Quote Originally Posted by KenWeir View Post
I once met a 9-fingered sword polisher in Tokyo. Years before he dropped a sword he'd just finished for a client & caught it before it landed point first on the concrete floor. When I asked in he regretted losing the finger he said saving any sword would have been worth losing his whole hand.

I don't think I could say that about most razors though....
I know what you mean. My brother recently inherited a katana that his brother-in-law purchased from a museum many years ago. I shutter to contemplate its value. I collect knives and know a thing or two about fine blades. Handmade ancient japanese katanas are off the charts. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity just to handle it. I could not even afford the silk wrappings for the scabbard probably LOL.