Top Notch Info About How To Handle A Katana

Contents of maintenance kit (above).

How to handle a katana. Therefore, i decided to make one. I don't have a lot of tools, so it was a challenge to create a good product. Hold your hand parallel to the ground handle of the sword should go 45 degrees to your hand grip with the little and the ring fingers firmly,.

You would hold the katana with your left hand at the bottom and your right hand close to the guard in the. First, set the sword on its side with the blade facing up to access where it connects under the tsuba, which can simply be lifted to remove the old handle. The wooden handle is wrapped in red nylon rope over black faux rayskin, and the metal pommel has a dragon design.

The blade fit in the scabbard (saya) is deliberately firm to avoid accidental. The 37 1/4” overall katana fits like a glove in its red lacquered hardwood. I have always liked how katanas looked in movies and comics.

This handle will be wrapped with full ray skin, so the thickness of the ray skin should be kept in the wood part. Lay your katana on a table and get yourself a wooden block and place it on top of the guard, so that it lies on the habaki (blade collar). This is how i remove a stuck handle from a katana sword

Grab a big hammer and slightly tap the. File the shape of the handle with a file.