7/26/2023 0 Comments Ronin katana dojo pro tanto review![]() This is a pleasant touch and one I hadn't seen before. They seem to made in the same material and style as a sageo (securing cord of a sword scabbard / saya). Of particular note are the securing ties on the cloth bag. On opening the main box I found a black cloth bag secured with three Styrofoam inserts. This had been compressed and secured with bubble wrap. It arrived in long cardboard box and inside was black box within box with an image of a katana on it. Inital Impressions: I videoed this so you can see EXACTLY what my initial impressions were.įirstly this came very well packaged. I'll expand on this in a future article on sword construction. This also gives rise to the unique swirling patterns within the steel of the blade itself. With each blow carbon is struck out of the steel. To get around this high carbon defect in the steel, the metal had to be repeatedly hammered. From a metallurgical point of view traditional tamehagene steel was not as strong as modern 1065 or 1090 steel due to the higher carbon content. Tamehagene is the smelted steel used in Japanese Katana's. They are mass produced, using power hammers instead of hand hammered and forged and finally they are made of 1060 steel, that is tempered but a single steel, and certainly not tamehagene steel. Firstly they are assembled in Longquan, in China as opposed to Japan. ![]() Strictly speaking the Ronin Swords aren't katana's because they aren't made in the traditional manner nor with the correct steel. They can't be classified as katana for a number of reasons, none of which take away from the charm or functionality of these swords, but I feel it's important and above-board to make this contrast. First off however these aren't katana - they are most accurately referred to as katana like, or katana influenced Japanese style blades. History: The Ronin Dojo Pro Katana is the current middle range of the Ronin series. I also wanted to test the quality of the sword steel and manufacture standards with an eye to the more expensive line Ronin are developing. I wanted to compare this to more of the higher end and more expensive models I have a see how it held up in terms of cutting functionality. It's envisioned to be the highest possible quality in a sub $350 sword market. Introduction: The Ronin Dojo Sword Series is held in very high esteem within the backyard cutting and amateur sword community.
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