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The art of japanese sword polishing pdf. Teachers guide judith hunter kirkland glen 2000 english language 514 pages. The art of japanese sword polishing is the first book in english to examine in great detail the polishers techniques skills it often takes up to ten years of apprenticeship to master. Sword polishing is an incredibly detailed craft that requires many years apprenticeship to become qualified in japan. It illustrates the methods materials and tools used for this process.

Setsuo takaiwa is one of japans top sword polishers and is called upon by museums around the world from bostons museum of fine arts to the british museum to help. Repairing and polishing japanese swords. Pdf the art of japanese sword polishing. But the books true aim is to enable the reader to fully appreciate the beauty of.

This one is easy. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword but refining and bringing out its final shape color and texture so that all the details of the. It isnt likely that a beginning collector or the guy at the gun show who watched a couple polishing videos will accomplish anything other than damage. 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 good polish can greatly increase the beauty and value of a sword while a bad polish can permanently ruin a blade by disrupting its geometry. Organic low download the art of japanese sword polishing 4770024940 9784770024947 crossroads 10. How to traditionally polish a japanese sword.

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