| | The Tsunami Wak I was mounting in aikuchi style. |
| | | The tsuba is removed and the fuchi rests right against the saya throat. |
| | | It requires the right kind of fittings for it to work. |
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| | This Practical Plus Wak has a polished blade and aikuchi mount. |
| | | The fuchi is a near perfect match to the saya thoat. |
| | | If the fuchi is too large or two small it looks awkward compared to the saya. |
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| | However many Paul Chen blades match the fuchi and saya very well. |
| | | The PPW is a good example. It is also a fairly cheap blade. |
| | | This PPW has a blue silk wrap, lacquered rayskin, and silver polished fittings. |
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| | I also "hourglass" waisted the tsuka core. The silver and blue look very classy |
| | | Aikuchi mounts are a good way to reduce the weight of a blade. |
| | | The lack of tsuba could bring the total weight down a large degree. |
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| | This is a Dynasty Forge blade i polished and etched. |
| | | The folded steel and hamon look fantastic. |
| | | This Wind and Thunder had some cutting scratches. |
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| | I sanded them off with high grit sandpaper. |
| | | I also re-etched the hamon whcih was rubbing off due to cutting. |
| | | The entire blade looks much, much better. |
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| | This is a Furuyama blade I polished for a client. |
| | | The blade was not in great condition and had severe scratches and gouges. |
| | | Here is a progress shot. Even at low grits the hamon is starting to show. |
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| | The finished product. 99.5% of all the scratches were removed. |
| | | This was a higher end polish requiring a lot of work. |
| | | Most will fall between $75 to $150 depending on the condition of the blade. |
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| | This picture shows off interesting activity in segments of the hamon pattern. |
| | | This Tsunami Wak I mounted with a Fred Lohman solid silver fuchi. |
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