Raid?

[Harry]

This is the first time I have seen the word “raid” used to describe a blade flaw. Anyone know what that refers to? Is it generally considered fatal?

 

harry

[Mark S.]

Have no idea what you are referring to?

[Stephen]

Context please. Used where?

[b.hennick]

Autocorrect strikes again!

[Harry]

It may have been a spellcheck error. Here is how it was used and the blade it describes.

 

”It has scratches and a raid related to the passage of time”

[Bugyotsuji]

Bill Gates cleverly makes it completely impossible to guess the original meaning.

[Guido]

I tried the other way around, and looked it up in my English to Japanese dictionary - one possible translation of “raid” is kirikomi ... 

[Harry]

  On 4/24/2021 at 9:34 AM, Guido said:

I tried the other way around, and looked it up in my English to Japanese dictionary - one possible translation of “raid” is kirikomi ... 

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thanks! I think that is what was meant.

[francois2605]

Because the sentence ends with "related to the passage of time", I think the person meant "wear". Or maybe "ware" ?

 

[Brian]

No, I think Guido got it.

[Bugyotsuji]

If we had the original Japanese website then it should be easy to sort definitively.

[Harry]

I bought the blade and will post photos when it arrives. Thanks everyone for your help.

harry

[Bugyotsuji]

More fun wordplay!

‘a raid’ = abrade, abraded, abrasions, scuffs...?

[Harry]

Apologies for the delay. Here are photos of that blade. No red flags that I can see, but I am a novice at this, so I probably wouldn’t see “a red flag” unless it was taped to my forehead. I welcome and appreciate comments. I like my whiskey straight so please don’t hold back. TIA!

harry

[Shugyosha]

Hi Harry,

 

Looks like it’s been shortened from a longer blade and not sympathetically from the look of the tang. 
 

Someone has had a go at an amateur polish: the shinogi is wobbly and it used to have a yokote which has practically been blurred out. 
 

I can’t tell from the photos if the hamon is intact but whatever has been done with the polish has killed it aesthetically. Maybe an acid etch to bring it out after the buffer had killed it. 

 

Honestly, you’re better off keeping your money in your pocket. 
 

Straight enough??

 

 

[Harry]

  On 5/25/2021 at 1:08 PM, Shugyosha said:

Honestly, you’re better off keeping your money in your pocket. 
 

Straight enough??

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Indeed! Many thanks. Excellent advice.

  1 hour ago, Shugyosha said:

 

 

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[Bazza]

  On 5/25/2021 at 1:08 PM, Shugyosha said:

 but whatever has been done with the polish has killed it aesthetically. Maybe an acid etch to bring it out after the buffer had killed it.

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NO ACID NO ACID - it can't be said enough times.  Properly trained togishi will tell you that acid bites into the metal and can render an otherwise good sword to be not worth the cost of a polish.

 

BaZZa.

(Hoping this is worth preserving!!!)

[Harry]

  On 5/27/2021 at 8:05 AM, Bazza said:

NO ACID NO ACID - it can't be said enough times.  Properly trained togishi will tell you that acid bites into the metal and can render an otherwise good sword to be not worth the cost of a polish.

 

BaZZa.

(Hoping this is worth preserving!!!)

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Thanks BaZZa. I won’t etch it. I suspect it’s not worth the cost of a proper polish so I will leave it alone for now.