Lareon Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 have a beautiful blade here by yokoyama sukenaga but theres quite a bit of damage under the habaki. it doesnt exceed the hamon but how fatal a flaw is it? 1 Quote
Shugyosha Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 It doesn't look like it goes through the hamon so I'd say that it's not fatal (assuming that what I can see from the photos is actually the case). It's not very pretty but I don't think it's killed the blade. I'm working on the premise that something is either fatal or not, rather than there being degrees of fatal. 3 Quote
Lareon Posted July 2 Author Report Posted July 2 Thanks John, this was my assesment too but wanted a sanity check, unsightly for sure 1 Quote
Alex A Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Weak spot on a blade, they break in that spot Sukenaga good though 1 Quote
Mark S. Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Ouch! Don’t think it’s fatal, but not pretty. I’m guessing that damage like this is one reason we see machi-okuri on blades. 2 Quote
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