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I performed ura-dashi on the blade and used a chisel to widen the opening of the dai so that it could hold the blade. I was able to finally get some shavings today. I still need to learn how to set...

So a lot of life happened since I last posted. I have a 5 year old that keeps me busy. I finally got around the grinding the blade down and ready to tap the ura out. Hoping to use this kanna soon....

I realized I was going a bit too far, I wasn't sure how much of the blade to work. I need to come up with some kind of guide to grind the bevel otherwise itl take a good long while.
What kind of...

It took a while. Still not sure about the laminations. Some rust developed between the layers while I was using the waterstone....

Pam, it does look like a crack but thats just the way its colored.

Here are some photos from grinding the blade. I actually found another place where the steel was delaminating....

The blade does not seat in either Dai. From what I have read this is common due to drier conditions here in the US??
I have also read that the blade should not be loose in the dai. (gotta love the...

Ok I will just take it easy while grinding, and will follow the 90deg grind and then add the bevel.
Should the bevel initially added with the grinder?

Also I noticed that the kanna that I am...

Hoping to get to the grinding this week now that we will have warmer temps after the snow.
Would just the grinding stone that came with the grinder be good enough or should I order a special stone?...

Thanks for the help guys.
Good thing it was cheap. I will work on it and see if it might be recoverable.
I did get this thinking might as well learn on trying to "restore" one vs just...

Unfortunately I am not a native Korean speaker so that is not a source of information that I could use, I wish it was.

The first picture shows rust between the laminations where they have...

Here are the pictures after a light polish. I also did the face of the blade to better show the chip.
The ito-ura is not completely visible since the chip is higher than the surrounding steel.
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I appreciate the information. I was worried about using a grinder to remove the material. Also what is the best way to remove the thicker rust? (not just the surface patina type rust) Should I just...

I recently received a kanna that I got on that auction site and noticed that the blade has a sizeable chip in it. Luckily I didn't pay much so not a whole lot lost.
What is the best way to remove...

I have just started the whole woodworking journey and was intrigued by Japanese hand tools. From all the forums that I visited this one seems to have the most active sub-forum for that.
So far my...