Straight Katana

I’m looking to sharpen a lot of my blade edged weapons, I need some advice.?

So as not to damage any of my weapons, (I have three straight edged swords, two Katana, and a machete.) I would like to know a great way to sharpen these blades without hurting the metal in any way at all. I’ve also got several knives, (Switch blades and the like,) and would like to give them a razor’s edge. Where can I find a whetstone or a sharpening stone or something that won’t hurt my weapons?

The Katana Sharpening will be expensive and you’ll need to send both of them off to http://www.katanaedge.com/ with that said are these two Katana swords machine manufactured or hand forged? Are the Katana Sayas ruined because you’ve held the saya upside down or mounted on a wall upside down? When I say upside down I mean the curve part face down. I guess if you don’t know the eight basic cuts of Iaido then you know nothing about sheathing and unsheathing a Katana and I’ll bet your Katanas both rattle inside the saya huh? As cheap and crappy as a “Masahiro” Katana is ( Made In China BTW ) it’s still able to be disassembled can you disassemble your Katanas? If not I wouldn’t even send them off to be sharpened because they’re junk. Have you ever used a Cleaning Kit or even know what a cleaning kit is? Have you ever disassembled a real “hand forged” Katana? if not don’t waste your money shipping them off to have them sharpened. As a matter of fact go buy two new ones and take up Iaido so that you can learn to handle the sword properly it’s like finger nails on a chaulk board to me when I see some American kid holding a Katana turned over the wrong way just destroying the inside of the saya or sheathing it and unsheathing it like a clumsy ox. Any one who’s never studied Iaido will never know what what a actual sword is let alone what it’s use is for or the great care put into one. The toys that Americans call Katanas are junk Although I’ll give “Masahiro” credit for their junk. Here’s a good website page to find a decent ( yet crappy ) real Katana that can be disassembled http://www.swordsdirect.com/masahiro-samurai-swords.html for proper care and maintenance and here’s a website for a decent ( yet crappy ) cleaning kit http://www.swordsswords.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=145 It’s the best that main stream Americans get bud because they lack real “discipline”. I suggest that you take up Iaido though since you have an interest in swords and swordmanship. The Masahiro sword is a good practice sword that will allow you to understand the various parts of an actual Katana that all need great care and maintenance ( every little part of the Katana that is SEE: http://www.trueswords.com/art_of_katana.php for research into the Katana. Good Luck!!

I was given the honor of disassembling a wolrd war 2 Japanese Air force Katana ( Only Japanese officers were allowed to have ) a few years ago it was one of the most awesome experiences of my life knowing that I was holding such history in my hands. I bowed while holding the sword straight out in front of me to pay homage to the original owner before and after disassembling and cleaning the sword. This is how powerful Iaido can be on a man’s mind. It was a true honor with out a doubt.

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