Description?

[Den]

Hello all,

 

I'm looking for an appropriate description of what's at the center of this pic of this blade.

 

Thanks for the assistance.

 

Dennis H.

[Bruno]

A kizu?

[SwordGuyJoe]

Looks to be a small ware

[Bazza]

  SwordGuyJoe said:

Looks to be a small ware

tateware, to be precise?? google [ tateware sword ]

 

Regards,

BaZZa.

[fwic2803]

Probably Kizu of the photograph is Fukure.

[tetsugendo11]

I believe the item in question might be a "sumi", but definitely not a fukure, but possibly a tateware or ji ware. So either a very small carbon inclusion or a small area of loose grain.

[tetsugendo11]

Can you please put a ruler next to the blade for visual size info?

[cabowen]

this is a kitae-ware or "forging flaw". It is an incomplete weld between two layers of steel.

[Den]

  tetsugendo1 said:

Can you please put a ruler next to the blade for visual size info?

 

Mike,

 

I'm sorry I don't have the blade anymore to retake photos with a ruler.

 

Regards,

 

Dennis H.

[Den]

Thank you everyone for your input and opinions.

 

Regards,

 

Dennis H.

[JHrisoulas]

Hello:

 

To my eye it looks to me a welding flaw along the lines of an inclusion..it is not a cold shut (too cold) weld...Seems to look alot like a little bit of "crud" got caught in the weld and wasn't "thrown free" during the weld itself...

 

Hope this helps

 

JPH

[Den]

I would have liked to have posted better quality pics, but I didn't have much time to try to take the best photographs because of my work schedule. I also don't have a dedicated macro lens or close-up flash for my DSLR yet.

 

Dennis H.