Tsuka-Maki. Basic ito wrapping tutorial.

This video is meant to show the basic procedure and technique used in tsukamaki. It is a quick and dirty presentation meant for illustration purposes only. This is not meant to be representative of a finished product.

So stop getting your panties in a bunch over my 'sloppy' job. Chances are, I can wrap better than you can. ;D

Cheers!

Also, check out this site if you have an interest in collecting genuine Nihonto: http://www.nihontoswords.net




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Category:

Education

Tags:

• nihonto
• tsuka
• maki
• ito
• wrap
• cord
• katana
• tying
• folding
• same

[shurtugal81]

i've been making wooden katanas and i want to wrap the handles like this i already have the wrapping down pretty good i think but i can't find ito cord anywere will shoelaces work?

[jobiwankanobi]

They won't work very well. You can buy ito at many many stores online, and also eBay. Just google 'ito' or 'tsuka ito'.

[kadaj2172]

I bought a REALLY nice katana last year, it coated almost every penny I had, but the tsuka was wrapped very loose. It bugs me cuz it slides around everywhere. I am thinking about doing this with it. Would it be a good idea for me to?

[jobiwankanobi]

Without practice, it may be difficult to get what you want by doing it yourself. Practice makes perfect, though!

[Dannybroadsword1]

a small impliment like a crochet hook or the like would be very useful in the adjustment. also, does anyone know what to do if you want to wrap with two colors instead of the one strip like in the video?

[jobiwankanobi]

I suppose if you wanted to you could fuse or sew two colors of ito together and start the maki in the middle...but I have never seen this done, and it is not at all common.

[shirounryu]

Thank you for posting! This was very helful and insightful :-D

[asadapa08]

i wrapped my handle bar like this....

[linka711]

how long does the cord has to be??

[Legion719]

Going to wrap the stock of my .22 like this. Bono!

[Dragon86ify]

@shurtugal81 man can't u respect the katanas

[vincent4500]

@jobiwankanobi How do i actually unravel/unwrap the cotto ito from the fuchi (pommel) once I've got the tsuka off??

[duran3d]

Oh-oh, what happends when you get to the end?

[q335r49]

I've found that hockey tape folded in half (so the sticky side is in) words great as cheap cloth tape. I've wrapped my hockey stick with this weave. B-) B-)

[elesararwos]

Where did you get your wrapping?

[marshdweller01]

Some viewers are mentioning loose wrapping. An important step to prevent this is to hang the tsukaito with a weight to stretch it a few hours before wrapping. Then pull each turn tight when wrapping, and as the tsukaito fibers tighten, it should stay tight. No double-sided tape!

[rockzone16]

yes! this was easy! thanks man!