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Post by xingyusword on Oct 26, 2023 7:55:24 GMT
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Post by JH Lee on Oct 26, 2023 16:32:01 GMT
Looks very nice.
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Post by tera on Oct 26, 2023 17:20:23 GMT
I'm especially a fan of the work at the kissaki. Very nicely done.
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Post by Drunk Merchant on Oct 26, 2023 20:52:45 GMT
I like the nie in the Hamon, the more the better; not only does it look nice but you only see it in traditional swords. Superb traditional looking polish too. I wish Japan’s Matsukaze had used polishers like yours instead of amateurish western polishers as they’d look so much better. Superb job at using a traditional polish to bring out the details instead of acid like some others use to cut corners.
Anyways, nice to see Chinese smiths have gotten good at making nihonto type swords.
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Post by MLanteigne on Oct 27, 2023 5:47:35 GMT
Gorgeous!
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Post by blairbob on Oct 28, 2023 4:32:55 GMT
thing is...they are using knife steel. Shiro something. Not folded so besides the hamon, I wouldn't think there would be as much to reveal.
Would there be nie and nioi crystals? I'd think so?
I have heard some steels can get banding that can be seen when polished
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Post by Drunk Merchant on Oct 28, 2023 15:54:04 GMT
thing is...they are using knife steel. Shiro something. Not folded so besides the hamon, I wouldn't think there would be as much to reveal. Would there be nie and nioi crystals? I'd think so? I have heard some steels can get banding that can be seen when polished Why wouldn’t they? Remember ” gendai” made from the same steel mill bricks they used for ship guns and other high quality showato routinely got made, polished nicely and did show activity Same goes for the even more industrial mantetsuthat were made in an assembly line like method, which still have no problem showing nioi and a hamon The trend continues: Kurin swords were plenty polishable via traditional methods despite being tool steel and that Zsey I reviewed also had a proper polish even if the nugui was used a bit strong. There is no credible excuse for a prize custom sword skimping a polish when sub 1000$ production swords do the same. A proper polish seems to be standard in high end production now so I can’t see how any fine sword would escape this quality creep. (Matsukaze) Anyways this is irrelevant since Matsukaze thankfully did not use acid. They even did a traditional polish, sort of. The polisher arbitrarily slapped kesho on it in a way that doesn’t line up with the Hamon and the details aren’t brought out as well as xingyusword. I guess that would have been really good 10 years ago but by now quality creep means swords in its same category now have beautiful polishes and it can’t compete. I think this is because Matsukaze made the mistake of hiring the cheapest polishers around so they lacked experience re finishing nihontoids. He said Japanese polishers (some are actually pretty cheap) were too expensive so I suggested he partner with master Chinese polishers who’ve evidently gotten quite good at Japanese polishing, don’t think he took me seriously. Too bad because a polish like xingyusword really is so good that if it were on an old sword it would pass Shinsa. I rant I know, I’m kinda groggy from drink, nobody should take me too seriously when like this but a polish is like the sauce, it flavors the meat and I want artisanal like this. I’d really buy one of these swords and the polish helps sell it. By 2023 there’s just an expectation for the highest end production and customs to have a really nice polish, this delivers.
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