Nicolas Maestre Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 Hi all, Upon closer inspection of my blade, I noticed a very tiny spot on the edge which looked like a crack. So I decided to take a macro picture of it using the "super macro" feature of my smartphone. And here it is: It is extremely small, barely visible to the naked eye. I would say about half a millimeter, maybe less. It does look like it could be the result of a hit as it seems some material has "moved" (if that makes any sense 😅). But could this be a forging flaw? And if so, how would you guys classify it? Quote
ROKUJURO Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 Nicolas, the photo is not perfectly useful for a definite answer, I think, but if you see that 'material was moved' after the final polish, then it is clear for me that it was caused by some externel impact and not by forging. A forging fault would be something like WARE, FUKURE or HAGIRE. Although the KIZU in the picture does not look exactly like a KIRIKOMI, I have a tendency to believe this to be a defect, caused by a contact with a sharp and hard object. 2 Quote
Brian Posted February 27, 2022 Report Posted February 27, 2022 Agree. Impact damage. But the size is not concerning. 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted February 28, 2022 Report Posted February 28, 2022 Can you see it on both sides? Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 3:14 AM, Ken-Hawaii said: Can you see it on both sides? Expand Yes, same on both sides. What are your thoughts? 😊 Quote
Brian Posted February 28, 2022 Report Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 3:14 AM, Ken-Hawaii said: Can you see it on both sides? Expand Ignore the close-up that makes it look bad. If he says it's less than a half mm, it's not fatal. Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 1:10 PM, Brian said: Ignore the close-up that makes it look bad. If he says it's less than a half mm, it's not fatal. Expand I measured it as accurately as possible, and it is in fact about 0.7mm 😁. Does it change your assessment ? 😜 Quote
Brian Posted February 28, 2022 Report Posted February 28, 2022 Nope. By no means desirable or insignificant, but not fatal and about the same as having a 0.7 chip in the edge. Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 5:14 PM, Brian said: Nope. By no means desirable or insignificant, but not fatal and about the same as having a 0.7 chip in the edge. Expand Ok, so if I summarize, it's hard to tell with absolute certainty whether it's a forging flaw or the result of a hit, but it's not fatal, while obviously not desirable. Is this what is called a hagire? Pardon all my questions, but I guess I'm in the "studying" part of my first sword, and I would like to get all the "aspects" of it right, good or bad. Thanks!! Quote
DoTanuki yokai Posted February 28, 2022 Report Posted February 28, 2022 Not fatal means not Hagire. It would be Hagire if the split would go through the whole hardened area. It would be Hagire if your Hamon is at that place only 0.7mm high. And your picture is very confusing at least for me but how close is this ? Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Posted February 28, 2022 Thanks Christian for clarifying. Ha ha, sorry for the confusing picture! Here you can see it, right in the center of the image! Oh and I checked again, and my mistake, it's almost not present on the ura side, does not look the same and is even more tiny! 1 Quote
waljamada Posted March 2, 2022 Report Posted March 2, 2022 That last picture makes me want to see the rest of thr blade Quote
Shugyosha Posted March 3, 2022 Report Posted March 3, 2022 The word often used is “nailcatcher”to indicate a trivial chip in the edge. Nothing to worry about and a nice looking blade. 1 Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 2:36 AM, waljamada said: That last picture makes me want to see the rest of thr blade Expand On 3/3/2022 at 9:47 PM, WillFalstaff said: Ditto! ↑↑↑↑↑↑ Expand Ha ha sorry guys, missed that 😁. Here are a few pics, but not of the best quality I'm afraid ! Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 10:13 PM, Shugyosha said: The word often used is “nailcatcher”to indicate a trivial chip in the edge. Nothing to worry about and a nice looking blade. Expand Thanks John 😊 Here are a few more pics 2 Quote
waljamada Posted March 4, 2022 Report Posted March 4, 2022 Little did I know the reveal would show the kind of Katana I'm hunting! A naginata-hi! Nice my friend, love the blade and congratulations on acquiring a blade with some cool features. Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 10:49 PM, waljamada said: Little did I know the reveal would show the kind of Katana I'm hunting! A naginata-hi! Nice my friend, love the blade and congratulations on acquiring a blade with some cool features. Expand Thanks for the kind words 😊 Maybe you should check this... https://www.Japanese-sword-katana.jp/katana/2210-1041.htm This is the vendor I bought mine from. Prompt replies, sword nicely packaged with all information exactly as I asked. Cannot complain. EDIT: I'm sorry man, last time I checked (couple days ago) it was still available but now appears "on hold" 😕 Quote
waljamada Posted March 9, 2022 Report Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 8:01 PM, Nicolas Maestre said: Thanks for the kind words 😊 Maybe you should check this... https://www.Japanese-sword-katana.jp/katana/2210-1041.htm This is the vendor I bought mine from. Prompt replies, sword nicely packaged with all information exactly as I asked. Cannot complain. EDIT: I'm sorry man, last time I checked (couple days ago) it was still available but now appears "on hold" 😕 Expand Thank you, I appreciate the attempt! My search goes on! Quote
WillFalstaff Posted March 10, 2022 Report Posted March 10, 2022 I tinkled a little after seeing the rest of the blade. Quote
Nicolas Maestre Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 1:57 AM, WillFalstaff said: I tinkled a little after seeing the rest of the blade. Expand Thanks ☺️. While I know this is definitely not an art sword, nor is it even of higher quality, I am very happy with my first Nihonto 😁. 1 Quote
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