Excellent hand-forged Katana swords supplier? You can customize your Handle Wrap and its Rayskin Under Wrap (Same’Gawa). This is where you can choose from a variety of colors for the part that you will hold, and give your sword a beautiful finish. Finally, you can choose from tens of options for your Scabbard (Saya) and also engrave your saya with a hand-drawn pattern. Once again, we recommend using the filters above the scabbard options to choose your saya as there are a multitude of possible selections. Then, you can choose your Scabbard Cord (Sageo) from 17 options. These are the finishing pieces of your specially made katana, that is now designed exactly in your image from literally millions of possible combinations and designs. Discover even more info at Swords for Sale.

Anyone who tells you they’re selling Tamahagane steel from Asia, Europe or North America are 100% selling you fake Tamahagane. This technique is nearly extinct today – and available only from a few select smiths in Japan whose work is nearly inaccessible. The building process used by Swords for Sale sword builders involves at a minimum 3 people: First of all, the Smelter prepares the raw materials and works exclusively in his furnace. This is a process that takes multiple days to complete. At the start, the Smelter has raw iron ore full of impurities that he refines uninterruptedly (sometimes for up to seven days) with the charcoal of his furnace. At the end, the Smelter has a refined block of steel which he sends to the Swordsmith.

Jewel steel is thought to have been developed by trial and error. Japanese forgers frequently experimented with different food combinations to see what mixed best. They discovered that producing a high-quality metal that is ideal for forging swords requires combining iron sand with coal and a small bit of sulphur or phosphorus. The time required to produce jade-faced steel varies depending on the particular jade variety, the maker, and the person’s access to tools. In spite of this, the procedure takes a long time to complete—between 36 and 72 hours. The steelmaker must stirr and twist the mixture very 10 minutes during the procedure. Today, the art of making swords from tamahagane steel is almost dead. The traditional processes for smelting, forging, and refining a blade are very expensive, thus that’s why. In addition, the particular mineral (Tamagahane) needed for the conventional procedure is extremely expensive and rare. Furthermore, it is extremely difficult to export any of these highly valued works of art from Japan because swords are illegal there.

When buying a katana or a functional sword – the type of steel used is of paramount importance. Good metal workers know any kind of metal has a special purpose. We can’t use the same steel as we do in industrial machinery in a sword. The goal of good steel is to have a perfect balance of toughness and hardness. While certain types of metals are good for staying on a wall and being looked at, others are good to cut trees and bamboo, all while remaining strong and impenetrable.

Tamahagane Steel. We have Tamahagane Steel – also called crown jewel steel – the original steel used by traditional, feudal Japanese forgers. Today, the art of making blades from the tamahagane steel ore is almost extinct. The traditional processes for smelting, forging, and refining a blade is very expensive, so nearly no one does it. In addition, the particular ore (Tamagahane) needed for the conventional procedure is extremely expensive and rare. Finally, it is extremely difficult to export any of these highly valued works of art from Japan because swords remained illegal since the Samurai were abolished. Nowadays, many sellers sell fake Tamahagane from China, which is not real in 99% of cases.

One by one, each sword is hand-forged, assembled, and reviewed by swordsmiths, blade polishers, and sword assemblers over the course of weeks. The blade is always the longest thing to make. The steel has to be selected, forged and perhaps folded (for the beautiful “Damascus” pattern), and can also be clay-tempered to create a beautiful natural hamon line. This is just an introduction to the first, rawest aspect of creating a custom blade. To see all the parts at play, please visit our custom Japanese swords products. See additional information at https://swordsfor.sale/.