I have a katana, and am worried about the finish and hamon. Will it remove/stain either?
1945235
I also have a katana (four actually), and not just for hanging or sitting on a stand. I found this product to be superb at cleaning the blades after serious use. It does NOT stain, and does not affect the hamon at all. It is just basically a good non destructive metal polish and cleaner!
1945236
I don't know what a katana is. We've used it on brass mostly. It works wonders.
1945237
My Hanwei katana's hamon is removed, because that harmon is an artificial decoration. I didn't try it on my authentic Japanese katana.
1945238
Have no clue what a Katana is or what is made of. But as far as the metal glow is concerned it is great stuff. It does have an abrasive in the paste but not course enough to cause scratches rather it takes out fine scratches. Try it in an area that is not seen, As far stain removing it all depends on the type of stain ? and type of metal the Katana is made of. I would not expect it to remove rust ! It's an excellent product and I found my first tube at a knife show and asked the people how they got such a brilliant shine on blades of the knife. It was metal glow.
2032152
no problem on classical guitars, just check the labels to use the appropriate cleaner based on your guitar finish
479222
Hi Casey, I'm sure you'll get better responses from more qualified experts, however, from my experience with sharpening blades, I would highly recommend NOT using this or any pull-thru sharperner for your katana blade. I'm sure you paid a nice bit of money for your sword. If you use this type of sharpener, it would sharpen the edge a bit, but it would most likely ruin the geometry of your Katana Sword in the process. There are plenty of sharpening tutorials online you can find concerning sword sharpening. For these large blades, it will take a multi-step process of manual hand sharpening with different grit stones/diamond plates. Check out bladeforums.com for some good info. There are a lot of sites with great information from very experienced people. You can even pick up the basics from clips on youtube. I hope this helps.
1002901
The paddle has a light clear varnish. It would need to be sanded to remove the finish.
1469298
The sheath is made of leather (I guess by cow skin), I don't thing there is really a need to condition the sheath. But you may want to apply oil to the knife sharp edge to prevent rust.. I would suggest you to get the kraton handle one cause it's more comfortable to hold and less smelly.
1699726
It appears to already have a natural finish. The stain might not soak in unless you do a pre-process.
421033
My Kershaw knives are used heavily and have some wear from the time before we started using this knife bar. My wife has a knife that is colored/coated and its finish looks like new. We remove our knives from the bar by twisting them off, not by dragging them.
832355
Unlike the coarse slots, the fine slot seems to remove very little steel. When I use just the fine slot and then wipe the knife blade, there is almost no metal dust on the cloth. I think that you could use the fine slot as often as you wished without wearing down the knife.
1909875
Wipe it down due to the oil that came on it for it's protection. Then wipe it down with olive oil (no preference) and it will stay sharp and shiny. It just protects the blade from becoming dull. You don't need a lot of oil. Just enough for sheen.
803668
It wont necessarily hurt the blade, but the paint on the side of the blade will come off. So if you don't mind a silver edge rather than a black edge, It should be fine.
2052965
Yes but be aware finish on blade is awful and comes off with any use whatsoever
1716021
Wiping it down when you get it will help significantly, yes. But, for me, it didn't completely fix it. It still rubbed off on my hands a little bit the next 4 or 5 times I used it, but after that, it was fine. And it's still all-black, so it's not a cosmetic issue with the tool.
1896883
Mine doesn't have any stains. The finish does appear to wear off, however that really doesn't matter. The bamboo is just like wood...a wood cutting board loses its finish. I love it. Works really well with a pizza stone.
1374636
Well, I suppose you COULD take it to a blacksmith that specializes in Japanese swords, but because of the way the sword is made, it would be better simply to ask the blacksmith if he could make one from scratch, considering that if you actually FOUND a blacksmith capable of heat treating a reverse-blade katana, he would pretty much already have to re-grind the bevels of the sword, as it is slightly uneven in the grind,(due to the cheapness of the process used to make this sword for this price.), and THEN heat treat it, so that it doesn't warp or crack. all together, if you asked the smith to re-grind and then treat the sword, it would probably cost one or two hundred dollars for a quality job, and the sword would still be fairly weak compared to if you simply commissioned the smith to make one from scratch for probably five hundred dollars, with much higher quality steel. however, I see no need for it to be heat treated, as it is very sharp when it comes, and the wire-brushing used to make the "hamon" is fairly well done, and looks real, unless scrutinized by a trained eye. if you purchase a sword care kit with it, you can keep this sword for a long time, with a long cutting life, considering its based off of an anime. I got mine at the beginning of the year, and its still in perfect condition. as it is, this sword is still very good, and worth the money, but if you REALLY want a cheap sword with a real hamon, then you should go to http://www.trueswords.com/musashi-1060-carbon-steel-bamboo-warrior-sword-black-saya-p-4315.html for a VERY cheap, and VERY high quality katana with a real hamon. hope this helped! :)
1268460
That seems to be the case in my experience on a butcher block table that's only been treated with this product. I wipe it down with a damp cloth frequently and it leaves no marks or stains. I think the more you treat the surface regularly, the more protective it seems to be in my case.
1900234
Do your knives get gun powder on them? I'm sure you could use it for that. But it's not the best choice. It all depends on WHAT gets on them , as to how you clean them off. My knives can mostly be cleaned with a wet, then a dry cloth and then I wipe them with a coat of Remington Oil w/ Teflon. Works great. I don't put the coat of oil on until I re-sharpen. And then lightly wipe it down.
779972
To be honest i haven't given the blade a chance to rust i keep the blade oil atleast once a month without use. Since the saya is wooden it will be fine, leather is what you have to worry about. Just make sure to keep your blade oiled since it carbon steel, lightly at that. If you want to store it away for a long period use vaseline or they have wax u can use on the sword or inside the saya. Checkout swordbuyersguide.com they give a good rundown on sword care.