Tamahagane

Mar
28

Tamahagane Steel Samurai Katana Sword – Hand forged Tanto by Takemoto

admin on March 28th, 2010

The Tamahagane (玉鋼?) is a type of Japanese steel. Loosely translated as “jewel steel”. It is mainly used to make Samurai swords, such as the katana. The steel is made from black sand.The most useful process is the folding, where the metals are forge welded, folded, and welded again, as many as 16 times. The [...]

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Nov
18

Japanese sword making ceremony (part 1 of 3)　刀　関

admin on November 18th, 2009

On 2nd Jan ’07 I was lucky to have witnessed this. A must see. It took place in Seki, Japan. In the ceremony they use a Japanese steel called ‘tamahagane’, that is used to make samurai swords. This is heated up to 1200 degrees, and the sword makers take it in turns to beat it [...]

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Sep
24

Tamahagane – Unique Metal for Unique Japanese Swords.

admin on September 24th, 2009

Tamahagane is the best quality steel obtained using Japanese traditional techniques. The word tama translates as round, precious, the word hagane means steel. A good quality tamahagane can cost 50 times more than the ordinary steel. This steel is used to make Japanese swords, knives, and other kinds of tools. The tamahagane is obtained out [...]

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