The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing

The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing. By: Setsuo Takaiwa Yoshindo Yoshihara and Leon and Hiroko Kapp.

To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polishers. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword but refining and bringing out its final shape colour and texture so that all details of the steel and hamon (the temper line) are clearly visible is the responsibility of another craftsman – the sword polisher.

The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing is the first book written in English to examine in great detail the polisher’s techniques for which they may apprentice for as long as ten years. It illustrates the methods materials and tools used in this process. But the book’s true aim is to bring to readers an appreciation of the beauty of a well crafted Japanese sword. As readers learn both how the sword polisher enhances the beauty of the blade and how he handles the problems of coaxing out its finest qualities through his polishing techniques they will come to a higher understanding of the fine art of making a Japanese sword and be able to view purchase or collect swords with greater pleasure.

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