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Tamahagane Steel Katana
Tamahagane Steel is a steel smelted by traditional Japanese methods. The smelting method is complicated and time-consuming. The whole process takes 2-3 days. The final smelted Tamahagane Steel has a carbon content of 1%-1.5%, and is low in sulfur and phosphorus, suitable for forging, and is usually used to make Japanese swords.
The Japanese consider it a precious steel. Some people think that if a katana sword is not made of Tamahagane Steel, then the value of the katana sword will be greatly reduced, and some even say that a sword without Tamahagane Steel cannot be called a katana sword. In fact, a large part of the reason why many sword collectors value the "Tamahagane samurai sword" is the respect for Japanese traditional skills and historical and cultural feelings.
Coolkatana offers high-quality katana forged from Tamahagane Steel. The katana are hand-forged by swordsmiths who have inherited two hundred years of casting technology in Longquan, China.
The katana tamahagane is crafted using traditional Japanese steel known as Tamahagane, which is made by smelting iron sand in a tatara furnace. This ancient process produces a high-quality steel with the perfect balance of hardness and flexibility — essential for creating a blade that is both razor-sharp and resilient. Forging a tamahagane katana requires exceptional skill, as swordsmiths must carefully fold and refine the steel to remove impurities and enhance its grain pattern. The result is a katana with a unique, beautiful hamon (temper line), historical authenticity, and legendary cutting performance. A katana tamahagane is more than a weapon — it's a true work of art and a tribute to centuries of Japanese craftsmanship.