Handmade Japanese Katana

About Handmade Japanese Katana Android App

The making of a sword katana of Japanese samurai, requires a very thorough process with a very high degree of precision. Starting from the process of selecting the type of material with the manufacturing process is done with the stages that have been determined. The best katana material is a Tamahagane type selected from iron ore with a very thorough process. Tamahagane means "steel gem" (first meaning ball or jewel, hagane means steel) steel gems. One katana blade with high quality within a period of not less than 3 months, can reach 6 months, even more.

There are many forms of making katana by hand or manual. Some use repeated heating and folding of steel and require great power. Once completed, a sword blade should be polished very carefully before the craftsman can put a marker on the artwork. Katana is a tangible proof of a high skill level, and craftsmen who certainly have unique virtue values. Different properties with each other. As with other artworks, these samurai sword craftsmen devote all their souls in the process of making it, accompanied by patience, will, and also high intelligence for the best search results. Many artists are involved in the hard work of the details of the sword, the hilt, and the sheath of the sword. Jump, a katana worthy of being carried by the soldiers and knights of the day. A katana not only becomes the pride of the craftsmen, the samurai also have pride in their hand-held katanas. A katana becomes an important part of the soul and body of a samurai. Making katana as one of Japan's noble cultural heritage. Here is a process process that must be passed during the making of katana sap.

Smelting of Steel

Carbon Dissolution

Purification

Forge a Sword

Sword Coating

Forming the Sword's Ark

The Final Touch of the Sword