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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2007 17:54:12 GMT
I have a lovely customised paul chen practical that Ive had for a few months. It has a complete new tsuka with real ray skin and a lovely brown leather wrap (will post pics when i get my digital camera back)
any how a recent thread here showing how someone customised their tanto got me thinking. Now the practical is diff tempered, but it has a nasty false etched wavy hamon.
Is there any way a novice culd remove said ugly fake hamon, and bring out the natural hamon underneath? What equipment would be required? would it be too much for a complete noive to attempt? more imprtantly could I ruin the blade?
I just feel that a pk with a real hamon wuld be awesome as now the original nasty tsuka with fake same has been replaced its just the hamon that needs changing....
if yu dont think i could get the natural hamon to become visable withut sending it to a pro polisher, then do you think id at least be able to remove all trace of the false etched hamon at least so I just have a bare blade??
i think im becoming abit of a katana snob. The more swords I own, and the more I learn, the more I start to really detest the false wavy etched hamon. And to put one on a diff tempered blade seems like blasphemy!
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Nov 6, 2007 14:45:47 GMT
Hey Man. I'm sure you could just polish it out. Maybe start with some 1200 and work up to 2000 abrasive. Then on to the polishing wheel. Thats what I would do. However I'm not a katana snob and some of the purists are sure to cite what I just said as heresy.
Please JSA guys let us know the proper way to do it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2007 14:50:03 GMT
PM slavia. He has a very good method.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2007 0:23:14 GMT
cheers chaps
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Post by chakobsa on Nov 8, 2007 10:29:46 GMT
Hybrid polishing is what you're after. Do a search, I'm sure there's a link somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2007 11:07:01 GMT
yes, putting a katana on a polishing wheel IS heresy! Go and watch 3 Kurasawa movies as penance Brenno! Heres a tutorial on polishing. you want pdf number 5 www.ausblade.com/articles/34/
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Nov 8, 2007 12:09:05 GMT
Did 'e smite me, did 'e smite me? No? Whew! Gotta watch those JSA purists. Just jokes mate. I'm just a backyard bandito. A weekend workshop warrior am I.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2007 0:09:09 GMT
don't wheel it. the heat will semprini the temper, and can't help but take 2 much material 4 what u want. i just got a kaze for a polish project. the finish is already awesome, but leaves off at 900 grit, wh/ is around where yer PK is. i'm gettin 2 blue stones, 1st ($34) is 2500-3000 grit. 2d ($32) is 6000-8000 grit. this is cheaper than finger stones, but still uses authentic (and best) natural japanese stones/method/. (if u go hadori style, (cloudy white hamon) wh mite b good fer yer purposes, you'll need a $40 hazura set.) the blue stones will give ya everythin u want, and do less damage than a wheel!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2007 1:32:23 GMT
yes, putting a katana on a polishing wheel IS heresy! Go and watch 3 Kurasawa movies as penance Brenno! Heres a tutorial on polishing. you want pdf number 5 www.ausblade.com/articles/34/that sort of penance might make people sin more...
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