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  1. I don't have a source for this but I think I remember reading somewhere on the board in the past that this should absolutely not be used for sword care. Maybe someone more experienced can back me up. Isn't standard choji only 1-3% clove oil with the balance mineral oil?
  2. Hi Zoido, This is definitely not a nihonto. There are a few signs but the most obvious one is that the quality of the steel is very poor. When you look at this blade, compare it to pictures of unquestionably real nihonto, either from this site or many others. The hada of a real sword never looks like that.
  3. Hello members of the Nihonto Message Board. I've been looking at the following sword, for sale on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291374956517?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT As I see it, the pros are that it is a signed (suriage) koto blade from a known maker of the ko-Uda school, assuming that the seller has attributed it to the correct Uda Kunitomo. The cons are that the rust is obscuring most of the blade's features, including any flaws that polishing might reveal. While I think it would be rewarding to get the blade polished, mounted in shirasaya, and sent off to shinsa I want to make sure that I'm not romanticizing the results of buying a cheap blade in crap condition off of ebay. I would appreciate if you guys could not only give me advice, but also talk me through the reasons for the advice so I can understand what you're considering or seeing that I haven't had the experience for yet. Also, I understand that daito polish, shirasaya, and new habaki are quite expensive. If I bought this, the goal would be to have it ready for NTHK shinsa this summer- is that a reasonable timeline for the polish/remounting process? Thank you for the advice.
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