Basic Sageo Knot

[Stephen]

Shopping for sageo for latest build

 

Going with this

 

Seller has 220cm when asked for dai n sho he said just buy two, then cut one down.

 

Not one who likes paying for waist i was thinking 220 should be fine if tied like Bobby's great set.

 

 

 

Question is question was

 

wouldn't it be 1 A n B basically?

 

[TETSUGENDO]

Stephen,

 

Your swords look great,you have invested so much time,money,and patience with such fine results...now is not the time to come up short. Nobody likes a skimpy Sageo.LOL. It's always best to allow enough to have the option of changing knot style.

 

-S-

p.s.-that appears to be the style your looking for,exact number of loops variable.

[Stephen]

Dont care for being overly knotted up mate!  lol

[TETSUGENDO]

I know the feeling. Your sword your choice!

[Stephen]

One coming, go from there

 

what are the standard 

Katana 180

Wakizashi  90?

[TETSUGENDO]

Stephen,

 

I don't need no stinking standards! But seriously, take a sageo you have and do the knotting on said sword...and Bob's your uncle.

 

Cheers,

[Stephen]

Ever play my rich uncle died and left me...

Naw never a wish on anyone!

[Guido]

Stephen, "regular" katana length is 180 cm, wakizashi 120 cm. There’s not much of a difference in length needed whether you tie a rōnin-musubi or chō-musubi, even if it appears so in pictures.

 

220 cm is called chōsun, extra long, and often used by iaidō practitioners.

 

In order to achieve a nice looking sageo knot silk is best (since it’s rather stiff and holds the loops well), but good quality synthetic sageo can yield a nice result, too; but stay away from cotton, it’s too limp.

 

Synthetic material sageo are around Yen 1,500, silk usually starts at Yen 4,500.

 

I would advise against using the cord shown in the picture of your first post, it looks too thin, and doesn’t appear to be proper sageo. Sometimes cords for tying traditional boxes, or obishime for kimono, are marketed as sageo.

 

In any case, I attached a tutorial on shortening sageo; sorry, Japanese only, but the pictures speak a universal language.

sageo shortening.pdf

[Stephen]

Thank you Guido...ill see if i can cancel the order.