Forging
The blade takes shape beneath the hammer. Each layer of steel is folded and re-welded under heat to create a core that is both strong and flexible.
Hand-forged from high-quality carbon steel for exceptional durability. Full tang construction. Wooden display stand included with your order. Built to last.
Original price was: $203.$169Current price is: $169.
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Hoshi is the star as seen from earth — a point of light that appears motionless while the entire sky rotates around it. In Japanese tradition, some stars carry proper names: Subaru (the Pleiades), Nanatsuboshi (the Great Dipper), Shichifuku-no-Hoshi (the seven stars of fortune). The Katana Hoshi captures that quality of a luminous fixed point.
The 1060 carbon steel blade (hardness 58–60 HRC, nagasa approximately 70 cm) is polished to a deep mirror finish that returns, under direct light, pinpoint reflections — the surface appears scattered with bright points, like a night sky captured in a cross-section of metal.
The fittings carry the colors of night: midnight-blue ito over very dark samegawa, a dark-alloy tsuba chiseled with a repeating five-pointed star motif (five stars arranged as a constellation), a deep-black lacquered saya with gold points distributed like a shower of stars, and silver sageo. Burnished silver habaki.
A display piece for observational astronomy enthusiasts, a statement accent for low-light bedrooms where the saya’s gold points can stand out, or a gift for someone born under a zodiac sign tied to a visible constellation. A katana with the stillness of the night sky.
| Blade | 1060 carbon steel |
|---|---|
| Construction | full tang |
| Forging | by hand |
| Edge | sharpened, battle-ready |
| Tsuba | iron |
| Tsuka | synthetic ray skin |
| Sageo and Ito | cotton |
| Total length | 105 cm (41.3 in) |
| Blade length | 72 cm (28.3 in) |
| Blade width | 3,2 cm (1.3 in) |
| Blade thickness | 0,7 cm (0.3 in) |
| Handle length | 30 cm (11.8 in) |
| Included | katana and scabbard (Saya) |
Time-honored craft. Masterful gesture. A one-of-a-kind, hand-forged piece built to last.
The blade takes shape beneath the hammer. Each layer of steel is folded and re-welded under heat to create a core that is both strong and flexible.
The steel is brought to high temperature, then quenched rapidly: this fast cooling hardens the edge and reveals the hamon, the wavy line that runs along the blade.
The smith hand-polishes the blade with natural stones of increasing grit, revealing its luster, its edge, and the soul of the steel.
Each blade is crafted by master artisans according to traditional forging techniques.
Acciai al carbonio o Damasco ad alta tenuta, scelti per la loro resistenza e la tenuta del filo.
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You have 30 days from delivery to return your order. Full refund, no questions asked, as soon as the piece reaches us in its original packaging. Return shipping is on us for any defect found, and a flat fee for a simple change of mind. Our goal: that you fall completely in love with your blade.