What do you call this? Wakizashi with hole in the blade.

[Jim Rogers]

Weird damage to this Wak. How do you get a hole in the blade? Hagire? LOL

[b.hennick]

A chip in the edge is called a hakobori. The area looks to be rusty perhaps a drop of blood or something else ate a hole in the edge. Ana is the general term for a hole as in mekugiana.

[Brian]

* Channeling Crocodile Dundee *

"That ain't a hagire. This is a hagire....."

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =439705288

 

Brian

[Jim Rogers]

Yikes!!! That's ugly Brian!!

[Jim Rogers]

A chip in the edge is called a hakobori. The area looks to be rusty perhaps a drop of blood or something else ate a hole in the edge. Ana is the general term for a hole as in mekugiana.

Thanks Barry. The seller said first thing there was a hole in the blade. It's just such a perfectly round hole through the hamon. The drop of blood makes sense.

[Jean]

Jim,

 

At least, The winner should get it chip

[Jim Rogers]

Jim,

 

At least, The winner should get it chip

 

That there's funny.

[cabowen]

It most likely wasn't caused by blood. It looks like an inclusion that opened, either during heat treatment or polishing. slag inclusions, or other small particles can be trapped during forging. Sometimes when they are brought to heat, if they are very near the surface, they can pop open. Or polish open...

[Jim Rogers]

Still not a good investment. No cure I can think of. Still, it's at $ .99

[cabowen]

Easy to fix this one for an experienced togi-shi.

[Jim Rogers]

Thanks Chris. I'll keep it on my watch list and see what happens.