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The steel used in sword production is known as tamahagane (玉鋼:たまはがね), or "jewel steel" (tama – ball or jewel, hagane – steel). Tamahagane is produced from iron sand, a source of iron ore, and mainly used to make samurai swords, such as the katana, and some tools. Diagram of a tatara and bellows
Tamahagane (玉鋼) is a type of steel made in the Japanese tradition. The word tama means 'precious', and the word hagane means 'steel'. [ 1 ] Tamahagane is used to make Japanese swords , daggers , knives , and other kinds of tools.
Blades whose length is next to a different classification type are described with a prefix 'O-' (for great) or 'Ko-' (for small), e.g. a Wakizashi with a length of 59 cm is called an O-wakizashi (almost a Katana) whereas a Katana of 61 cm is called a Ko-Katana (for small Katana; but note that a small accessory blade sometimes found in the ...
A. Abe Masahiro; Abe Masayoshi; Abe Tadaaki; Akamatsu Masanori; Akamatsu Norimura; Akamatsu Mitsusuke; Akamatsu Norifusa; Akaza Naoyasu; Akechi Mitsuhide; Akita clan
The statement in this article that the 2.5 ton kera, or steel bloom, produces 2.5 tons of tamahagane is incorrect. I think it should be noted that the kera is mostly mild steel at best, and contains quite a lot of wrought iron, as well as the medium and high carbon steels used in katana smithing.
In 1976, in order to secure sword-making materials that would become increasingly difficult to obtain, the Nittoho Tatara Plant was established to produce wako (Japanese steel for blades) and tamahagane (High-quality blade steel), in Okuizumo town, Shimane Prefecture. [12] In 1977, the Nittoho Tatara Plant was revived in Yokota Town, Shimane ...
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Tamahagane (玉鋼) is a general term for steel, not used prior to the Meiji Era, literally meaning "precious steel". Steel is smelted at Shimane facility for Japanese swords (nihontō (日本刀), commonly known as katana (刀)) by contemporary Japanese forge masters like Kihara Akira and Gassan Sadatoshi is still smelted in a tatara.