John Lee - Golden Flower Katana (Folded Line)

  

Hand forged 12 times folded Blade (about 8000 layers) of 1045 Carbon steel.

Blade in Shinogi-Zukuri-Style with fuller (Bo-Hi).
Wooden handle with real ray skin and cotton wrap in classical Hineri-Maki-Style.
Black glossy lacquered scabbard (Kuroro-Style)
Blade 73,5 cm, Overall 104 cm, Handle length 30 cm.

Folded Line:
Typical of the Folded Line is the wonderful, sharp grounded Damascus blade.
The 12 times folded 1045 Carbon steel reached to about 8.000 Layers. The unique Damascus structure (Hada) of each sword comes from a professional surface treatment. The worked into Hamon-Line for an appealing, authentic visual effect.
The hardness of the Folded Line is about 50 HRC. The sharpness and solidity would be sufficient for practical use but recommended for that are the Practical Line and the Premium Line.

Golden Flower Katana: The example of this gorgeous Tsuba was surely made by an great master, probably in the 18th century. In opposite to the bladesmiths they did not sign ther work, so the creator is not known by name. The Tsuba and the other decorations are made elaborately with golden cherry blossoms (Sakura), one important symbol in japanese culture. They sum up for beauty, start and transience.