Polishing
A polisher of Japanese swords is a real master called Togishi. A Togishi possesses a wide collection of tools for polishing process. Mainly he handles polishing stones. These stones are pretty expensive and difficult to find. The types of stones vary by their degrees of softness and hardness. Each Togishi has his own secrets and [...]
A row classification of swords would divide the great number of today swords into at least three categories: – decoration swords, or non-functional replicas, – functional replica swords, and – authentic swords, or ancient and rare exemplars. All three types need to be taken care of on different scale. The easiest to maintain are stainless [...]
Sword polishing process is considered even more important than the forging process. There are needed more skills and experience to correctly polish a sword than to forge one. Polishing is what distinguishes professional sword makers from amateurs. You can easily determine the quality of a sword by closely watching the ridgeline down the middle of [...]
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