Crossgraining

Most collectors looking for blades with nice crossgraining, but what is crossgraining and what does it looks like?

In the end of the grinding process when finishing the last touch of a TR blade, the polishing wheel caused thin light lines that run horizontally across the blade. These sought-after cross lines are so called crossgraining.

Crossgraining is not very hard to discover but is best viewed when turning the blade in different angles into the light.
Good crossgraining is not only sweet candy for your eyes; it’s also a good sign that indicates that the blade is probably untouched and not being post polished or buffed.
Very shiny blades with the lack of crossgraining use to indicate post polishing or buffing, a common method to make a poor blade to look better.

Its kinda funny cause this sought-after crossgraining we are looking for on period blades was not the final result that the grinder/polisher really wanted. If there had been an alternative grinding method to avoid crossgraining and get the blade a more high graded polished touch to a reasonable cost, most grinders had probably proudly preferred that method.

Click on the links below to see blades with some good crossgraining!

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