Katana Repair: A Crappy Guide to Simple and Debatably Adequate Samurai Sword Fixes

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Katana Repair: A Crappy Guide to Simple and Debatably Adequate Samurai Sword Fixes

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3 жыл бұрын

This video is related to some simple repairs that are generally OK. The clear message here is that a professional would do a better job but for those swords or situations that do not warrant investment, then some of these might help..
The sword used in this video was featured in this video - • Dynasty Forge Musha Sh...
Also worth pointing out this Dynasty Forge blade is a second hand piece and my not represent all of their products.
Kashira - Glued back on.
Ito - Knot tied (poorly) and lacquered (partially off camera)
Fuchi - Spacer (tape) put on the under side
Tsuba: Tightened
Koiguchi: Shimmed
Kurikata: Glued (along with washers)
Saya: Scratches hidden with Sharpie
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@Jaedeok82 Жыл бұрын

Finally, a tutorial with the appropriate amount of swearing necessary for this kind of work.

@brokkur7629 3 жыл бұрын

Bamboo knitting needles come in many dimensions, and make great mekugi. Love the pragmatic irreverence and sheer practicality.

@Phil.Martin 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! One thing that I have found to be helpful when trying to remove a mekugi without severely damaging it, as the the brass pin in the video did, is to use another mekugi pin of slightly smaller diameter or a piece of a cheap bamboo chopstick that is of smaller diameter. Using that softer tool to drive the pin, you can whack away on the mekugi without tearing it up.

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

That is a solid idea.

@FortuneFavoursTheBold 3 жыл бұрын

How to fix swords after nuclear holocaust when you only have a repair skill of 15 in Fallout. Fits the November 2020 theme--3 days until the zombies horde shows up. Wouldn't want the ito to loosen up after cutting down merely a couple hundred of walkers. Good job and good luck =)

@AgouraSteve 3 жыл бұрын

I always unbox by cutting directly towards my neck, and do all repairs with sword resting between my legs. I’ve learned how to do things from the master. (Lol) I love this video. Thank you. It’s pretty useful stuff.

@melissastanton84 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen another Gentleman separate handle from the blade by taking ahold of the handle with both hands all the way up to the tsuba, then squeezing tight. Having both hands tight against the tsuba then squeezing pops it up with squeezing force. I have tried it. Works great.

@benyed1636 3 жыл бұрын

Got this video recommended to me for some reason. Nice swords bro.

@robertmccarter8010 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had all of these issues occur over my sword journey. But to have them all at the same time on the same sword was quite the rarity! Good opportunity to show these quick fixes.

@sanleongomez 3 жыл бұрын

Very practical for those of us who are interested in keeping our swords functional after a lot of use and practice. You should show how you sharpen them as it is very difficult to do without scratching the blade. Cheers!

@lennykusa9025 Жыл бұрын

I use a hardwood dowel to remove the pins, wood glue on the Ito works a treat and after drying and multiple use it's difficult to tell it's been done, silk and cotton only though. I use welding glove to hold the blade and a rubber mallet on the tsuba gets the handle off. On a tsuka with black samegawa that you can start to see the timber of the tsuke I hide them using a black dye you use to reguvinate plastic with, works good. Great vid.

@Matthew_Jensen Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@johnwirk 3 жыл бұрын

I personally love this crafty stuff. I"ve made 2 handles for my one katana so far. I did a burl wood tsuka in place of same with epoxy as a sealer and tiny black glass beads as traction with sand on the edges. Got some antique fittings for one handle and just some modern day japanese made fittings....To be honest, compared to dealing with the rest of the world, playing with wood, fittings, carving, and making/fixing things puts my mind at ease.

@mi5veezee 3 жыл бұрын

For old gorilla glue which i use regularly to make it usable again you uncap it stick it in the microwave and heat it for 15 seconds rendering it usable. Getting the piece in which you want to glue wet with little water helps it to harden faster.

