Damascus Steel Katana, Full Tang Clay Tempered blade with a Bo-hi and real Hamon Line. Beautifully done, master forged Shinogi-sukuri blade double pinned to a hickory handle. The handle was covered with Purple and Eggplant leather straight battle wrap, then crossed with smaller dark blue leather strap. The fittings are solid iron painted with baked on gold designs... the tsuba features a mandala like star and the caps are Japanese thatch patterns and dragons. The saya is Eggplant Purple with spots and has a midnight blue silk sageo wrap. Includes the nice sword bag and basic maintenance kit shown in the pics. Proudly designed and made by Jesse at Karbon Steele.

      After the blade is folded around 15 times for tens of thousands of layers, it is flash tempered in ice water for maximum hardness at the cutting edge. Really pure carbon steel flash tempered is very hard, but brittle as well so it can crack or shatter. To prevent this, the spine has a special mixture of clay painted on it heavily before the flash tempering so it will cool slower and stay more springy... the effect prevents possible cracking by giving the sword blade shock resistance. This process makes the sword much stronger and causes the natural hamon line due to differences in hardness.  

     A Lifetime Sword Collector and Bushido Enthusiast, now Kenjutsu Master and Artisan of Building Swords. I am very passionate about my craft work and everything I make is done by hand using old methods. All swords are built from blank blades forged by Expert Forgemasters, sources I have found to be consistent in great quality. I buy directly from the source in bulk, so I can maintain low prices for outstanding quality.

     There are lots of How-To videos online or YouTube for maintenance and sharpening; just need a kit or some mineral oil and soft cloths, whetstone or accusharp sharpener, and liquid polish or sand paper for polishing. Flitz Polish is good for shining and removing minor scratches and rust, but wet sanding may be needed for deep scratches and big rust spots. Any leather wrap should be occasionally treated to prevent drying and cracking, the blade needs to be occasionally cleaned with mineral oil to prevent rusting... especially after use or sharpening. All swords are Securely Shipped Worldwide in thick Boxes. If you have any questions about my building methods or want more info about the blades, please ask.

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