Nuguinaoshi polish?

[Drago]

Hi,

 

I read on Aoi-Art that they offer some kind of touch-up polish (http://www.aoi-art.com/hanbaikousaku/kousaku-e.html).

 

What is this exactly compared to a full polish?

How is it done?

Is this independant of polishing styles? (e.g. Hadori vs Sashikomi) Or will it always result in a certain style for example?

Does this improve/decrease the sharpness of the blade?

How much material is lost? (if you know)

 

I'm asking because my blade (Nagamitsu) is still not that bad but a bit dull (original first wartime polish) and the hada is only visible in a few places... So I was thinking maybe this might be worth a shot.

 

(Oh, and if you know someone good in Europe who can do this, feel free to mention that. Sending a 2000 Euro sword to Japan for a 300 Euro job seems a bit extreme...)

 

I'm still pretty much new to collecting Nihonto, so if you say this is a waste of time/money, please say so.

[pcfarrar]

Try contacting Tony Norman (UK) and see if he will assist:

 

tonynormanjapaneseswordpolisher@hotmail.com

 

It will cost you a lot more than 300 Euro's to send it to Japan with custom fees etc.

[cabowen]

if you say this is a waste of time/money, please say so.

 

It is a waste of time and money....

[Marius]

Don't you have the impression that "before" looks better than "after"?

[Gunome]

Don't you have the impression that "before" looks better than "after"?

 

yes