how to polish a katana

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gargoyles blade

Жыл бұрын

a demonstration on how a katana is polished.#katana #bushido #swords #samurai #blades

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@HUASHI_WIFEY Ай бұрын

Thank u I js got my katana today and it needs to be polished!❤

@gargoylesblade Ай бұрын

Just take your time, never rush it.

@armoredsweatpants3997 Жыл бұрын

Very educational, I’d like to do this myself someday.

@JoeSteel1 Жыл бұрын

Patience and concentration, definitely can be therapeutic, great info Alex

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

It can be,I can definitely get in that state when polishing

@kenfaulkner5544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I'm getting better about sharpening knives but I've been too nervous to try this with a sword. I love your idea about getting a cheaper one to practice on. Make sense to me!

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

Yes,it does. It takes a bit of time to learn, and I'm still learning it myself, so I use really inexpensive swords to do it.

@wastedbeermoney Жыл бұрын

Kind of therapeutic in a way. I just started messing with stone sharpening myself. I like that base you have there. Cool video brother. I had no idea swords took that long.

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

Swords take a while to sharpen especially katana, because you're polishing and sharpening at the same time.

@MiguelReyes-yl3bp 3 ай бұрын

Looked at this video a couple of days ago and actually finally put a edge on my cold steel dragonfly katana

@gargoylesblade 3 ай бұрын

It takes a lot of practice and a long time . Definitely something that requires patience.

@Katana-Karl Жыл бұрын

A long and laborious task no doubt about it

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

Yes it is, but it also can be meditation as well

@Katana-Karl Жыл бұрын

@@gargoylesblade oh I absolutely agree!

@defiance8973 3 ай бұрын

You should really use mineral oil. It will prevent your blade from rusting through this process. Nothing wrong with what you are doing at all, it's just preferable and cleaner to use oil. Also you can achieve the same kind of effect with emery. I took it up to 3000 grit and ended up with a fairly nice mirror but obviously 8000 will be much shinier. Good vid dude!

@gargoylesblade 3 ай бұрын

I prefer using water because it's easy to get and use, also my stones I have, you can't use oil on them. But thank you for the advice

@armoredsweatpants3997 7 ай бұрын

Nice!😃

@gargoylesblade 7 ай бұрын

Thank you armor

@toesone 4 ай бұрын

Hey we have the same wett stone kit 😎 and very informative thanks brother ⚔️

@gargoylesblade 4 ай бұрын

Very cool, I upgraded to kuromaku stones now,little more money, but they sharpen a blade fast.

@msvladswiss Жыл бұрын

Very well done👍, we even managed to blunt the blade by grinding it. 😅

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

It takes time to learn, knives are done differently on a stone, I'll see about doing a video on it.

@addictedtoblades2 Жыл бұрын

Nice job brother 👍

@gargoylesblade Жыл бұрын

Thank you John

@addictedtoblades2 Жыл бұрын

@@gargoylesblade your welcome brother 😎 🔥 🤺 🙏 🙌

@Jaedeok82 7 ай бұрын

Revisiting this as I'm looking at removing a fake hamon on a blade in the future. Do you think 1000 grit is a better grit to start at for removing a hamon like that? Or is that going to be a longer haul going back up through the grits?

@gargoylesblade 7 ай бұрын

If you can, start with 300.it really aggressive to remove it,then move up. But if you only have 1000,it will work to,

@Jaedeok82 7 ай бұрын

@@gargoylesblade I have a 1000/3000 and a 5000/8000 stone. Thanks for the tip

@gargoylesblade 7 ай бұрын

@@Jaedeok82 any time.

@michaelchristianson7743 6 ай бұрын

30 years ago, I was here. I screwed up a couple swords back then. Then, I began learning from a MASTER SWORD POLISHER. DFU.

@ZeroG 27 күн бұрын

DFU?

@braddotson3429 13 күн бұрын

@@ZeroGdon't f up

@melissastanton84 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it can get expensive. Cost me $500.00 for a professional polish. And it was sharper before it was polished. I thought for sure that a $500.00 polish would ensure a razors edge. Boy, was I wrong.

@gargoylesblade 8 ай бұрын

It is expensive for sure, the one I did came out sharper than when I bought it. Now it's not hair shaving sharp, you really don't want a blade that sharp, the edge doesn't last as long, especially on bottles and hard targets.

@melissastanton84 8 ай бұрын

@gargoylesblade I wanted a razors edge for pool noodles and suspended newspapers, maybe fruits and vegetables to.