Clay Tempered

Clay tempering is an art, as well as a science. The traditional clay tempering techniques are perhaps the pinnacle of Japanese sword design and construction. Not only is the natural temper-line, the "hamon" a beautiful sight, open to artistic design, and...

Clay tempering is an art, as well as a science. The traditional clay tempering techniques are perhaps the pinnacle of Japanese sword design and construction. Not only is the natural temper-line, the "hamon" a beautiful sight, open to artistic...

Clay tempering is a art for as well as a science. The traditional clay tempering techniques are perhaps the pinnacle of Japanese sword design. The resulting clay tempering produces an edge hardness of 60HRC while the blade body remains at softer 40HRC...

PLEASE NOTE: Last one in stock. Comes with plain black sheath differing from photos. Clay tempering is a art for as well as a science. The traditional clay tempering techniques are perhaps the pinnacle of Japanese sword design. The resulting clay...

The "Ryu-Jin", meaning Divine Dragon, is one of our highest quality swords we offer.  The traditional katana is a folded sword. Just one type of steel is folded preserving the integrity of the steel. Traditional folded swords have a fine grain...

Clay tempering is an art, as well as a science. The traditional clay tempering techniques are perhaps the pinnacle of Japanese sword design and construction. Not only is the natural temper-line, the "hamon" a beautiful sight, open to artistic...