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  1. SAS
    The photos don't have enough size to really see what is there, in my opinion. The hamon looks nice.
  2. SAS
    I didn't sell anything, but it never hurts to be reminded to donate to the Board! (Done).
  3. SAS
    Great work, many thanks.
  4. SAS
    Those mounts are happening. The blade looks like it might be running out of polishes.
  5. SAS
    Honolulu has (or had) 2 gun shows a year, spring and fall; there were always sword displays as well, with some for sale. Robert Benson usually had a display and polishing togidai set up.
  6. SAS
    I remember that I did not used to have much appreciation for suguha hamon, thinking they were just too simple....now i can appreciate how difficult they are to produce, even though they don't look flashy.
  7. SAS
    I appreciate what you have been sharing, Ray; as a fair beginner in shooting swords, I wonder if using a filter of fabric between your lights and the sword, would that eliminate the "hot spots" in your photos?
  8. SAS
    Hi Jerry; your sword is best kept in a shirasaya (wooden resting scabbard) which is usually made as part of the polishing process. The kissaki (tip) has been poorly reshaped, and corrosion is pretty deep there, and is unlikely to completely polish out. I like that you are trying to maintain the sword as a memorial to your father's service; allow me to add my respect and admiration for his service. Sending you a PM.
  9. SAS
    Try the Bladesmiths Forum, lots of info there. (bladesmithsforum.com)
  10. SAS
    This is only (my) opinion, but these processes tend to be closely held, and learning is not easy without a lot of research; the book listed above is a good reference. There are also videos on Youtube that are helpful. One must understand what the purpose of the clay is, and how the corresponding steel structures are formed in the quench. My avatar shows one of my blades in the forge, clayed for a notare hamon.
  11. SAS
    That would require a lot of reshaping with no guarantee the crack would not propagate further; overpriced in my opinion.
  12. SAS
    I like the work, but have been excoriated for same...I thought that blade restoration by non Japanese trained persons was unwelcome on the NMB.
  13. SAS
    To really know what is going on with a sword, it is necessary to talk to the steel.
  14. SAS
    It looks to be a well made sword; I am surprised that it is mumei.
  15. SAS

    Before And After

    SAS replied to Greg F's topic in Nihonto

    Very nice Sebastien!
  16. SAS

    Kata Kiri Ha Zukuri

    SAS replied to bBark's topic in Nihonto

    I have the impression it was a way of trying to increase the strength of the blade without making it excessively heavier; found usually in earlier blades and later copies of them.
  17. SAS
    Somebody somebody saku kore? Maybe a photo would help?
  18. SAS
    Modified for saber handle perhaps?
  19. SAS
    My impression is not older than later 1500s, but I am not a kantei expert. Need better photos of the blade to see hada, and hamon activity.
  20. SAS
    I don't think it is a gunto, but it is so corroded, i can't really tell much from the photos.
  21. SAS
    Kuni something.
  22. SAS
    Nice steel in that Tadayuki.
  23. SAS
    Sashikomi is a polishing process, whereas using acid to etch a hamon is destructive, and the result looks nothing like an actual sashikomi finish. Sashikomi is indicated when the actual hamon stands out on its own without needing artificial assistance (i.e. hadori or nitric acid).
  24. SAS
    right below the polisher's burnishing lines....
  25. SAS
    ^ assembly numbers; shirasaya are for storage when the sword is not being carried. Generally, a polished sword is kept in shirasaya, and the koshirae kept together with a wooden or steel tsunagi (blade shaped thing.)
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