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Post by stevengraham on Apr 7, 2024 7:48:06 GMT
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Post by larason2 on Apr 7, 2024 19:13:50 GMT
Nice. I'd say you do a reasonably sensitive restoration.
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Post by stevengraham on Apr 7, 2024 23:33:33 GMT
Nice. I'd say you do a reasonably sensitive restoration. I dont have the skills of a true polisher, Togishi. But I know enough to take as little metal as possible to just get the blade reasonably clean. If in the future someone has the blade and a few thousand dollars they can have it proffessionally done. and thank you for the complement. Usually I get a lot of flak messing with these blades. Which I find interesting cause nobody wanted them and I was just told to put them in the corner of the garage. I was told this by some Togishi's. So I went ahead and cleaned them up (not polished) and there was a lot of b*(^ching about me doing it. go figure....LOL |
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Post by larason2 on Apr 8, 2024 7:27:51 GMT
I think the most important thing is respect for the blade, minimal material removal, and using very light pressure to get as open grain as possible so you can see the details, including the hamon. It's possible to get more details out of it, but not without a lot more equipment and hours of polishing! So I think you did well. It's true there's some people out there who have an unhealthy attachment to every blade, even those of limited value, all being perfectly restored or left as is. I'm just happy someone actually respected them.
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