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So this one took a lot more time than expected ! It’s was in decent shape before so I assumed it would take no more than 3 hours to restore but it ended up taking double that ! I had to grind down the low spots for the Kasumi, which took ages (and I even gave up at the end).
Overall I’m pretty happy with the result, and this is definitely my best kasumi finish so far, even tho it’s VERY FAR from being perfect. But it’s shiny so it makes my brain happy. I used my Naniwa Super 3000 and Flitz polishing compound to hide my poor job at removing the low spots and bringing the bevel right up to the kurouchi finish.
I’m also quite proud of the handle ! I made it out of ziricote, maple and paduk, and I think it’s pretty clean, and it feels very comfortable in hand ! I think I’m almost happy with the way I make wa handles.
Oh and mirror polishing choils has to be one of the most satisfying things you can to on a knife. That’s it.
that one wasn't too bad, but much better now obviously!
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