Zen_Hydra
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 13, 2016 15:56:23 GMT
I recently inherited a katana, and on inspection noticed that the very tip of the kissaki had been damaged. What would be the least amount of work needed to profile a new kissaki tip, or repair the damage? Would doing so necessarily be cost prohibitive, or extremely labor intensive (I've seen that pro polish jobs run upward of a grand)?
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Post by stoicshadow on May 13, 2016 23:58:35 GMT
I am sorry to hear about your katana's damaged kissaki, however I can sympathize with your condition. I purchased a katana that was damaged during the shipping process. Even though the kissaki damage on my katana seems less significant than on your katana I sought a repair estimate from a togishi and I was told it would be at least $475. I can not speak for this price being competitive or above average but I was told that this kind of work is surprisingly complicated (preserving the hamon and edge geometry). The togishi said that his quote is very competitive. I never sought other estimates so I can only take his word for it.
I wish you the best luck.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 16, 2016 15:32:40 GMT
Here are a few more pictures of the damaged kissaki.
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Post by sweiaidoka on May 16, 2016 18:05:41 GMT
As long as the boshi is intact, is it not possible to shape it like this?
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Post by Salvatori Moretto: Koala Forge on May 17, 2016 5:16:38 GMT
This greatly depends on the quality of the blade. You can have a togishi do the repair if it is a valueable blade like a nihonto, but you can also have certain US native smiths correct the boshi and it could cost you significantly less than the $475 quote. Contact Wally of shiningmoon13.com/at 386.649.0731. He's local in the US, and does top notch work :) Cheers and good luck! Sal'
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 17, 2016 16:15:43 GMT
Part of the problem is that I don't know if the blade is worth the efforts of a togishi, or not. It is a sword that has been in my family for quite some time, and has some sentimental value. It seems to be a higher-end gunto, but I am no expert of these things. I created a thread on the Japanese Swords section to try and derive an approximate worth of the weapon. I really don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a bit of factory made rubbish, but I would love to restore a blade that was worthy of the money and effort invested.
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Post by Salvatori Moretto: Koala Forge on May 17, 2016 22:35:00 GMT
Definitely contact Wally then :) You can email him a picture of the blade overall and a picture of the tip and he MIGHT be able to give you a price quote that way or at least a starting point. I think you will be VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED by him :) Cheers, Sal
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