In very rusty condition ...but is this a Khanda??

Jens Nordlunde · 2nd March 2007, 04:10 PM

Katana, you have done a good job so far, and I can only tell you what I would do, not what you should do – as the decision is entirely up to you. If I thought the blade was watered, and I think you may be right that it is a possibility, I would go on cleaning and then etch, if I felt that not too much steel would be removed. I would prefer not to advise on the koft gari only from a description, but maybe someone else can.

2nd March 2007, 04:10 PM	#11
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Katana, you have done a good job so far, and I can only tell you what I would do, not what you should do – as the decision is entirely up to you. If I thought the blade was watered, and I think you may be right that it is a possibility, I would go on cleaning and then etch, if I felt that not too much steel would be removed. I would prefer not to advise on the koft gari only from a description, but maybe someone else can.