Katana Guides
How to Store and Display Your Katana Safely
The four golden rules of sword display: edge-up positioning, humidity control, UV protection, and home safety.
How to Store and Display Your Katana Safely
The four golden rules of sword display: edge-up positioning, humidity control, UV protection, and home safety.
Loose Ito, Wobbly Tsuba? Fixing Common Katana F...
How to fix guard rattles, adjust scabbard tightness, and stabilize shifting handle wraps without ruining your sword.
Loose Ito, Wobbly Tsuba? Fixing Common Katana F...
How to fix guard rattles, adjust scabbard tightness, and stabilize shifting handle wraps without ruining your sword.
After Tameshigiri: How to Clean Your Katana Aft...
Why plant sap and moisture pit carbon steel within hours, and the essential cleaning protocol after backyard target cutting.
After Tameshigiri: How to Clean Your Katana Aft...
Why plant sap and moisture pit carbon steel within hours, and the essential cleaning protocol after backyard target cutting.
How Sharp Should a Katana Be? Sharpening Myths ...
Why chasing razor-thin sharpness ruins functional swords, the importance of niku edge geometry, and the printer paper test.
How Sharp Should a Katana Be? Sharpening Myths ...
Why chasing razor-thin sharpness ruins functional swords, the importance of niku edge geometry, and the printer paper test.
Rust Spots on Your Katana? Don't Panic — Here's...
Don't panic if your new sword shows brown specks. How to identify surface rust vs deep pitting and how to safely treat it at home.
Rust Spots on Your Katana? Don't Panic — Here's...
Don't panic if your new sword shows brown specks. How to identify surface rust vs deep pitting and how to safely treat it at home.
Katana Maintenance 101: How Often to Oil and Wh...
The simple 5-minute routine to protect carbon steel from rust, which oils to use, and why touching the blade ruins the polish.
Katana Maintenance 101: How Often to Oil and Wh...
The simple 5-minute routine to protect carbon steel from rust, which oils to use, and why touching the blade ruins the polish.