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Post by zentesukenVII on Mar 3, 2021 16:13:00 GMT
Hey all. I rolled the edge on my hauwei katana after deciding it would be a good idea to use it to butcher the deer my roomate shot. Big dry thick spines are harder than they look.
I’m looking to see if there’s anyone who offered a service to repair it as best as it can be done. If you all know of anyone who specializes in this I’d like some recommendations.
I can send pics if needed.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 3, 2021 22:10:17 GMT
This will probably not work in your case as I suspect the HRC is too high. With more common blades that have rolled with me I have used the spine of another knife and run down the blade until straight. Lately I’ve been using a chakmak. The narrator is calling it sharpening but I’ve used the spine of another knife to correct a roll in this manner. But as I said I suspect the HRC of you katana greater than the knives I’ve fixed. It’s a cheap fix if it’ll work.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2021 2:07:48 GMT
This will probably not work in your case as I suspect the HRC is too high. With more common blades that have rolled with me I have used the spine of another knife and run down the blade until straight. Lately I’ve been using a chakmak. The narrator is calling it sharpening but I’ve used the spine of another knife to correct a roll in this manner. But as I said I suspect the HRC of you katana greater than the knives I’ve fixed. It’s a cheap fix if it’ll work. Oh hey, so this is what the dull little knife that come with Kukri are for
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Post by radbrad1984 on May 10, 2021 17:30:49 GMT
Thank you, I also have a Huawei katana. (Old one 1060) with a slight edge roll. The Hamon runs off the Kissaki. This method made it 90% better.damn bottle threads lol. I bet I can work out the rest with edge polishing.
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Post by pgandy on May 14, 2021 12:36:28 GMT
Glad that helped. I’d much rather sharpening by realign an edge rather than using an abrasive that removes metal if possible. I’ll bet that you can finish the job by polishing. Just be aware that you can remove the hamon by polishing. However if this happens it can be restored and there are tutorials on how to do this. Good luck.
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Post by randomnobody on May 16, 2021 19:36:42 GMT
Just seeing this. Similar to pgandy's suggestion, in the past I've used a simple steel honing rod on my swords to correct any edge deviatons before taking them to any form of abrasive. After all, more often than not, a "dull" blade is actually just a rolled edge that just needs realigned by honing rod or strop, rather than truly blunted and needing reground.
Edge nicks are, obviously, another thing entirely. Those you have to use abrasives to remove material around the nick; no other way.
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