Quote Originally Posted by pfries View Post
I am not saying don't do it, in the end it is yours and do as you wish.
I was only trying to give some insight,
part of why I enjoy vintage and hand made items are the imperfections that make them, well them, or unique.

I can see removing the wrapping, I tried hard to work around the piece of heat shrink like stuff on the tang of my bergischer lowe.
I could not, I removed it and I can tell you they cut it after it was applied.
There are now lines that look like scribe marks on it in the gold wash.
I am happy and that is what matters.

do what you feel you need to and enjoy it.

Pat
It's my Bergischer Löwe exactly that's making me think along those lines!

Spent quite valuable time trying to meticulously dry it after every use and one day I moved the black rubber to one side and rust/discoloration contemplated to move in! After all my effort.

Unlike you, I couldn't cut it out altogether because it's now hiding the affected area unfortunately. Too late. Now I just make sure to blow dry and move it back and forth very time.

Wondering if the Kamisori wrapping would do the same. Haven't read any complains, so suspected either it's a different kind of steel and/or maybe that wrapping is special.. Either way it doesn't look all that good. I dunno..