@AgouraSteve 3 жыл бұрын

Holy mackerel! I needed to know this! Good to know! Gorilla glue does dries out inside the bottles!! I have 2 bottles like that !

@erichusayn 3 жыл бұрын

Great video topic dude!

@tem_anu 3 жыл бұрын

Wood glue might be easier to use less foam to ooze out. Plus it is water based so can wet a cloth and wipe it off if excessive use happens.

@stefanocorrias1 3 жыл бұрын

delrin for the mekugi, horse hair or natural hair for the rattling saya

@a-sheepof-christ9027 3 жыл бұрын

Mr Jensen. Your videos are awesome - but(t) - the endknot you made hurts my soul. Anyway: I'd suggest gently tapping the ito with a SMOOTH mallet to soften up the outer layer for a better feeling.

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

It is indeed POO...

@mandyequalsmurderofficial9256 3 жыл бұрын

I took a credit card and cut into the shape of a seppa and stuck it between the seppa and fuchi to remedy some rattle but now i know what to do with the tsuba so thanks so much for making this video. I was scared to try a few of the solutions i saw as i did think of them and i also use gorilla glue in my saya for tension. Difference is I don’t place a shim. I just kinda take a q-tip and dip it in the glue and kinda smear it all over inside of the koiguchiand let it dry. Then i just kind of sand it down or drive the blade in and out till its got a nice friction fit. But yes i loved this video and i dont feel so bad now about defacing parts of my sword for better functionality. Thank you!

@johnwirk 3 жыл бұрын

Scrap leather is key for this.....its soft, its pliable...its all around great and looks great when trimmed up

@mandyequalsmurderofficial9256 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwirk you do mean for the seppa yeah?

@johnwirk 3 жыл бұрын

@@mandyequalsmurderofficial9256 yes....leather works really well for a seppa AND it quitens things up along with absorbing

@johnwirk 3 жыл бұрын

@@mandyequalsmurderofficial9256 just remember adding seppas or spacers changes how your pegs line up....but this is great for if you want different furniture for one blade

@mandyequalsmurderofficial9256 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwirk ok so im also trying to de-slickify my leather ito and turn it into more of a suede feel for more grip cuz i have sweaty hands. Any tips as to doing this without disassembling the tsuka and having to rewrap?

@KF1 3 жыл бұрын

6:08 true everyman observation. Let's see how long it takes for that bottle to get cut open. Edit also* 9:15 man you totally could. You might enjoy it like a woodworking project. I really think it's a matter of expectation. For a home project you don't need presentation grade. I love "battlecord", it's the tamahagane of the paracord world. 19:20 that is a seriously good product! You don't even have to oil swords polished with it. I put some on a drill and did my truck wheels.. now they look wet they're so clean. Lastly, 23:40 that's cool. I've seen similar marks and had no idea what for. Learned something.

@TopLob 3 жыл бұрын

When I find the tsuba to be too loose I just put some duct tape on one or both seppa. Usually one seppa is enough, and even if I do both, it's completely invisible and is enough to make it really tight. Never needed anything more than that to tighten the tsuba.

@JoeSteel1 3 жыл бұрын

That was great but ...how do you fix your sword when your in a bunker somewhere surrounded by a zombie apocalypse ...😆 🤣 😂 no just kidding...Matt that was great got so much out of that gonna get working on my same issues asap...would love to see how you sharpen up your blades even though you don't think your proficient at it, these are amazing videos do more of them...they are also very relaxing and therapeutic to me...I like seeing things get fixed...this is a whole other side to your channel that is most useful...good job my friend 👏 👍 👌 cheers 🍻

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I sharpened a bit in the $50 musashi video. I can get them serviceably sharp but not in an ideal way.

@JoeSteel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen What do you think about the work sharp line of sharpeners im about to pick one up?

