bubbles Posted February 11, 2009 Report Posted February 11, 2009 i dont know if you have seen the photos of my sword (sa naginata)which i now know to be not sa but which i really enjoy.i like the feel and the look .if it had been sa i would have sold it and bought a dojo however like i said i really do like it,the only downside is the hamon.this is just visible in good light but you have to angle it just right.the polished blade seems to have a bluey grey tinge to the steel like oil has permeated it,sort of cloudy,so does anyone think i should get it polishedand if so could you recomend a good polisher.i have tried in the past but never had any replies.cheers Brian Quote
Dick Tait Posted February 11, 2009 Report Posted February 11, 2009 Think it would help if you tell people where you where you live! Quote
bubbles Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Posted February 11, 2009 yes mr Tait you could be right,im in chingford london england. Brian Quote
Dick Tait Posted February 11, 2009 Report Posted February 11, 2009 There seem to be two polishers in the UK, John Bolton & Tony Norman Quote
Brian Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 This question comes up so often, that i may as well answer it for everyone We cannot tell you if you should get your sword polished or not If you are a millionaire and money means nothing, then polish every sword that comes your way. If you are a working class stiff like many of us..then you will have to decide if a nice condition blade is more important than money to you. DON'T polish a blade just to increase value. The money spent on a professional restoration will seldom be recovered when you sell. Decide for yourself if you have the money available, if the sword is going to be all the better for it, and if the sword is interesting/rare enough to warrant the money, and then most importantly speak to the polisher and get his opinion. No-one else can tell you if you should polish a sword. We are into conserving swords here, so our opinion is that all swords should be in polish. But the reality is that a decent job costs a lot of money, and some swords aren't worth it. As Jean and many others have mentioned before...if you take the cost of the blade originally, and add the price of a decent polish, you could likely have bought an in-polish sword originally for less. As for those asking about those $200 or $300 "polishing" jobs by amateurs or hobbyists...well those we don't recommend here and won't discuss whether they are worth it or not. You take a big gamble there. Sometimes they are better off than at first, other times there is damage and too much metal removal. So we stick to talking about true professional polishes here and advice will center around that. Should you polish any sword? Yes. Is it worth it? Probably not. You have to decide how much you like the sword and if there are flaws etc that will detract from it afterwards. If after all of that, you still love the sword, then polish it and enjoy it. Brian Quote
bubbles Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Posted February 12, 2009 thanks for the advise i understand what you mean,i will be keeping this sword but like i said earlier i think the one thing that lets it down is the hamon,as you suggested i really need a polisher to take a look and decide if he could improve it.back to my first query,could anybody advise me where to get in touch with one also im not rich but what kind of figure are we talking for polishing and new scabbard (roughly) many thanks Quote
pcfarrar Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 It will cost about £600 for a polish. You don't need a saya they can remove the gunto liner and clean it/make a new one. I would suggest contacting Tony Norman as he is nearest to you. Quote
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