Freshly polished Aoe blade

[Utopianarian]

After a wait that seemed like eternity I just picked up my Aoe blade. Polished by Jimmy Hayashi and definitely worth  the long wait. My baby is home!! Here are a few quick pictures. Will post better ones soon. Looks amazing in hand. Hard to capture the beauty in pics. The boshi is simply breath taking. Jimmy is a Gift from God. Highly recommended!! will post better pictures in the future.

[Utopianarian]

[Baba Yaga]

NICE Most don't understand the Boshi is the most difficult and the most important. 

[Utopianarian]

When I first found this blade it was in bad shape with a broken kissaki. Jimmy working his magic reshaped the kissaki. There was enough material left to rework kissaki . It turned out beautiful!! Here are pics of broken tip Kissaki before restoration. Also Brian Tschernega did amazing work with Shirasaya and Gold two piece Habaki. 

[kissakai]

Wonderful

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

 

[Utopianarian]

Better more clear pics of Boshi

[Utopianarian]

[Ooitame]

Someone did a good job of saving that kissaki, congrats!

[Utopianarian]

I wanted to share some updated pictures with you. Wanted to know your thoughts on the mei and the blade. Signed katana mei: Bitchu kuni junin Hidetsugu? The last character hard to interpret.

[Utopianarian]

Pics continued

[Utopianarian]

Additional pic

[PNSSHOGUN]

What a transformation, will you send for Shinsa or happy with Mr Hayashi's appraisal?

[Utopianarian]

I am definitely satisfied for what it is and going to enjoy it. At some point in the future will go thru the process of papering the blade hopefully I will get it done before I die and leave it to my children 

[kevin2208]

wow, congrats on the successful polish, love the groove and looks amazing!