@monkeman6470 Жыл бұрын

I have a katana. For some reason the bottom plate thing on the handle has come off, and it undone some of the wrap of the handle. I was wondering what should I do? I am kinda stuck on what I should do because I hsve no ides hoe to wrap one at all.

@pauly51 Жыл бұрын

Some great advice on here, Swearing does help in some cases. Lol

@M109_KAWEST 3 жыл бұрын

My main concern about katanas are the tsuka ito/kashira and maybe saya when you draw the sword. Is lacquering the ito and glueing the kashira a esthetical long term solution ?

@sanleongomez 3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@dirtyscavanger 2 жыл бұрын

Would anyone know if I'd be able to put a new blade on a old katana have a old one with a zinc alloy full tang 1 pin

@robcarnaroli269 3 жыл бұрын

Damn literally had to do a few of these on my new Ryujin. Timing... BTW take care around CA and Cotton. CA and Cotton creates a nasty gas and a ton of heat. Found that out by accident with model airplane repairs.

@AgouraSteve 3 жыл бұрын

What is CA?

@ambulocetusnatans 3 жыл бұрын

@@AgouraSteve Cyano-acrylate, the ingredient in crazy glue

@AgouraSteve 3 жыл бұрын

@@ambulocetusnatans I would never have guessed that. Glad I asked. Thanks

@panoctic 3 жыл бұрын

Kinda new into this stuff, i ve seen pre made tsukas, mainly from ronin. one of the things they say is that you have to drill the holes yourself. i was wondering if there are specific sizes for the drill heads, that you have to work with or just a proximation and then you sand it or use a file to fix the size of the mekugi holes?

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I suppose you would want it to be a little bigger than the nakago on one side and a bit smaller on the other.. Not sure on that one though.

@ambulocetusnatans 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, what Matt said. Also the hole should be at an angle so that neither end is hidden by the Ito. The smaller end towards the fuchi so the force of the swing pulls it tighter. If the angle is the wrong way it will tend to loosen the mekugi.

@sexy4ssninja 2 жыл бұрын

When u bought this katana was it a dull iaito from tozando???

@tem_anu 3 жыл бұрын

I tapped mine back on once. Nice tap on a table. Not sure how long it will last

@cammofreestylz6575 Жыл бұрын

You just need to learn how to retie the kashrut and tsuka. It looks like it needs a new cord anyway. But resecuring. The Kurikata, idk don’t think that needs to be sent out to a Smith

@pauly51 Жыл бұрын

Any advice on polishing or stopping?

@edwardwatt9420 Жыл бұрын

I missed your reinstalling the keeper pin .

@melissastanton84 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for posting this video. I recently bought a Ronin Dojo pro, thinking that I would like to give it a mirror polish. Thinking on starting with 1500gr up to 2,200gr then mothersmag. Do you think that will be ok as long as I stay off the edge?

@guyhogan4882 Жыл бұрын

Hey Matt new subscriber love the content and because of you now have a dojo pro lol but have one prob with it, everything (including ito) is great but the saya needs shimmed badly. Can you leave a good reliable link to someone you perhaps get shims from? I'm having a hard time finding the type of shims you have. Thx man. Keep up the good work.

@Matthew_Jensen Жыл бұрын

I think you can find veneers at a hardware store or at least something like it. You just need a thin strip of wood to work down, it does not need to be the exact same as mine.

@guyhogan4882 Жыл бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen oh ok thx

@dillkilltv3942 3 жыл бұрын

My fav video yet 😂

@ambulocetusnatans 3 жыл бұрын

I've never tried Dynagrip, but I tried other products from Dap and they gave me troubles.

@Dogmaguy74 3 жыл бұрын

The only fix i need is for what seems to be a very introverted katana that does not want to come out.

@raizen2574 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew, is feeling the tang move and hit the inside of the tsuka normal? When I move my katana I feel the tang tap the tsuka gently. The tsuka is 13", not sure if the length plays into that.

