How to make a Katana ?
Auteur: Kubikiri Asa Home made katana One of my interests is Japanese swords (and related weapons) and as I’m used doing some DIY with iron and wood, I’ve made some katana’s, naginata’s and yari’s, over the last years, and when people saw the results of my DIY actions, I frequently got the question “how do you make that?”, that’s why I’ve written down this little manual on how to make your own katana. As working with tools isn’t without any risk, the following isn’t meant for those who are just beginning with DIY. The following picture shows most of the tools I use. The ...
Paul Chen Praying Mantis Review
One of the newest creations of the folks at the Hanwei forge, the Praying Mantis Katana. Although I didn’t immediately felt in love when I took the sword out of the box, it definitely had ‘something’ which I admired. I just didn’t figured out what…. The blade is the part of the sword that has least of my interest. I just don’t like the finish of this blade, it’s too dark for my taste but perhaps that’s because of the fact that the famous L6 / Bainite steel is used to forge it. One of the first times I heard about ...
A ’special’ Hanwei Naginata came in today.
As the end of the year is coming closer we’re feeding our stock in order to get everybody happy :D Among some other stuff that arrived today there was this beautiful Hanwei Naginata. We had some of them before but none of them could match this piece here. In Hanwei’s catalog, they describe it as a “hand forged 1065 high carbon steel weapon” and there’s nothing said about folding the blade. But it looks like this one here is folded because it really shows a kind of pattern that you can’t find in any other monosteel sword they are offering.
How to make a Katana ?
Auteur: Kubikiri Asa Home made katana One of my interests is Japanese swords (and related weapons) and as I’m used doing some DIY with iron and wood, I’ve made some katana’s, naginata’s and yari’s, over the last years, and when people saw the results of my DIY actions, I frequently got the question “how do you make that?”, that’s why I’ve written down this little manual on how to... [Check the rest of the interview]
Update on Konron Delivery and new Katana boxes on the way
traditional made katana sword box by Konron Ok just a quick update from Konron since we got a ton of questions about the new shipment that was supposed to arrive end of January - beginning of February. Things got a little delayed as usual (adding more stuff & Chinese new year..)but the forge confirmed that there’s a delivery packed and... [Check the rest of the interview]
Christmas sales on many unique katanas, up to 50% discount !
It’s coming closer very fast, the end of the year. I don’t know about you but it always remind me of how fast everything is passing by (and how old we become ). Last weekend I was digging in the store and found a lot of swords that are nowhere to be found in the shop. Models that were produced as a prototype but never made the actual production or one time pieces that came in some how... [Check the rest of the interview]
Our custom katana project is live ! Unlimited options and fast delivery.
After months of dealing with a lot of problems (may they rest in piece) we finally got some good things coming out of the box. In case you didn’t noticed it yet, we now have the “customize your own katana” project up and running ! A short description of how this thing is working. You can go to here and start to design your own katana by choosing all of the components you like to see... [Check the rest of the interview]
Konron’s 9260 Quality Katana, a review with video
9260 Konron Forge Katana - 2e Generation REVIEW review by Serge Winckelmans This summer I was on vacation in Spain. Been there, my eye felt down to a ornamental katana set, and I bought it. Once I came back in Belgium I searched the web for a real katana and I found a site (in Belgium) who would deliver me a real (low budget) katana. When I saw the testings of this katana, my mind was sold to swords... [Check the rest of the interview]
Battle ready katanas, next in line is the Kiku Katana.
Introduction Recently I tested the Kiku Katana. The version I’ve got is without bo-hi. I will start with this review with the looks, fit and finish of this katana. Then I’ll tell you what kind of tests I performed with it, and my conclusions about the Kiku katana. The Looks The Kiku is delivered in a blue sword bag, which is suitable for full Koshirae ( the katana fully equipped with tsuba etc.... [Check the rest of the interview]
The Japanese Katana, historical background info
The Japanese Katana (aka Samurai swords) has been in existence for thousands of years and is a heavy part of the Japanese culture. It’s existence has been known to display honor, and its service has continued with reverence and respect for this weapon. Coupled with the use of martial arts has branded the sword to be the ultimate fighting weapon. War played a major part in Japan’s history... [Check the rest of the interview]
Knife Self Defense and Basic Knife Fighting Techniques
Avoid if possible any confrontation with an opponent who has a knife; no matter how good you think you are, you can and will be cut. There are ways to minimize the damage to yourself if you are confronted with a knife welding opponent and you have no weapon. First, try and get some distance between you and the opponent so they have to lunge to get to you, and look for a weapon or blocking tool of any... [Check the rest of the interview]
Let’s do something with all the katana pictures we have here !
When looking for some pictures today in our archive, I realized that over de years we collected a few 1000 high resolution pictures of katanas and other samurai related stuff such as armors, kabuto&mempo, different sword parts, etc. While strolling through them, I did found some very nice ones that ..hell I even didn’t know they were still here So I came up with the idea to make... [Check the rest of the interview]
The Long expected 9260 steel katana swords are almost here…damn Olympics
The summer is slowly passing by and after a relative calm (depends what that is to your definition ) period we’re ready to go full speed again. The most important thing to mention here is the fact that the new 9260 Konron swords are ready. If all goes well, which is dangerous to say, they will leave the forge this week or next week. The problem we face at the moment are the damn Olympics. The... [Check the rest of the interview]