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Post by whazzzup on Feb 23, 2012 15:27:42 GMT
hey there have another question should there be bumps or dint's along the blade??? the cutting edge is strait and the blade is strait but the mune is like hail damage with three or four noticeable dints in both sides i only noticed them after i got a good shine to the blade and it shows in different angles of the light just wondering if this is kinda what to expect for a 300 dollar blade or not
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Post by johnwalter on Feb 23, 2012 15:31:48 GMT
No it shouldnt.Inconsistent quality control.And no,you shouldnt expect this on a $300 sword. But then I have always heard bad things about Cheness qc.Although it happens with all of them from time to time.
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Post by Mikeeman on Feb 23, 2012 15:33:14 GMT
I had the same problem with the Masahiro kat and Mushashi kats I got. I think it's from polishing from the same angle too long on a flat surface. If it isn't that, it's very possible that they could be hammer marks from forging.
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Post by lamebmx on Feb 23, 2012 15:36:38 GMT
cant really see it, except by something reflecting in it. cant feel them either. then yea, its what to expect in the low price range. i think mr walters has some real good luck, I find those marks on many blades, ronin & KC included.
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Post by johnwalter on Feb 23, 2012 16:36:27 GMT
Uneveness yes.Actuall bumps and dents,no.I guess I should have been more specific.Sorry. And no,I have actually had quite alot of bad luck recieving swords,LOL.I remember one in particular,I believe they sent me the same sword 3 different times before actually replacing it. But I was a QC rep and shipper for a sword store and have accomodated shipping for many buyers overseas.
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Post by lamebmx on Feb 23, 2012 17:45:52 GMT
I whole heartedly agree with no bumps or dents. Mune I have some warps I can barely feel and some I can only see. Basically if I cant feel it, but can see it in reflection, i chalk it up to the low price.
I would have initiated full out passive aggressive anger if they shipped me the same blade I had just shipped back. Stink bomb in the saya and spacer at the habaki anyone?
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Post by whazzzup on Feb 24, 2012 7:51:07 GMT
ok thanks guys for the input,i didnt expect the sword to be perfect,although i was expecting a bit more... the hamon is quite beautiful on this sword and it is strait and sharp so i guess the next question is,is there a way of sanding them out or would it be just too much work or would i need to use a grinding stone and if it can be done whats the best technique to use???
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Post by lamebmx on Feb 24, 2012 10:48:10 GMT
on the mune, it will be a serious job to remove them and not mess up the lines on it. Its why I dont expect too much for the mune. If the lines aesthetically look straight and even and you have to hunt for the flaw its probably not worth fighting. paper and stones boil down to the same thing basically. both remove material. Plenty of polishing guides on here, follow one of them except you need to maintain the angle of the little ridge on the mune instead of following the convex geometry of the edge of the blade. Bad news, since its a very small area, it needs to be very precise. A little change in angle is going to blue the angles, and too much work at the wrong angle will move the ridgeline around. And all this gets amplified appearance wise by how small the area is. 1/32 an inch isnt much compared to the 32/32 inch thickness of a blade. but 1/32 and inch with 8/32 an inch thickness is a bigger chuck of the area which translates into easier to notice.
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Post by willhart on Feb 26, 2012 0:33:57 GMT
So I have 2 Hanwei blades in the practical line. Although I can't see them even when looking into the light, when I run a paper towel down the blade when cleaning, I can feel little bumps or indents. Since they're not even visible, I assume they're really small.
How well can you feel them when you run your fingers over them?
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