Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3459763-20140421035831

So we know that when Ichigo uses his old Bankai, his Shihakushou changes as well, and he says that it is part of his Bankai (chapter 328). So, why is it that whenever that was damaged, it wasn't considered broken? It was hi Bankai, so all those times when it ripped should something not have happened, like when his actual blade broke? 