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Hamon (swordsmithing) — In swordsmithing, nihongo|hamon|刃文|hamon (from Japanese, literally blade pattern ) is a visual effect created on the blade by the hardening process. It is the transition between the region of harder martensitic steel of the blade edge and the… … Wikipedia
Hamon — may be* Hamon Thermal Europe, Cooling Tower Company [http://www.hamon.com] *Benoît Hamon, politician *Jean Louis Hamon, painter *Philippe Hamon, literary historian *Hamon (Song of Roland), legendary commander *Hamon (swordsmithing), visual result … Wikipedia
Dao (sword) — Traditional Chinese 刀 Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu … Wikipedia
Emperor Go-Toba — Infobox Monarch name = Emperor Go Toba title =82nd Emperor of Japan caption = reign =The 20th day of 8th month of Juei 2 (1183) The 11th day of 1st month of Kenkyū 9 (1198) coronation =The 28th day of 7th month of Juei 3 (1184) predecessor… … Wikipedia
Chokutō — Japanese straight swords, 6 7th century, Kofun period. The chokutō (直刀?, straig … Wikipedia
Mora knife — Used Mora 510 Mora knife (in Swedish: Morakniv) is a term used to refer to a range of popular belt knives manufactured by the cutleries of the town of Mora in Dalarna, Sweden, primarily by Mora of Sweden. Having been used as every day knives in… … Wikipedia
Bladesmith — Bladesmithing is the art of blacksmithing that relates specifically to creating knives, swords, daggers and other blades using a forge, hammer, anvil, and other smithing tools. Bladesmiths employ a variety of metalworking techniques used by… … Wikipedia
Living National Treasure (Japan) — Living National Treasure (, Ningen Kokuhō ) is a title awarded in Japan to certain masters of crafts such as woodblock printing (ukiyo e), papermaking, swordsmithing and pottery, and to masters of performance traditions such as bunraku, kabuki,… … Wikipedia
Katana construction — was the labour intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan for forging katana and other Japanese blades. Katana and wakizashi were often forged with different profiles, different blade thicknesses, and varying amounts of grind. Wakizashi… … Wikipedia
Katana — For other uses, see Katana (disambiguation). The katana (刀?) is one of the traditional Japanese swords (日本刀, nihonto … Wikipedia
