| | Here is a Dynasty Forge Hybrid polished katana. | |
| | | The hamon is not acid enhanced, so it is usually faint. | |
| | | Here it is after my hybrid fingerstone polish. A very big difference. | |
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| | It brightens the hada and makes the hamon whiter and more solidified. | |
| | | Not even close to a traditional polish, but very good for a production blade, | |
| | | Here is the hamon outside the harsh sun light. Very dramatic. | |
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| | I've also done this to a forge folded Kogarasu maru katana. | |
| | | Since it had a suguha hamon, it was easier to follow with the hazuya polish. | |
| | | Here is the first blade I have fully repolished with this method. | |
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| | It more closely follows the actual hamon pattern. | |
| | | Here's the O-Katana in natural light. | |
| | | Natural and artificial light can make the same blade look completely different. | |
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| | Here's the hamon in direct light. | |
| | | It's much easier to see the details instead of the overlaying white pattern. | |
| | | Achieving a good contrast between hada and hamon is my goal. | |
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| | I'd like to think I do a fairly good job of that. | |
| | | Here's a shot in sort of low light. The hamon remains visible. | |
| | | I also polished the kissaki to get a little more activity out of it. | |
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| | It looks much nicer than before. | |
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