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Post by Novice_Surgery on Jul 13, 2013 14:08:19 GMT
Hi all! I recently joined SBG although I had my eyes in the forum like it was a book for some time before that. Anyhow, I recently purchased a ronin dojo pro ko katana through SBG online store. Fantastic sword btw, however I noticed upon closer inspection of the edge its not entirely smooth. As in if I run my fingernail down the edge I can feel tiny bits of extra steel on it; and Im talkin tiny-invisible to the naked eye. The sword is sharp; Ive made only 1 cut with it to verify the edge and it went through its cardboard box leaving almost box-cutter like results in its wake (clean entry very small tearing on exit but still almost perfectly clean). So my question is will the leather stropping techniques remove these edge imperfections? and if so where can I buy the rouge stones to get started?
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Post by Lord Cobol on Jul 13, 2013 15:44:29 GMT
Amazon has tons of stropping compound, but mostly fulfilled by other vendors and not eligible for free shipping.
sharpeningsupplies.com has green compound and nice strops, but you have to buy $99 of something to get free shipping.
Some people say you can strop on cardboard like the back of a notepad. Might try that without compound just to see if it gives a quick fix. If it is just a burr that might do it (?)
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Post by Novice_Surgery on Jul 13, 2013 19:54:11 GMT
Its not a burr per say as it is a general roughness of the edge. The roughness cannot be seen with the naked eye and reveals itself only to the touch.
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Jul 14, 2013 3:36:31 GMT
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Post by chrisperoni on Jul 14, 2013 5:17:50 GMT
I'd practice on something less important if you've never done this before. Might dull it till you figure things out.
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Post by adamthedrummer on Jul 14, 2013 12:27:30 GMT
It takes practice, and patience. Research the heck out of it first. :-)
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Post by Luka on Jul 14, 2013 13:18:11 GMT
Don't touch the edge.
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Post by adamthedrummer on Jul 14, 2013 13:29:35 GMT
As long as its not a chip, I'd leave it alone, it will wear down with cutting. :-)
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Post by Novice_Surgery on Jul 14, 2013 15:32:44 GMT
Thanks for all that good info guys. I think im going to continue cutting with it for now, and keep examining the edge to see if the "roughness" smooths over time. I have been researching the "stropping"technique for some time now. I think I'll get the supplies and practice for a while on my 80$ musashi before I try it on the beast I call my ronin.
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