Sukaira Posted September 28 Report Posted September 28 Looking for input on this. Seems like it could be, but also seems strange that there are extended areas to the left and right that are a bit damaged. At the very least there is a bit of damage. Quote
Rawa Posted September 28 Report Posted September 28 This ware runs through entire bohi? Marked spot looks like fukure to me especially with left part already delaminated. How old is this blade? Quote
Rawa Posted September 28 Report Posted September 28 With blade that old with such a dark, dense jigane it's nothing. Rai? 1 Quote
Sukaira Posted September 28 Author Report Posted September 28 Good guess! Correct - I think you're right. After looking it over it does seem like a fukure more than umegane, especially since it is not entirely covered as an umegane would be. Quote
Rawa Posted September 28 Report Posted September 28 (edited) Check Rai hada, maybe your sword have some harder steel patches along entire blade. Edited September 28 by Rawa Quote
Mark S. Posted Tuesday at 02:28 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:28 AM My guess is that this is very loose hada in the layer of core steel revealed when the bohi was cut and made worse over time. Umegane is usually a rectangular shape with defined edges. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM To me, this looks as if the BOHI were in the JI rather than in the SHINOGI-JI? If I am seeing this correctly, the BOHI might have been added later in an attempt to conceal a bad KIZU that appeared while polishing. 2 Quote
Lewis B Posted Tuesday at 02:10 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:10 PM 6 hours ago, ROKUJURO said: To me, this looks as if the BOHI were in the JI rather than in the SHINOGI-JI? If I am seeing this correctly, the BOHI might have been added later in an attempt to conceal a bad KIZU that appeared while polishing. That was my immediate thought too. Odd place to carve the Hi and I couldn't find a similar example when I had a quick look. 1 Quote
Sukaira Posted Wednesday at 09:28 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 09:28 PM This is actually not bohi, its a suken horimono Quote
ROKUJURO Posted Thursday at 07:57 AM Report Posted Thursday at 07:57 AM Ah, this is good to know as it changes the view! 1 Quote
Jacques Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM Report Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM There was an umegane ont his sword, It's gone during the polishing (size 1.5mm). 1 Quote
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