HOW TO: Clean Your Katana!

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katana

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congratulations on

your

new purchase, you are now part of the mini katana community to stay up to date with everything new we have, check out our social media below and if you ever have If you have any questions, comments or concerns about your purchase, please email us at hello at minikatana.com. Today we are going to

clean

our katana because katanas can get daggum dirty and no one wants a dirty katana with daggum on it, whether they are using their katana for display. or for practical use such as light cutting, it is very important to keep it

clean

to help prevent damage and rust.

How often should you clean your katana well? It depends on where you live. If you live in a dry place, you can clean it every three or four months. and if you live in a very humid place, you'll want to clean it every month or two, as well as immediately after each use. So what do you need to clean your katana well? You can get this beautiful katana cleaning kit from our website at aminikatana.com and we are not just making this video to sell you our product, we actually want you to take very good care of your katana so that it lasts a long time, so everything that comes in this cleaning. kit first we have our blade oil to protect from moisture and rust and then we have our uchiko ball, this is a silk ball filled with stone powder that helps remove oil and scratches from the blade and then we have a makuganuki , this is a small hammer It is used to remove the pins from the blade so you can clean it thoroughly, but we are not going to do that today, so I will leave this aside and then we also have two additional mechanisms if you ever need them, but We're not going to need them today, so I'm going to set them aside as well and then you have this little plastic container to store the oil rags after you're done using them so you can reuse them for future cleanings. and lastly we have three on the gugami cloth, these are usually made of rice paper and are used to clean oil dust and dust from the sword.

This is all we will use today. We have our ichiko ball and then our leaf oil, our cleaning cloth and then our little storage container for our oil cloth at the end, so let's get started, step one, we're going to carefully remove the leaf from the siya and then I'll use my nifty mini katana stand that every katana comes with to put this on, I'm going to put it here and in step two, we're going to take one of our cleaning cloths and carefully remove any dirt or old oil, so you'll want to carefully pinch the cloth around of the sheet and begin. from the bottom and go to the top and you will want to make sure to keep the blade facing away from you while you do this and you will be surprised how dirty your katana was, look how much dirt came out of that look, how disgusting it is, that's why we need clean our katanas, so I'm going to clean them a few more times to make sure we remove everything, remembering to keep that blade facing away from us and I'm going to put this cloth aside and for step three we'll use our ichiko ball and again this It is used to remove any remaining oil and also to help fill in any small light scratches on the blade.

So I'm going to hold the blade while I do this just because I find it's easier, so what you do is you tap very lightly along the blade to get a nice even layer of powder and I'm going to leave this so I can flip it over. the sheet and then we'll do the same thing on the other side, just tapping it lightly to get an even layer of powder and then I'll cross the top lightly as well as the sides and then the top and once you have a nice even layer of dust on the blade, you will take another cloth and wipe it like we did the first time, this time using a new, clean cloth, starting from the bottom and wiping upwards again, make sure the blade is facing away from you, okay and then you can do it several times using a new section of fabric each time until you have removed all the dust from the sheet and this step does not need to be done more than once or twice. a year it really depends on how much you use your katana so right now the blade has no oil on it and you have to be very careful not to touch it because just the oil on your fingers can rust it so let's I want to apply this sword oil ASAP possible and that brings us to step four: applying the sword oil.

What you'll want to do is apply just a small amount directly to the cleaning cloth, and like the first two. Sometimes we're going to apply this from the bottom up keeping the blade away from us and be careful with this area, we don't want to get a lot of oil on it, we want to apply a little bit there, but no. too much, you just want to get a nice, even coating, you can go over it as many times as you need to make sure there's a nice, even coating and just be careful when you're greasing around the hibaki, you don't want too much grease to build up there and if you want save your last cleaning cloth, this is really the only one you should save.

You can store it in that little container we mentioned earlier so the oil doesn't dry out and you can use it again later to re-oil your blade and in step five you'll want to check one last time to make sure there are no dry spots on the blade. and just have a nice even layer and make sure everything looks good by keeping the blade facing away from you and then you'll want to re-holster your blade and that's it, we're done so now I'm going to show you how to fit it. everything back in this little box first you're going to take your bailiff ball and you're going to put it back in the plastic and then you're going to want to put it in there like this and then we're going to take our little makukanugi hammer and take it apart just by unscrewing the top and you're going to want to put this little piece here in the bottom right corner and then this part goes right under the guy ball and then you want to get your little plastic. container with your oiled cloth and place it here on the bottom left and then your sword oil goes here and lastly you can put your mekugi here next to the oil and that's it, now let's go quickly.

About some things you should not do with your katana, firstly, you should never use harsh cleaners on your katana, this can damage and rust the blade. You really just want to use the katana cleaning kit and you will never want to touch it. the blade with your fingers, especially when you are re-oiling because the oil on your hands can damage the blade and the blade can definitely hurt you and lastly, never clean a katana if you are distracted or not feeling well, especially if your katana Now that you know how to properly clean your katana, feel free to share it with us on our Instagram and Twitter in the mini katana store, as well as in our mini katana tick tock using the hashtag minikatanacare and once again if you are in need of a cleaning kit. cleaning, check out ours in the description below and don't forget to subscribe for more mini katana content.

Thanks for watching and see you next time.