Polishing Equipment
All items imported from Japan from a reputable Japanese polishing supply company.
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Narume-dai. Used for polishing the kissaki. £33.33
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Togioke. Polishing bucket. Oval shaped. Made of Japanese cypress and reinforced with copper bands. 18.11 inches long x 12.99 inches wide x 7.28 inches high (46 cm x 33 cm x 18.5 cm). £647.73
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Fumaegi. Wooden bar to hold stones on the todai. £80.09
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Togibune. Low-walled wooden tray with slightly sloping floor for drainage. Made of Japanese cypress and lined with copper sheet. 59.06 inches long x 38.20 inches wide x 3.93 inches deep (150 cm x 97 cm x 10 cm). £2198.73
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Shogi. Stool for polishing work. 13.54 inches wide x 9.05 inches deep x 3.93 inches tall (39 cm x 23 cm x 10 cm). £243.64
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Todai. Stand for polishing stone. It is the larger of the two wooden blocks in the picture. 11.81 inches x 2.95 inches x 3.15 inches (30 cm x 7.5 cm x 8 cm). £75.77
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Todai-makura. Block to support todai. It is the smaller of the two blocks in the picture. 2.95 inches x 3.15 inches x 2.95 inches (7.5 cm x 8 cm x 7.5 cm). £45.05
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Tsumagi. Footrest. 3.54 inches wide x 3.54 inches deep x 0.79 inches high (9 cm x 9 cm x 2 cm). £38.64
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Migaki-bo (burnishing needle round) high quality. Used at the finishing stage to burnish shinogi-ji and mune. Made from superhard steel. £196.36
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Migaki-bo (burnishing needle flat) high quality. Used at the finishing stage to burnish inside hi. Made from superhard steel. £282.27
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 High Quality.jpg) | Migaki-bera (burnishing knife) high quality. Used at the finishing stage to burnish shinogi-ji and mune. Made from superhard steel. The area of the hard steel is large, so you can do the burnishing work more efficiently. £452.73
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Migaki-bo (burnishing needle round), standard quality. Used at the finishing stage to burnish shinogi-ji and mune. £94.77
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Diamond paste No 1. For polishing the migaki-bo and migaki-bera. £117.50
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Diamond paste No 2. For polishing the migaki-bo and migaki-bera. £128.86
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Tsunoko. Antler powder. Used to remove oil on the blade before using migaki-bo or migaki-bera. £39.77
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Ibota. Lubricating powder derived from an insect. It prevents friction between the migaki-bo and the blade. £28.36
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