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| Contents of a set |
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Uchigumori-do or Suita-do, Koma-nagura-do,
Chu-nagura-do |
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Narume-dai, Yoshino-gami, Kanahada-Nugui, Tsunoko,
Ibota, Migaki-bo |
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Kaisei-do, Binsui-do, Kongo-do |
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Ha-zuya"Lacquered",
Ji-zuya, Omotesuri "Nagura, Binsui,
Omura"
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The right order to use polishing stones and finishing tools.
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1) First, choose polishing stones according to your
sword to grind and polish.
#1, Kongo-do
>> #2, Binsui-do
>> #3, Kaisei-do
>> #4, Chunagura-do
>> #5, Komanagura-do
>> #6, Uchigumori-do |
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Split Hazuya into a small piece (the tip of the
little finger size), and make it thinner by grinding it with
#3, Kaisei-do and
#6, Uchigumori-do.
After grinding your sword by #6,Uchigumori-do,
polish the part of Ha with Hazuya by the finger (thumb) cushion. |
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Split Jizuya into a small piece (the tip of the
little finger size), and make it thinner by grinding it with
#3, Kaisei-do and
#6, Uchigumori-do.
After grinding your sword by #6,
Uchigumori-do, polish the part of Ji with Jizuya by the finger
(thumb) cushion. |
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Wrap Kanahada up in Yoshinogami paper, then lacquer
the filtered liquid from paper to the blade of your sword and polish
it with cotton wool etc.
Kanahada should be stirred up fully before using. |
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To get Tojiru(liquid), make an oval Hazuya, the
same size as 2) and 3), and grind it with
#6, Uchigumori-do.
Then to make Ha shining and white and to make your Hamon clear,
grind the part of Ha with Tojiru by the tip on the thumb.
This process is called Hadori. |
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Migaki-bo. This is used to polish Shinogi and Mune.
First knead a small quantity of Tsunoko with water, rub it on
Shinogi and Mune to remove stains and wipe up the stains.
Then polish it with Migaki-bo after making a smooth slide by tapping
with Ibota wrapped in a piece of close. |
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Place a piece of paper on Narume-dai on which put
down a thinly finished rectangular Hazuya to grind Narume(kissaki).
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| Omotesuri -to make the surface smooth by small piece of stone- |
Combination of polishing
stones to make a face to face grinding.
Nagura >> Uchigumori-do
Binsui >> Komanagura-do and
Chunagura-do
Omura >> Kaisei-do and Binsui-do |
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More Information:
Blade Polishing
A Hybrid approach
to sword polishing
Gai-Jins
guide to sword restoration
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