Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 9
This tsuka was from one of our swords way back 2008 – 2009 (first forge). We believe this was the “Aka Ume Katana”. Originally, the color of the tsukaito was red, but it faded ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 8
One of our custom katana returned to us after over a year to have a make-over. Due to frequent use, the original tsukamaki (wrapping) has become very loose. So the owner decided to avail ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 7
This one is for our sensei. He had a katana that he wanted us to re-wrap the tsuka. What he gave to us was just the wooden tsuka core. He already made a channel ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 6
This one is for one of our customers, Dax Chee, who previously purchased a Sakabatou Katana last July 2010. And then he ordered a custom katana but our forge made a mistake in wrapping ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 5
Philip, one of our customers who purchased a Kaedama Ryu Katana 1060 Series, acquired our tsukamaki service after the wrapping on his katana’s tsuka became loose due to frequent use. He was on a ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 4
Benj Nuñez, one of our customers who purchased one of our Kamikaze Katana T10 Pro Series last 12/21/2011 has been using his sword for training. Due to frequent use, the tsukamaki (handle wrap) eventually ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 3
Here’s another tsukamaki restoration that Aldwin did on his personal katana that he use for training. This is actually 2nd full customization where he also customized the saya. This katana was orignally the Kaisen ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 2
Here’s another one of our tsukamaki restoration. The original wrap was done in hinerimaki or standard wrap in brown leather. Due to constant usage, the wrap became loose. Our client wanted us to re-wrap ...
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Before & After – Tsukamaki Restoration 1
We had a client who acquired our tsukamaki service to have his shinken’s tsuka re-wrapped. Due to years of usage, the tsukamaki has worn down and became very loose. Well, enough of the talk ...
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