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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2012 16:55:24 GMT
I was wondering if anyone knew where to get a Jian sharpened?
Thoughts?
Insight?
Thanks :ugeek:
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 23, 2012 20:57:37 GMT
I'm guessing you're interested in the traditional 'clamshell' geometry?
Dadaochen, in our M&V section, does something that sounds similar with his sharpening methods. Could always drop him a line; by all accounts his edges are quite good.
If that's not such a concern, it's quite simple (if not necessarily easy) to sharpen a sword yourself; it just takes some time, effort, and slight expense... but less than mailing it out and back to someone else!
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Post by Rifleman Lizard on Jan 23, 2012 23:19:16 GMT
Please don't sharpen that jian yourself if its your first try, Micheal. :cry: Start practice on a much, much cheaper sword to avoid the very beginner mistakes. The surface steel is the best I've seen on any Chinese sword. Some of the vendors can do it for a reasonable price though and it'll turn the blade from a factory edge into a precision tool.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2012 0:29:34 GMT
Yeah in NO way would I even try to do this myself, a knife maybe but not a sword, LOL :ugeek: I'll have a pro do it.  Thanks |
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Post by LiamBoyle on Jan 25, 2012 22:15:03 GMT
TomK has a bunch of tutorials on how to sharpen a sword properly.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 25, 2012 22:20:37 GMT
If your jian is an expensive model or a custom, I understand not wanting to sharpen it yourself.
If it's a basic to medium production model, however, sharpening it oneself is not particularly difficult, just time-consuming. It's worth giving it a try after practicing on some other blades first to enhance your technique.
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Post by jhart06 on Jan 25, 2012 22:22:22 GMT
I think the issue here is that funky(yet attarctive and effective) 'clam-shell' geometry.. Not so sure tom's methods would work. Though they may. Never seen that type of profile/edge in person myself.
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Post by LiamBoyle on Jan 25, 2012 22:24:57 GMT
Whenever Tom mentions "lenticular" in his videos he's talking about clamshell (also known as apple seed) edge geometry so yes his techniques work, but you have to develop a bit of a feel for the task.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 25, 2012 22:27:09 GMT
Yeah, you can obviously do a clamshell geometry by hand (how else did they do it back in the day? Stare at it until the feng shui of the blade's edge breaks down from shame?). How is a little more tricky, though, and will take some practice, hence why I said if it's a more costly model you may want to invest in a professional job.
I get the impression a lenticular edge is slightly different from the clamshell geometry though... always thought clamshell had a bit more niku (for lack of a better term)?
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Post by LiamBoyle on Jan 25, 2012 22:41:20 GMT
It's my understanding that both can have variable amounts of niku. I could be wrong but I know a few people who use clamshell, lenticular, and apple seed pretty much interchangeably.
Although, I agree until a feel is developed having someone else do the sharpening would be wise. TomK does do sharpening when he has the chance and his edges are infamously sharp.
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