Medium cutting

This O-kissaki katana has a blade made of through-hardened 1095 high carbon steel in unokubi zukuri geometry. Unokubi zukuri geometry results in a light and agile blade. A through-hardened, high carbon steel blade is capable of handling botched and bad cuts. The fittings of this blade are made of copper with a bird theme. The tsuba has a detailed image of a phoenix, a mythical bird which symbolizes rebirth. The tsuka has a hardwood core with white rayskin and wrapped with red, synthetic silk ito. The saya is also made of hardwood painted with black lacquer in glossy finish with red sageo.

This katana is intricately forged in the shihozume lamination structure. The edge is made of 1095 high carbon steel which has high hardness while the sides are made of folded steel which has high flexibility and has a beautiful grain pattern or hada. Iron is used to form the softer core of the blade. The shihozume lamination is a labor-intensive forging technique that requires high skill level on the part of the swordsmith. Imperfect fusion or welding of the different steel types on the blade can cause the blade to delaminate or split.

The saya is made of hardwood with varnish coating. The saya is octahedral, the fuchi and koiguchi are made of buffalo horn, the mekugis are also made of buffalo horn. The blade is honsanmai lamination, 1095 high carbon steel is the cutting edge, folded steel is used as jacket steel. The blade is clay tempered, hamon is clearly visible.

The blade is honsanmai lamination, 1095 high carbon steel is the cutting edge, folded steel is used as jacket steel. The blade is clay tempered. The tsuka is made of hardwood, wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of Chinese redwood, the color and wood veins are natural. Koiguchi, kurigata and kojiri are buffalo horns. Tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of iron. The sword is fully customizable.

The blade is made of folded steel which is folded forged from 1060 carbon steel, it's full tang and sharpened. It has a bohi running from habaki to kissaki. Grains of folding steel are clearly visible on the blade. The handle is made of hardwood and wrapped with genuine rayskin and synthetic silk ito. The saya is made of hardwood and partially wrapped with rattan . The tsuba, fuchi and kashira are made of alloy. The sword has a beautiful shape, well-balanced and assembled tightly. The sword is fully customizable.