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It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/diagram-katana-clay_tempered.jpg?v=1792840529\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"101\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blade is also laminated using the ‘honsanmai’ (or simply ‘sanmai’) lamination process. San Mai involves laminating 3 types of metal – with the same general purpose as clay tempering – to offer an edge that is razor sharp and can keep the edge, but leave the rest of the blade more able to absorb impact and avoid shattering. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/Honsanmai2107.jpg?v=1792840531\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hamon on this sword is real. There is no bohi (groove in the blade for weight reduction). The wooden handle is wrapped in genuine Stingray skin (Samekawa) before the traditional cotton handle wrapping (Tsukamaki). The saya (sheath) fittings are of buffalo horn. The sageo (or ‘ito’) – which is the material wrapped around the saya – is made of green silk. 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This involves smearing clay on the blade during heating and quenching to offer a uniform hardness to the blade and remove weak points which can occur when the heating or quenching is less even. It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/diagram-katana-clay_tempered.jpg?v=1792840529\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"84\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blade is also laminated using the ‘Makuri’ lamination process. Makuri lamination is extremely complex and the few remaining sword makers able to perform this technique consider it the hardest. It involves leaving versatile soft steel in the centre of the blade fully surrounded by more brittle solid steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/Makuri.jpg?v=1792840532\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hamon on this sword is real. There is no bohi (groove in the blade for weight reduction). The wooden handle is wrapped in genuine Stingray skin (Samekawa) before the traditional cotton handle wrapping (Tsukamaki). The saya (sheath) fittings are of buffalo horn. The sageo (or ‘ito’) – which is the material wrapped around the saya – is made of purple silk. 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This involves smearing clay on the blade during heating and quenching to offer a uniform hardness to the blade and remove weak points which can occur when the heating or quenching is less even. It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/diagram-katana-clay_tempered.jpg?v=1792840529\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"109\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hamon on this sword is real. There is no bohi (groove in the blade for weight reduction). The wooden handle is wrapped in genuine Stingray skin (Samekawa) before the traditional cotton handle wrapping (Tsukamaki). The saya (sheath) is wrapped in bamboo. 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This involves smearing clay on the blade during heating and quenching to offer a uniform hardness to the blade and remove weak points which can occur when the heating or quenching is less even. It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/diagram-katana-clay_tempered.jpg?v=1792840529\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"107\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blade is also laminated using the ‘soshu kitae’ lamination process. 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This involves smearing clay on the blade during heating and quenching to offer a uniform hardness to the blade and remove weak points which can occur when the heating or quenching is less even. It also allows the smith, by placing the clay thicker on certain parts of the blade, to make the edge harder (thus more able to keep the famous razor sharp samurai edge) and the rest of the blade less hard but more able to absorb impact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/8749\/2436\/files\/diagram-katana-clay_tempered.jpg?v=1792840529\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"101\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blade is also laminated using the ‘honsanmai’ (or simply ‘sanmai’) lamination process. 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