How To Clean Antique Japanese Swords
Written by admin on October 10, 2009 – 11:59 pm -In the cleaning of your antique Japanese swords you will find that you must have certain materials available. It is a good idea to lay them out in front of you before you start the process. Here is a list of the things you will need.
• Oil
• Cloth – to wipe the old oil and dirt off of the blade
• Powder – this is to help remove the oil, this powder is called uchiko
• Another cloth – this cloth will distribute the oil on the blade
Your antique swords will need to be oiled more frequently in damper regions or weather to maintain an excellent quality. In this video you will find this that cleaning your blades can be done in 6 basic steps.
The basics of these steps are:
1. Disassemble the sword
2. Wipe the blade
3. Tap on the blade distributing the powder (uchiko)
4. Wipe powder off
5. Disperse oil with cloth
6. And once again assemble back together
There are two side notes given to consider. If you follow tradition, every time you wipe the blade you will do it 3 times. And second, beware of fingerprints. Fingerprints left on the blade could possibly cause your blade to corrode. Rust is never a pretty site on your antique swords. Watching the process of cleaning is usually easier than just reading about it, so enjoy the video.
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