The Samurai Challenge - Not a San Mai, Not a Katana

*The original title was “San Mai Katana“, but after so many people wanting to correct it and so many others just wanting to show off or bother me, I thought it would be fun to change the title saying what this sword is not. The truth is that I did it to have fun and participate in a game, I don’t care what they call it. ;) Hey guys! Today I bring something new: my first sword! It would take a little longer to make this piece, but as “The Samurai Challenge“ came up, I ended up anticipating it. In order to be able to build it on time and without delaying my orders too much, I opted for a simpler constitution than a traditional katana. The fulltang shape guarantees a lot of robustness, and has a certain practicality in assembly. To put the traditional binding on the grip, I opted for san mai steel with manganese phosphate treatment, which will protect the carbon in the center from any type of oxidation. I did the partial roughing to keep the s