I have a nice signed piece from Kanenobu at a mukansa polisher in Japan, doing a sashikomi to bring out the full hitatsura. Right now only the primary temper on the cutting edge is brought out. It should be completed in February and I am going to take a look at the finished work in person while I am over there. The plan is to submit to Juyo, as right now it is TokuHo.
This is my first time submitting a blade to Shinsa...any tips or gotchas I should be aware of? It is machi okuri by a