hamon showing

[loiner1965]

hi..i have a showa period tanto with a beautiful hamon and full turnback at the kissiki...i want to show off the hamon more and i know you can polish it with a hayuza stone to whiten it but i do not have any...can someone help me or tell me another way

[MushiSushi]

Don Fogg finds that using pumice powder is very good at bringing out hamon's. Axminster do pumice powder in fine and very fine ... but if your tanto is a collectable... I really would either consider finding a professional polisher, or leaving it be.