why the f*ck are you sharpening a katana like a vegetable peeler, it's a combat sword with steep slopes and the sharpening degree should be no less than 40 degrees..I won't even talk about "hardening". Man, don't be offended, but you'd better continue restoring kitchen knives, you're not capable of more...
Sry, aber furchtbar. Hättest es mal rostig gelassen. Alleine das du Yakiire bei Tageslicht machst, disqualifiziert dich. So leid es mir um deine ganze Arbeit geht, aber du hast das Schwert nicht Restauriert, du hast es Zerstört!
Great restoration job!!! I was a little worried when I saw that the handle was not being reused… however your version was much better and you incorporated the sheath as well. Thanks for sharing your work with us!! The Old Army Scout…
Strange that it even rusted. Japanese steel is the best in the world for knives and swords. I have a WW2 Katana that is 80 years old and not a speck of rust on it. It does need a new handle. Wood and cloth don't last forever.
Rusty knife can be found anywhere. But, naturally rusted knife with micro pitting gonna take many years. Knife in this video definately artificially rusted.
My apologies to all Japanese people for what you see here. However, no worries as this is not a true Japanese katana only a katana shaped blade of no value. Please sleep well. Peace
Let me put it this way: micarta handle scales on a "very old butcher's knife" are suspicious enough that it could be a fake video. But then you just can't miss the weld spots on the blade... Whatever: the result is really not bad!
