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Post by slav on May 8, 2009 18:18:52 GMT
...now, does anybody know where I can find a good tutorial on how to use them? Any help is appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 18:46:07 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 18:52:07 GMT
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Post by slav on May 8, 2009 19:22:13 GMT
Thanks! I have seen all of those, and they aren't quite as specific as I would prefer, but good links nonetheless. And the vid is useful too; good ol' Henrik, I miss him!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 10:00:44 GMT
hi slav. i bought a hanwei practical katana a few years ago, and when i realized it was acid etched i began a journey to the depth of traditional polish work with water stones and finger stones(ha/ji). the 2 most important things i have learned is that you must bring the blade to a very fine mirror finish before you even start with the ji/ha stones. the second thing is choosing the right stone. this is almost impossible to do without proper education. the purpose of these stones is to bring out the ha/Harmon(by whitening it), and to darken the ji. the stone must be matched to the type of steel.this can only be done by trying different types of stones on the blade.(unless you find someone or something in the Internet that can teach you that. if you do find some kind of guide...let me know.. it is also very important to sand till they are about credit card thickness. (1.2 mm). there are a lot of thing i haven't written here. if you have any questions, fell free. I can post a pic of my hanwei blade with the best result i achieved. how do i post pics here?
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Post by slav on May 10, 2009 4:32:58 GMT
Hey jahlight, thanks for chiming in! The best way to post pics is to use a picture hosting website like imageshack.us or photobucket, and then either copy/pasting the Hotlink here, or pasting the direct link encased in
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 10:27:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 19:11:26 GMT
cool..didnt know those had a hamon down in there !
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Post by randomnobody on May 10, 2009 20:21:56 GMT
cool..didnt know those had a hamon down in there ! david ...Really? Almost all Hanwei Japanese-style swords are differentially hardened and have hamon. The only exceptions are the new Raptor line and their Zatoichi swords. I'm almost afraid to say that I'm not particularly impressed with the results of the polish, but maybe it really is just a bad picture... It IS quite tough to get a good one.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 4:10:37 GMT
well.. it is a bad picture. but for me, anything is better than that fake etched hamon. i really hate it....
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Post by slav on May 11, 2009 4:26:25 GMT
Burnishing the shinogi-ji would really spiff up that blade...
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 15:02:37 GMT
yeah i know. still looking for the right tool for that
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