Thread: Japanese straight questions

Originally Posted by jeness

Thanks for the link, I already saw that thread. I was thinking about making one of these myself. Only the very edge of the omote is high carbon steel right? So I could file away the soft steel, and make it hollow again.

I found this article about it, it looks promising:
Eastern Smooth: Kamisori

technically yes that is what should happen, but I am not sure if it is easy thing to do.

I suspect it won't be the esiest thing to do, but I have a little experience in metal work, so I hope I will be able to repair it. Judging from the pics, the heavy part for me will be the making of a sen