How to Mirror a blade?

[jankerson]

Originally Posted by Madnumforce

I guess that's what their using to polish some of the samples used for metallographic methods that need a perfectly flat surface.

I don't know.

I have seen some Japanese made Katanas that would blow your mind of you ever saw them.

I know my Katana has a Mirror finish on it, but it's not as high as those.

[kurodrago]

I went to a master katana Maker home to see how He do make katana!

And yes is a bit of lunatic talk too.

I talk to young practitioners who want to learn how to make katana's in the

old Fashion!

I will not go into details becouse the cultural difference is astronomical.

The first step...
Only to cut coal in the right form it takes 5 years to learn...and yes boys that is first step.

[Madnumforce]

Originally Posted by kurodrago

I went to a master katana Maker home to see how He do make katana!

And yes is a bit of lunatic talk too.

I talk to young practitioners who want to learn how to make katana's in the

old Fashion!

I will not go into details becouse the cultural difference is astronomical.

The first step...
Only to cut coal in the right form it takes 5 years to learn...and yes boys that is first step.

But finally, we, with our simple steel, wheel grinded stone swords, invented the 4-stroke engine, the blast furnace producing hundreds of tons of cast iron per day, the suspension bridge, and went to the moon. Don't spend two times more effort to make something 10% better: look for another technology.

[jankerson]

Yeah but it's just not the same.

There is nothing like a real hand polished Katana.

Mine is polished by hand (I can shave in it), but it's nowhere near what the priceless Japanese ones are like.

I could get it done, but it costs like $2000 or more.

[trib trekker]

When I convexed my FFBM, Ash-1 and Fuhrman Last chance, I simply used progressively finer sand paper and finished with a leather strop treated with diamond (blue) compound. Wasn't even looking for a mirror, but I got it! You can't get any shinier than mine on the bevel. The Fuhrman took a long time, but the Busse's only took about an hour each, start to finish. No machines or fancy tools. Just steady patience. Sorry, no pics. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it. Shaving sharp, even after chopping.

[kurodrago]

Originally Posted by Madnumforce

But finally, we, with our simple steel, wheel grinded stone swords, invented the 4-stroke engine, the blast furnace producing hundreds of tons of cast iron per day, the suspension bridge, and went to the moon. Don't spend two times more effort to make something 10% better: look for another technology.

And then the Japanese came and copied everything

Originally Posted by trib trekker

When I convexed my FFBM, Ash-1 and Fuhrman Last chance, I simply used progressively finer sand paper and finished with a leather strop treated with diamond (blue) compound. Wasn't even looking for a mirror, but I got it! You can't get any shinier than mine on the bevel. The Fuhrman took a long time, but the Busse's only took about an hour each, start to finish. No machines or fancy tools. Just steady patience. Sorry, no pics. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it. Shaving sharp, even after chopping.

Nice staff! How do manage the handle?

[trib trekker]

I hate it when I read all the posts to the end of the thread, (at least I think I did) then post a response, then suddenly see my post after a whole line of discussion that has completely changed from the subject that I didn't see before. Obviously my input is obsolete from the thread. Makes me look like a moron. Cat's out of the bag now I guess.

[kurodrago]

Originally Posted by trib trekker

I hate it when I read all the posts to the end of the thread, (at least I think I did) then post a response, then suddenly see my post after a whole line of discussion that has completely changed from the subject that I didn't see before. Obviously my input is obsolete from the thread. Makes me look like a moron. Cat's out of the bag now I guess.

You think too much...Relax and Have Fun
It''s all good my friend

[winbag338]

Originally Posted by trib trekker

When I convexed my FFBM, Ash-1 and Fuhrman Last chance, I simply used progressively finer sand paper and finished with a leather strop treated with diamond (blue) compound. Wasn't even looking for a mirror, but I got it! You can't get any shinier than mine on the bevel. The Fuhrman took a long time, but the Busse's only took about an hour each, start to finish. No machines or fancy tools. Just steady patience. Sorry, no pics. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it. Shaving sharp, even after chopping.

Thats how i do it.

[kurodrago]

It' very hard and long process, so I decided to speed up a bit... but still in progression

So far....false edge on the back is no more false, the back edge now is really sharp and semi mirrow too very hard job by hands




So I decided to buy this for 25$ will help me on Mod'ing any edge any knife any time