The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing is the first book in English to examine in great detail the polisher's techniques, for which they may apprentice for as long as ten years. It illustrates the methods, materials, and tools used for this process. But the book's true aim is to bring to readers an appreciation of the beauty of a well-crafted Japanese sword. As readers learn both how the sword polisher enhances the beauty of a blade and how he handles the problems of coaxing out its finest qualities through his polishing techniques, they will come to a higher understanding of the fine art of making a Japanese sword, and be able to view, purchase, or collect swords with greater pleasure.
LEON KAPP is a biologist working in the San Francisco Bay area. He has spent a considerable amount of time studying Japanese swords and is the coauthor, with his wife Hiroko and swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara, of The Craft of the Japanese Sword and Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths: From 1868 to the Present. HIROKO KAPP is a correspondent for the Tokyo-based Senken Shinbun news organization. The Kapps live in San Rafael, California.
YOSHINDO YOSHIHARA is ranked among the top swordmakers in Japan. His family has been making tools and swords for three generations, and his son, the fourth generation, now works with him in Tokyo. In addition to his studio in a suburb of Tokyo, Yoshindo has two workshops in Seattle and one in San Rafael, California.
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