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#112192 - 06/14/04 11:01 PM rope on scabbard?
crash2much09 Member Registered: 06/12/04 Posts: 48	You guys will have to forgive my ignorance, but I was wondering what the rope I always see tied onto the scabbard (or saya?) is called, and what is its use and/or significance. Also, can you buy them? Thanks again.
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#112193 - 06/15/04 12:26 AM Re: rope on scabbard?
laf7773 Professional Poster Registered: 05/05/04 Posts: 4064 Loc: Limbo	It's a sageo. It's used to secure the saya to the obi (belt/waistband).
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#112194 - 06/15/04 08:29 AM Re: rope on scabbard?
jimp1969 Member Registered: 06/08/04 Posts: 64 Loc: Midlands UK	You can buy them off the web - try Tozando crash - you can get reasonable ones through ebay too every now and again too.
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#112195 - 06/15/04 09:30 AM Re: rope on scabbard?
crash2much09 Member Registered: 06/12/04 Posts: 48	Is there any significance to different colors/sizes/types?
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#112196 - 06/15/04 03:46 PM Re: rope on scabbard?
schanne breaks things Registered: 02/18/04 Posts: 4370 Loc: Woodbury NJ	There is a specific way of fastening it to your belt too, it just not an old granny knot. There is a certain way it lays next to your scabard when the katana is on the floor also.
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#112197 - 06/16/04 10:34 AM Re: rope on scabbard?
Charles Mahan Professional Poster Registered: 06/14/04 Posts: 2502 Loc: Denton, Tx, USA	Within some styles there are restrictions on what colors are appropriate, but you'll have to ask your instructor about that. It varies from style to style.
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