I think it looks like a pretty good effort @NickMinton - especially given that (o think?!) you’re still finding your feet with hadori polishing.Got a new suita from Uncle Ed this week. Below is a video after a bit late at night.
Question: what techniques or approaches do you do to avoid streaking in polishing? I notice that sometimes the polish looks great until you tilt the blade and the light angle / quality quickly shows streaking
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Second this. And used/dirty towels can fog your polish up tooGJ! Want to add that washing hands and equipments thoroughly, make sure residuals of previous stones are gone is important too.
How is everyone managing this? I go through so many towels over the course of a longer sessionSecond this. And used/dirty towels can fog your polish up too
I wash the knife with soap and water before drying each time with microfiber towel. Keeps the towel clean.How is everyone managing this? I go through so many towels over the course of a longer session
GJ! Want to add that washing hands and equipments thoroughly, make sure residuals of previous stones are gone is important too.
How do you do a KU restoration? Could this help fix an area that got scratched off due to poor technique? Asking for a friendTrialing some newer to me stones while doing a KU restoration on another knife. New naka suita does really nice things
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Thanks for asking.How do you do a KU restoration? Could this help fix an area that got scratched off due to poor technique? Asking for a friend
Personally I use sharpie, but I think professionals probably use something similar to gun blueHow do you do a KU restoration? Could this help fix an area that got scratched off due to poor technique? Asking for a friend
lol you and moritakaPersonally I use sharpie, but I think professionals probably use something similar to gun blue
Paint pens and a kitchen torch?Personally I use sharpie, but I think professionals probably use something similar to gun blue
It won’t bring back the texture but it can help bring back the color certainly. Rust bluing is an old school technique and used by tool smiths often. I should do a thread on it at some point, but here’s a good blog post on it:How do you do a KU restoration? Could this help fix an area that got scratched off due to poor technique? Asking for a friend
Thank you for this. I have a knife that has a spot of KU missing, so thinking about how to tackle it. Still interested in how you do it.It won’t bring back the texture but it can help bring back the color certainly. Rust bluing is an old school technique and used by tool smiths often. I should do a thread on it at some point, but here’s a good blog post on it:
http://mypeculiarnature.blogspot.com/2014/08/quick-rust-bluing-back-in-black.html?m=1
I know how to use a spray can of matte black paint, thank you very much.Yes, as stated above. You can’t bring back KU in the same way as it came from the forge, as the kurouchi is part of the forging process and is a finished product after fire and water (or oil)
Dying metal blue has been done for years by people with guns. You can do it cold by yourself or have a gun shop do it for you, where it requires heating or maybe they use the kind of method ethompson is mentioning.
You could alway send you knives to Jiro-San. He seems like a skill full painter He’s ”KU” is easy to restore compared to forged KU
I’ve bought quite a few from Tobias and I’m huge fan of his work. In a past conversation I’m pretty sure I remember Tobias saying he’s not opposed to using finger stones at the end to blend the kasumi especially around the shinogi. Given this is an integral which is a pain to polish, and the many small horizontal scratches that I could see in harsh lighting I supposed he used some in this case but I definitely could be wrong here. At any rate he’s a professional and I bow down to his expertise.Tobias does to my knowledge not use fingerstones and finishes on natural bench stone
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