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How to Care for a Katana: Cleaning, Oiling and ...
Choji oil, uchiko, the right wiping technique and the correct storage position — five minutes a month keeps a carbon steel blade perfect.
How to Care for a Katana: Cleaning, Oiling and ...
Choji oil, uchiko, the right wiping technique and the correct storage position — five minutes a month keeps a carbon steel blade perfect.
Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto: The Japanese Sword Fa...
Length is the legal definition, but each blade had its own role — the daisho pairing, the indoor sword, the cavalry tachi, and which one to buy first.
Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto: The Japanese Sword Fa...
Length is the legal definition, but each blade had its own role — the daisho pairing, the indoor sword, the cavalry tachi, and which one to buy first.
Japan's Sword Country: Where to See Real Katanas
Museums, working forges and sword towns across Japan, how to read a hamon when you get there, and the paperwork behind buying an antique blade.
Japan's Sword Country: Where to See Real Katanas
Museums, working forges and sword towns across Japan, how to read a hamon when you get there, and the paperwork behind buying an antique blade.
Katana Steel Explained: 1045, 1060, 1095, T10 a...
Carbon content, edge retention, toughness and rust risk compared across 1045, 1060, 1095, T10, folded Damascus and stainless — and which one you should actually buy.
Katana Steel Explained: 1045, 1060, 1095, T10 a...
Carbon content, edge retention, toughness and rust risk compared across 1045, 1060, 1095, T10, folded Damascus and stainless — and which one you should actually buy.
How a Katana Is Made: The Forging Process, Step...
From raw steel to finished blade: folding, clay tempering, the quench that creates the curve, and the polish that takes longer than the forging.
How a Katana Is Made: The Forging Process, Step...
From raw steel to finished blade: folding, clay tempering, the quench that creates the curve, and the polish that takes longer than the forging.