I went to a very small katana museum in osaka. It was actually home of person who makes "that finishing touch" to katanas, polishes them and so on. so let's get to the pictures!
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stages of making the sword
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different types of stones, all used for polishing
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the guy at work
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the sword he was working on, you can small bits of stone he is using now
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once more the sword he was working on.
it apparently takes about two weeks to polish the katana. cool, isn't it?
ok, to the next update!
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