Complete Katana Care Guide: Keep Your Sword Rust-Free A katana left unattended for six weeks in a humid room will show surface rust. Six months without re-
Full Tang vs Rat Tail: Why Sword Construction Matters Most buyers spend their time comparing blade steel, hamon lines, and handle wrap patterns. Those deta
Understanding Hamon: What the Temper Line Reveals About Your Blade What Is Hamon? Run your eye along the flat of a properly polished katana and you will se
How a Katana Is Forged: Step-by-Step Process Most people who ask how a katana is made are expecting a short answer. They want to hear “steel, fire, hammer”
5 Steel Types for Katanas Explained: 1065, 1095, T10, Damascus, Spring Every customer who walks through our door in Longquan eventually asks the same quest
Longquan: 2,600 Years of Swordmaking History Most sword-producing regions have a history measured in centuries. Longquan measures its in millennia. Swordsm
THE ART OF CLAY TEMPERING: HOW HAMON LINES ARE CREATED That wavy line running along the edge of a katana is not decoration. It is a record of what the blad
Katana Anatomy: Every Part of a Samurai Sword Explained Most people pick up a katana and feel the balance, the weight, the way it sits in the hand. Few kno
Sword Gift Guide: Best Katanas for Every Budget Most people buying a sword as a gift have no idea what separates a $90 wall-hanger from a $400 blade that w
Katana vs Wakizashi: Which Japanese Sword Is Right for You? Two swords, one tradition. The katana and the wakizashi share the same curved geometry, the sam