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Excellent question!
The answer is yes and no :p

I knew up front that there were different way Japanese swords were laminated. And indeed, this has a big influence in grinding. Although in...

Keep in mind that aftet hollow grinding, most of that detail is gone. Nioi etc are surface artefacts

No the holes are in the soft part of the steel and i used a cobalt drill

This weekend I finished the razor. I mirror finished the body of the razor, and left the hollows at 120 grit satin finish. this way the hamon is really visible when held in natural light. The finer...

This one is the 2nd razor I am making from the 16th century sword.
This piece came from a lower part of the sword, so it was a bit wider, allowing for an easier grind. And of course, the fact that I...