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Iwasaki / Kamijyou restoration
This is an early one of Kousuke sensei's kamisori. #345 to be exact :) Probably made post WW2
Tang stamps are different to newer ones.
No before pics but post here shows the state of the tang when the wrap was removed:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-kamisori.html
Huge time investment in this one.
Days in oxalic acid & subsequent sanding to remove tang rust. Didn't get it all but refused to go too deep into this precious bit of history. All the forge scale is pretty much gone & the black colour is from the acid.
Omote was in a terrible state & chose to hand sand :gaah: because my 2" greaseless wheels just did not give the finish I wanted for final polish stage.
Minimal work on Ura to keep tang stamps pristine but you can differentiate the hard tamahagane from the softer steel.