January 6, 200818 yr This one- Omura stone #150 grit Omura Water Stone should be fun.. I suppose it could be used as a shaping stone before claycoat..
January 13, 200818 yr Author Finally, sorry for the delay, here are some pics after going through the following stones: 500, 800, 1000, 1200, 3000, and then these pics are after 4000grit stone. The last pic is after a hot vinegar etch to make the hamon show. My next objective is to try to darken the area above the hamon to give it a light grey tint, the vinegar kind of does that but it whipes off to easily. On DFogg's web site he states he's used Simichrome polish to get a grey tint. I'm going to order some and try it. Lt
November 2, 200817 yr Author It's been a long while since i worked on this blade, but i just realized i never posted a picture of how far i took it. Well the blades pretty much done, someday i'll probably make a saya for it... This was mostly a practice blade for me. I think this was the 2nd hamon i ever made...
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