Try holding the bottom of the tsuka with your left hand and striking between your thumb and wrist with your right hand...if the tsuka is not absolutely jammed, this should jar the nakago loose. Remember to hold the sword perfectly upright when attempting this so the blade does not jump out on you. If this does not work you may need a special tool called a nakago-nuki. DO NOT bang on the tsuba with a hammer.
The Tools for Tight Handle
1,500.yen + Postage The hammer is
21.5cm long. To stick out the tang from the tight
handle. The hammer is made of white oak. The tool for
shirasaya is a white wood, but I don't know the tree. The tool for koshirae is
lauan, a kind of tree in the South-East Asia.
For shirasaya.
For koshirae.
The postage by regular
airmail; 600.yen for Asia. 750.yen for Oceania, Europe, North America. 1,000.yen for Africa, South America.
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