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Post by John Kenshin on Aug 29, 2013 22:10:38 GMT
I know I haven't seen all the types or styles of hamons, but so far my favorites are Sambon Sugi and Choji. Which ones do you guys like?
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Post by LastGodslayer on Aug 29, 2013 22:33:21 GMT
Cliché, but I'm into big notare. Also the specific ragged almost fire like gunome midare you can get on cable steel.
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Post by Rifleman Lizard on Aug 29, 2013 22:34:14 GMT
Sudareba
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Post by Google on Aug 29, 2013 22:45:47 GMT
Hitatsura and suguha.
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Post by Roninkai on Aug 29, 2013 23:05:25 GMT
For me it's the midare...
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Post by Marc on Aug 30, 2013 22:39:49 GMT
I really like subtle activity in an hamon. I also like suguha and ko-choji hamon. So if I have to choose just one hamon, it would be suguha based on ko-choji ; ).
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 30, 2013 22:51:31 GMT
Another vote in for suguha, but really anything that looks like some forethought and control were behind it is nice. Not real big on super flashy, wild hamon, but some can look nice. Hitatsura can be done so it is ugly, or it can be done very well. The rest is kind of all the same to me... That said, when I think of hamon, I think of this blade, not because the hamon is particularly good, but because I like the way it matches the hada, which is a thing unto itself: nihontoantiques.com/g23.htm |
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Post by xdskiller on Aug 30, 2013 23:11:44 GMT
Sanbon Sugi is definetely my favorite.
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Post by Erik on Aug 31, 2013 14:09:13 GMT
Choji and Gunome
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Post by ineffableone on Sept 1, 2013 1:43:16 GMT
My fave would have to be Suguha. I know it isn't very showy but it just seems to fit in with the simple functionality of a katana. You mentioned you haven't seen that many, so here are some different styles. Yes there is some overlap but that helps get different views of the same hamon style.    |
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Post by dave lorrez on Sept 3, 2013 6:57:07 GMT
How about this one   |
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Post by frankthebunny on Sept 5, 2013 3:50:56 GMT
Walter Sorrells, Mt. Fuji?
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Post by dave lorrez on Sept 5, 2013 6:17:07 GMT
Yeps |
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Post by Ewokz on Sept 5, 2013 7:13:57 GMT
Typical amazing w2 steel hamon if i am right |
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Post by dave lorrez on Sept 5, 2013 7:47:22 GMT
I wouldn't use the word 'typical'  |
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Post by etiennehamel on Sept 5, 2013 14:20:39 GMT
i personally like the sanbon sugi hamon, since i've seen that wakizashi at the museum thats all i think about when it comes to hamon. that and a nicely made suguha |
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Post by hussar on Sept 5, 2013 17:00:37 GMT
suguha... nice and neat
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Post by stickem on Sept 5, 2013 17:55:06 GMT
I dunno if I have a static favorite... hamon are sort of like tunes in that some times you need something wild like Hendrix and some times you need something more straight like The Stones... One of my favorites is this one which reminds me of the QRS wave on a heart monitor... makes it look like the sword is a living thing with a pulse, IMO  Here's the first example of this togari-gunome style hamon I'm talking about that came up on a Google: www.nihontoantiques.com/fss512.htm |
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