As they are handmade and subject to extensive handling, they do get scuff marks and minor stains on the blade and components. The polish of each sword is a working polish known as a 'Tameshigiri' polish and is somewhere between 400 to 600 grit.Because of this, we will not accept returns on any swords that have the following features: The reason being the same as with all other hobbies, refinement will come with a price.īecause of this, certain shortcuts must be taken in the manufacturing process and are NOT considered to be defects.
#CHENESS O KATANA SWORD BUYERS GUIDE FULL#
There are numerous other manufacturers and individual smiths in the industry that serve those needs ( click here for our full selection of Japanese swords). Their goal is and always has been to simply offer an affordable entry level practice sword to beginners in iaido and iaijutsu and when first released in 2005 truly revolutionized the sword market for until that time, there were few to no entry level Katana.Ĭheness swords were never meant to be collectors pieces, display pieces, or art sword quality. MUST READ NOTE REGARDING CHENESS CUTLERY SWORDSĬheness Cutlery Swords are designed by Martial Artists for Martial Artists.
Highly recommended (full 5 out of 5 star rating on SBG, click here to read the full review). Whichever version you choose, this incredibly popular sword is one of the strongest traditional blade geometry Katana on the market. The original flagship of Cheness Cutleries range of super heavy duty 9260 Spring Steel Katana, this classic looking sword with a thick brass "Musashi" double 'C' ring tsuba is a very tough, practical and solidly built piece designed specifically for rigorous and frequent dojo cutting applications.Īvailable with or without bo-hi (fuller/"blood groove") - the solid bodied blade has a more forward balance (6" from the tsuba) for authority in the cut (as well as a slight claying and secondary heat treatment to increase the edge retention of the edge), while the bo-hi version is 4oz lighter, which when combined with the 5" balance point makes it much faster in the hand.
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