With modern technology and our understanding of science constantly progressing, we could be forgiven for thinking that anything which was created centuries ago would be of inferior quality to anything created now.
But is this the case with samurai swords? Are the swords which actual samurai carried around in those days of superior quality to the [...]
If like me, you love samurai swords and admire the craft, then you must surely realize learning how to make a samurai sword is not something which happens overnight. Nor is it something any article, any book, or any casual conversation can teach you.
It’s something which is taught only by a master sword smith to [...]
Real samurai swords are swords which have been handmade by fully trained and licensed swordsmiths. In swordmaking, like anything else, there are those who are exceptionally skilled and revered and those whose talent is less noted, however all swordsmiths in Japan have undertaken many years of apprenticeship training in order to become licensed to create [...]