Build Your Own Katana Fencing Foil The clay is thickly painted

The clay is thickly painted on the blade to insulates the parts of the blade that we want softened so they cool more slowly during the quenching process

The brass fittings at the guard and pommel add to the sword's durability and aesthetic appeal

Handle: The handle

remains synonymous with the valiant knights of the late medieval and Renaissance eras

excluding the edge

Build Your Own Katana Fencing Foil The clay is thickly paintedBuild a custom katana online and watch it take shape as you choose. The Battling Blades Katana Builder is a live configurator with over 65 billion possible configurations: three blade steels, twenty tsuba designs, seven ito wrap colors in five materials, nine saya finishes, eight habaki metals, blade and sheath engraving in 35 lettering styles, and any length from 20 to 80 inches in half inch steps. Your price updates with every choice, a concept