I thought i would make a thread for pictures of the kind of sharpening, restoring, refinishing, and just general repair work we are doing here on a daily basis. I usually suck at remembering to take pictures, and almost always forget the "before" pics, but i'll be my best to post what i can when i can....
After rust and pitting removal, refnishing, and sharpening...
After rust removal, restoration, repolishing, and sharpening...
Mirror finishing a knife...
Thinning and refinishing...
Initial sharpening and polishing of a Jin...
Polishing to bring out the hamon...
Before...
And after...
After rust and pitting removal, refnishing, and sharpening...
After rust removal, restoration, repolishing, and sharpening...
Mirror finishing a knife...
Thinning and refinishing...
Initial sharpening and polishing of a Jin...
Polishing to bring out the hamon...
Before...
And after...