TomHT Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Recently stumbled upon a fairly poor condition blade and just wonder if restoration is still possible. Major concern is on the Fukure/Ware near the Monouchi area. Seems to still have a good amount of Hamon area remains but run awfully close to the cutting edge. Anyhow, any input would be greatly appreciated. Quote
French nihonto Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 It's more than a mortal default. It's an earthquake fissure. 3 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Total Hamon blowout! Curious as to how that would even happen? Quote
2devnul Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 2 hours ago, PNSSHOGUN said: Total Hamon blowout! Curious as to how that would even happen? I've seen such 'hamon-less' blade in past, with history of it being salvaged after fire (house burndown). That make sense to me. Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Hi Tom, I'm sorry but you need to call the undertaker as that blade is dead. It might have some appeal as an artifact if it can be bought cheaply but it's past the point of restoration as it will lose a huge chunk of the blade in removing the crevasse and then there's the overall rusting which will need to be dealt with. Best leave well alone IMHO. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 With a bit of TLC and good UCHIKO, it will look like new! Tom, this could still be of use in a forge to make something new, but otherwise it's gone. 1 Quote
TomHT Posted January 31, 2024 Author Report Posted January 31, 2024 Thank you for the input everyone. Such a shame that this blade is now just a shadow of its former self. Quite painful to see a nice blade in this condition and it is beyond our ability to save it. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Tom, even without this capital flaw it seems to be in a bad state of neglect and would not be easily restored! 1 Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Hi Tom, with a business head on, it makes no sense financially. I don’t know how long the blade is but let’s guess at $3k to $3.5k for a polish and shirasaya plus the blade itself, habaki and shinsa for a blade that would nett you around $1.5k tops if you can find a buyer as people will be put off by it being polished down so much. You can get a very nice blade, in polish and with papers for, finger in the air, $5k all in so use that money on something that you’ll truly appreciate, can learn from and will give you ongoing pleasure. Your knowledge and appreciation will develop quickly and in a couple of months you’ll look back on this and wonder what you were thinking. Sorry, I don’t mean to be patronising but as much as we’d like to, it’s not possible to save all of the blades from bad luck and, occasionally, idiots. It is, however, occasionally possible to save newbies’ wallets from a hard knock. My fingers are crossed. 1 1 Quote
IslandBoy Posted February 11, 2024 Report Posted February 11, 2024 On 1/31/2024 at 12:31 PM, TomHT said: Thank you for the input everyone. Such a shame that this blade is now just a shadow of its former self. Quite painful to see a nice blade in this condition and it is beyond our ability to save it. Tom, if it makes you feel any better, this was my first purchase. I've since acquired some better ones and it's a fun conversation piece. Some of us learn by making mistakes. 1 1 Quote
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