Ninja swords manufacturer right now? 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. Find extra info on custom Katana.

After the Smith is done with the blade, the final person to work on it is the Togishi. His job is to polish and sharpen the blade. First of all, the Togishi uses a special process to hand-polish and grind the blade. At the start, the blade is very rough, and has many imperfections. At the end, the blade has a “mirror-like” look, and reveals the inner beauty of the forging process. Moreover, the Togishi can also use a “Hazuya Polishing” process to polish and refine the blade. It’s a special type of polishing which uses the special Hazuya stone to enhance and create a beautiful effect on the blade.

However, this process also makes for a better blade, as high-carbon steel becomes stronger with each folding round, compressing itself to strength. The “Damascus” pattern is done by elonating a steel bar for a first time, then “folding” the blade on top of itself until it becomes a steel bar again, then elongating it again a second time. This is one folding round. At Swords for Sale, our forgers fold and re-elongate all our Folded High-Carbon blades 13 times. Because of this time-consuming process, folded blades usually cost more than simple, high-carbon steel blades.

While we don’t provide any bokken (wooden practice swords), our katanas are perfect to train with. The only thing you need to do is select the “Unsharpened” option on any of our product pages. This way, you’re getting a Iaito sword – with a blade that has never been sharpened before. As a reminder, here are some useful Iaido and Kendo terms relating to the types of swords: A Bokken is a wood sword, which is the most widely used sword in martial arts training – especially Iaido and Kendo. A Iaito is a sword with a blade that has never been sharpened. In our products, you can get one by choosing the “Unsharpened” option. A Shinken is a sharp sword that isn’t meant for martial arts practice – but for real-world cutting and slashing. In our product pages, you can get one by choosing the “Razor-Sharp” or the “Extra Sharp with Niku stone” options. A Habikito is a sword that was a Shinken in its younger days but has been unsharpened through use and abuse.

While Stainless steel sounds like a good idea because it requires little to no maintenance, it is not, in fact, ever used to create functional swords. It is only used for wall-hangers and unsharpened swords that are in many cases not even fit as bokken – for martial arts practice. This is because these swords are too hard and brittle – they can easily break at the worst moments. The chromium content helps maintain the blade’s quality – but it is not fit for the battlefield or any kind of longer blades. Therefore, stainless steel is a good idea for maintenance and wall-hanger swords, and also for small cutlery and knives. However, it is not fit for true, authentic Japanese swords – such as those here, at Swords for Sale.

Are katanas heavy? Different builds have different weights. Most of the katanas built at Swords for Sale are around two pounds – 800 grams to 1kg. Our swords are not that heavy, and should be manageable for most healthy adults to use. However, different swords have different weights. For some, handling a tachi or a naginata might be much harder than a tanto or a wakizashi. How long is a katana? The katana is usually 41” (104.1cm) in total length. Its curved blade is 27.7” (70.4cm) and its handle is 10.5” (26.7cm). However, the length can vary slightly with different kinds of blade tips, handles, and forging processes. Moreover, each smith can create his own length and set his own standards – this is why all knives and swords are different. We have our own set of lengths, which we share here. Find even more information on https://swordsfor.sale/.