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Post by samuraiguy on Jun 19, 2024 23:28:25 GMT
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Post by LeFaust on Jun 21, 2024 14:17:37 GMT
Wow, beautiful sword... especially that tsuba. Never seen that design on a shadow dancer sword before, did you provide it or did they make it? Is that the Tuoyuan blade or completely custom?
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Post by samuraiguy on Jun 21, 2024 19:59:52 GMT
Shadow dancer made the tsuba, fuchi, and kashira. They are all hand carved.
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Post by samuraiguy on Jun 21, 2024 20:00:59 GMT
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Post by Gelue on Jun 22, 2024 1:15:27 GMT
Pretty cool koshirae 👍
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Post by wildv on Jun 22, 2024 6:08:16 GMT
Damn! That's some really nice work!!
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Post by Arlequin on Jul 1, 2024 13:50:27 GMT
Z-Sey crucible steel. I can see some pattern. Not much though. And the Spencer Sandison Wootz knife looks great, but its not polished out. I want to see a real aberration, a wootz Katana in high polish....and decent pics. Gaijin heresy... That's just a mirror polish, but yeah that's something Ive been pondering as well. I know a smith who makes a really pretty woots, and could actually attempt to make a simplified katana for a decent price, but then the problem lies on where I could send the blade to get a traditional polish with out breaking the bank, open to any suggestions on polishers... ![Screenshot_2024-07-01-08-47-52-186_com.miui....jpg](//storage.forums.net/1694914/thumbnailer/NNq0BOGhhCzYGHOXaNki.png)
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Post by mrstabby on Jul 1, 2024 19:29:37 GMT
Z-Sey crucible steel. I can see some pattern. Not much though. And the Spencer Sandison Wootz knife looks great, but its not polished out. I want to see a real aberration, a wootz Katana in high polish....and decent pics. Gaijin heresy... That's just a mirror polish, but yeah that's something Ive been pondering as well. I know a smith who makes a really pretty woots, and could actually attempt to make a simplified katana for a decent price, but then the problem lies on where I could send the blade to get a traditional polish with out breaking the bank, open to any suggestions... Lovely. That's very active steel. I have no idea what polishing cost, maybe ask larason2?
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Post by larason2 on Jul 1, 2024 22:43:42 GMT
It's a tough one. Most Japanese polishers won't touch a Chinese blade, and most western polishers with the skill to work on Nihonto are preoccupied primarily with this. A full art polish for a katana usually runs in the range of $2000 USD. Now there are people who do cheaper polishes. I've seen some on this forum use sandpaper with very light pressure and get a fair amount of detail. It isn't as much as traditional polishing, but it might be acceptable for your needs.
There's a fellow named Josiah Boomershine that frequents the Nihonto Message Board. He does polishes, will do an acid wash for cheap, but I've also seen him do more traditional looking polishes. Acid washing is always a bit blotchy, but for wootz it might be ok. Damian Kordic (who's on Facebook) does traditional polishing. He's very knowledgeable and accurate about the craft, but I've not heard anyone whose had a sword polished by him.
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