Moro sharpening method

[mross]

Originally Posted by Rick

I will tell you this ; I recently had Phil Tom polish a kris for me; it came back sharper as a result of his polish. Phil mentioned that the sword would be sharper afterward ; he uses stones ; exactly what kind I don't know but would suspect that they are Japanese .

That is what I suspected. The Japanese polish method results in a slurry from the water stones which polishes the sword. This is how the Japanese swords where sharpened. Based on the Moro blades I have seen this makes the most sense. The absence of scratches on the edge tell a tale. Some may call me crazy but I do see a great deal of similiarites between Moro swords and Nihonto. While Nihonto are more refined I think they are both Art. Thanks Rick. So who is Phil Tom? Does he have a web site or read the forum?