 13 feet, etc.
You might query Fred Lohman if he knows of a book or online location with instructions for wrapping a handle. lohman@katana4u.com His site is an informative place to wander around for nihonto info. http://www.japanese-swords.com/pages/about.htm The secret to using the drop-down menus on that page is to place your mouse cursor in the space to the right of the words (label) in the desired menu box.
From Fred's site:
The most frequently asked question is: HOW MUCH CORD DO I NEED?
OUR FORMULA: Measure the length of your handle, convert the 'inches' to 'feet' and add 4 feet of cord to the 'inch length' of the handle. In other words, an 8 inch handle will need 12 feet of cord and a 9 inch handle will need 13 feet, etc.