Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
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Do not try to hone one your self!!
What happens? Does it explode? I understand there is some trickery to honing one... an X:Y ratio per side, but are they that impossible? Honestly, I wouldn't try honing one until I did some real research on here, but I've grown pretty successful using my stones (1k, 4k, 8k, 12k, CrOx) on all my other razor exploits. Certainly I'd be interested to hear your input, as some have noted that these blades often come less than shave-ready.

Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
Sword's been shortened at some point. It was commonly done with Tachi..
Looks in quite ok polish.
Gratz.
You're not the first person to say its been shortened. Someone else on another forum did too, though he couldn't claim much confidence in his statement. Is it the length of the tang? The "incomplete" look of the signature? I'd appreciate your insight on it!