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As you know this time when we went to Japan i visited very good Sword polisher well i think the best one in Japan.
And i learnd quite a lot from him, first of all i did not know what real polish was hehe. It seems like his swords was just without any scratches at all. Every derection i looked under every light i tried to turn and twist the blade just to spot single scratch even shalow one There was nothing :sad0:
It was a really a eyer opener how he pulled that off, there was no secrets involved at all just patience and very hard work. He used 5 days just to polish with finger stones and 2 hole days with Nugui
He only worked on one sword a time so imagine 12 hrs every day just rubing with fingerstones for 5 days :eek2:
When i got home i had a lot of inspiration i have 2 Kato Tamahagene (small swords) what they call them. I thought they was polished very well. But i was wrong hehe
I did not put at all all potential out of those small blades that is for sure. Then i started to polish one side 1 hr every day now for about 2 month
I think i am not finished yet i am still practicing :O but here is some pics of result.
![P1040531.jpg P1040531.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10809-d47b51eed5eb30cae2ba95a330abb159.jpg)
![P1040533.jpg P1040533.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10810-d2b6b43f0c2a5f90f81eee3fffaecfed.jpg)
![P1040537.jpg P1040537.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10811-677edfc37cc531465f48c45f402a3716.jpg)
![P1040542.jpg P1040542.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10812-1296b3f36b8f1f4c816d2af2abbe2aa4.jpg)
![P1040546.jpg P1040546.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10813-2c47ea3e0c54bff9a803ae6c4009e0fa.jpg)
![P1040553.jpg P1040553.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10814-ceff4738315b4cf71ff92cbcda7e6efa.jpg)
And here is just a sample how much similar size in Tamahagene finished go for in Japan :dazed:
http://munemasa.co.jp/SHOP/M1307-201.html
And i learnd quite a lot from him, first of all i did not know what real polish was hehe. It seems like his swords was just without any scratches at all. Every derection i looked under every light i tried to turn and twist the blade just to spot single scratch even shalow one There was nothing :sad0:
It was a really a eyer opener how he pulled that off, there was no secrets involved at all just patience and very hard work. He used 5 days just to polish with finger stones and 2 hole days with Nugui
He only worked on one sword a time so imagine 12 hrs every day just rubing with fingerstones for 5 days :eek2:
When i got home i had a lot of inspiration i have 2 Kato Tamahagene (small swords) what they call them. I thought they was polished very well. But i was wrong hehe
I did not put at all all potential out of those small blades that is for sure. Then i started to polish one side 1 hr every day now for about 2 month
I think i am not finished yet i am still practicing :O but here is some pics of result.
![P1040531.jpg P1040531.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10809-d47b51eed5eb30cae2ba95a330abb159.jpg)
![P1040533.jpg P1040533.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10810-d2b6b43f0c2a5f90f81eee3fffaecfed.jpg)
![P1040537.jpg P1040537.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10811-677edfc37cc531465f48c45f402a3716.jpg)
![P1040542.jpg P1040542.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10812-1296b3f36b8f1f4c816d2af2abbe2aa4.jpg)
![P1040546.jpg P1040546.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10813-2c47ea3e0c54bff9a803ae6c4009e0fa.jpg)
![P1040553.jpg P1040553.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attachments/10/10814-ceff4738315b4cf71ff92cbcda7e6efa.jpg)
And here is just a sample how much similar size in Tamahagene finished go for in Japan :dazed:
http://munemasa.co.jp/SHOP/M1307-201.html