Скачать или смотреть My One day build lasted for three days. Fixing up an Inexpensive, Old, Unloved, Iaito on the Cheap

I have had this old Iaito for some time. I rarely use it. The handle is too thick and clunky, and the wrapping is loose and moving around. The tsuba rattles slightly. And the scabbard is slowly becoming plain wood

I want to use this sword to practice Mutodori / Unarmed techniques and for general sword capturing with other tools.

I planned this for a one-day build! By the third day, I was done.
00:00 A sword in much need of attention
00:10 Removing the pegs / Mekugi from the sword handle
00:20 Removing the Handle from the Sword blade
00:46 Removing the tsuba and seppa from the blade
01:12 Removing the ito, kashira, Fushi and the Menuki from the handle
01:52 Ripping out the Same
02:23 Preparing the scabbard for lacquering
02:37 Lacquering The scabbard / Saya
02:51 Staining the Same black
03:08 Grinding the Kashira and Fushi clean
03:55 Texturing the two ring tsuba in the forge
04:16 Fitting the tsuba to the sword blade
04:51 Hammering the edges of the seppa
05:01 Cleaning the Menuki with Vinegar and Baking Soda
05:19 The parts so far in the build
05:50 Fitting the Kashira and Fushi on the handle
06:00 Tightening up the space between the collar and the mouth of the scabbard
06:20 Fixing the fit of the Habaki
06:50 Checking the alignment between the sword and its handle
07:49 appling the contact cement to the same and handle
08:10 Inspecting the same after gluing
08:26 Removing the clamps from the koiguchi
08:37 Lacquering the Furniture of the sword
08:48 Making the Mekugi more sword like
09:03 Finial Step on the seppa removing the hammer marks
09:23 Folding Hishi-gami for the handle wrap
09:46 The cheap Ito, hockey laces, sewn together
10:05 Wrapping the handle with Ito
10:29 The last knot for the sword handle wrap
12:01 The finished Handle and Tsuba
12:12 Installing all of the parts back together
12:47 Does the collar habaki hold?
13:05 Comparison of old and new