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

Normal kind of issue to happen after some years of usage. You can wrap the tang with a sheet of paper and put it back in the tsuka core. Sometimes that helps. Be sure the paper is really tightly wrapped around the nakago.

@daniellopezeverest 3 жыл бұрын

LOL this video was hilarious and very informative thank you for sharing! I have a funny question for you Matthew how the hell did you were you able to manage to squeeze in 1 billion commercials in a 30 minute video? LOL:-)

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I am not sure on that one, I don't put them in KZfaq puts all that stuff in there.

@daniellopezeverest 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because KZfaq saw how awesome your video is!

@traceydeanrainey 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever used that glue that you put the light on and the glue becomes instantly hard?

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I have not.

@caver2472 Жыл бұрын

Where did you purchase the really thin shim sheets like that?

@Matthew_Jensen Жыл бұрын

I have never purchased them, they were in cleaning kits that I had around.

@chrisstich5474 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I have my blade refinished? Send back to manufacturer?

@AlwaysAngry7 3 жыл бұрын

How much you charge to repair swords

@robcarnaroli269 3 жыл бұрын

How long is the apprenticeship at Sharpie?

@matthewmorring3184 2 жыл бұрын

“Glue the sum ma bitch back on and call it a day”

@xeno2319 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I'm about to say fuck it and make it a shikomizu (basically a featureless katana) cuz all my fittings keep faling off even if i use anything short of super glue.

@NGHTRYDR2002 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever purchased a Katana from SamauriSwords.Store... Curious how their product holds up to others you have tested. Seem somewhat expensive for a quasi custom production sword once you go through all the different selections of Steel, Ito, Menuki, Saya, etc...

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I have not.

@vladimiriantchev8420 3 жыл бұрын

Matt....my friend...! Congratulations ! I have seen your video, and o-boy. You just won the competition for most usless treatment of a Samurai Sword ever. From the beggining to the end I was wondering are you joking, man ?? However, after I have seen your "martial art skills", that explaned everything. Man, whay you don't just see on internet useful basic things how to handle the sword, how to take it outside the saya, how to take the tsuka out. At the end of the day, you do not have to damage the stuba to make it stable. Just put one extra sepa, man. Same with the spraimg the tuska and your desable martial art techniques, just out of any comment, sorry.

@BRASSKNUCKLE22 3 жыл бұрын

Had anyone ever tried to dip a katana handle in like bed liner spray or plasti dip??

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

I have had a saya coated in it and I did not like it.

@BRASSKNUCKLE22 3 жыл бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen So then Laquer IS probably the best option as far as a longer term fix for the ito coming lose?

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

It is a better option in my opinion. I am not sure how plasti dip would work but I can't imagine it going very well.

@tem_anu 3 жыл бұрын

There are how to wrap ito videos on KZfaq

@jonandresen1483 3 жыл бұрын

"The finest work!" Hmmm... Entertaining anyway. :-)

@shadigif8916 3 жыл бұрын

Cuts like a god damn demon!

@peterchasengnou4276 2 жыл бұрын

Can I pay you to fix mine?

@Matthew_Jensen 2 жыл бұрын

nope, I am not good at it

@sattercaster1 3 жыл бұрын

Model paint or even fingernail polish would be far better than a sharpie.

@jananilcolonoscopu4034 3 жыл бұрын

Bubbly schmutz

@sgtNUKEtroop 3 жыл бұрын

just wondering why you spend so much money on current production "SPORT" katanas .... considering all you have spent over the years , by now you could have had some very nice "ANTIQUE" katanas ....

@Matthew_Jensen 3 жыл бұрын

That is a question that often comes up. The short answer is I like variety. The longer bit is that both modern production pieces from china and antiques feed a different side of the hobby. Antiques are not something I look for to use and it is a lot easier to get ripped off. I tend to get less of them because I have more to learn before forking out money. More goes into it I on that side I suppose.