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How do you sharpen a Sword, the right way.?

I have a sword and its now getting a little dull “Full Tang Crane Japanese Samurai Katana” i know how kinda, i got a Fine Whetstone, but is there any real technical way into doing it, should i just go straight down, or down then back up?

a katana is not sharpened it is polished,
there is a reason why it costs a $100 per inch to polish a katana properly, it takes years to get down the technique of polishing and its not done with a whetstone not a file, there are several stones used in polishing a katana, with each stone you are changing the direction of the motion.
done incorrectly you will ruin the value of the sword.
if its a wall hanger its not worth polishing,

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