Jo - Japan Budo Katana Made Of Tamahagane

This Katana / Shinken craftsmanship is our top product. It is made of different varieties of carbon steel folded and has more than 30,000 locations. It is softer steel for the blade core, which is then hardened by the Tamahaganesteel is coated. The result is a beautiful very resilient and flexible blade with a very fine grain (Hada). This sword is the result of excellent blacksmithing. Japan Budo hopes that this  Katana / sword Shinken optimal for the technical training but also for cutting exercises (Tameshigiri) offer. The cutting is traditionally hardened. The hardness in the blade back (Mune) is located at 43 ° HCR. The cutting edge (Ha) has a hardness of approximately 61 ° HCR. The cutting edge is very flat and very sharp forged. The blade is in default Habaki zone(Moto-Kasane) approx 6mm thick. It weighs at 2.50 shaku approximately 970g. However, you can also order stronger blade with about 8mm Moto-Kasane. Such a sword would be at 2.50 shaku weigh around 1100g. The blade is very durable and excellent for cutting exercises classical (Tameshigiri) of rice straw mats or bamboo green suitable.
You can use this Katana / Shinken also dulled order to make it then sharpen it. This makes sense if you first create a greater security in dealing with a real sword to win.
The polish of our Tamahaganesword is pure handwork!
Of course the price is in excess of EUR 2000 is not insignificant. But they will hardly find a folded Tamahaganeshinken, so to meet the needs of our customers' needs. Providers to offer comparable, as far as they ever can afford, are normally much more expensive.
We will use this Katana / Shinken future with a special design.


Further details:

- Blade of pleated carbon steel and Tamahagane, traditionally hardened
- Suitable for cutting rice straw mats, green bamboo or similar
     Materials
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- 2 Mekugin (bamboo pins to handle fixation)
- Tsuba, Fuchi and Kashira carbon steel!
- Habaki brass
- Menuki Copper
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