Hanbon Forge custom 1095 clay tempered katana

[@tomsimmo5789]

Just picked up my 3rd in this forge one is 1060 the others are 1095 and 9260. For the price these katanas are a real bargain.

[@83RedRum]

I think they are a steal too blade quality is great fittings are standard china quality

[@tomsimmo5789]

@@83RedRum they are nice and tight the blade steels are what I'm liking. The hardware is OK the handle wrap looks durable. Nice blades.

[@danielbowen4550]

Hey man I met you while fishing the other night.you were right about that sword ,the clay Hamon turned out great,you can really tell that it’s a handmade katana and not mass produced .im going to have to order one of these soon

[@83RedRum]

yup good sword great price too :)

[@laksivrak2203]

Very good and full review salute 🫡

[@albertwesker782]

That tsuba is pretty cool!

[@83RedRum]

Resident evil fan spotted love that name and yep snakes are my fav animal :)

[@albertwesker782]

Mr.Scorpio865 haha yes man! That sword is one of a kind. I ordered mine 2 weeks ago.

[@83RedRum]

you order from hanbon ? if so you will love it i tested it on bamboo in latest upload check it out if u want :)

[@Bfr3shBrian]

Damn that looks nice! Does the '12 step hand polishing' already come with the 1095 clay tempered blades or do you have to specify it when ordering?

[@83RedRum]

Comes with it

[@Bfr3shBrian]

Mr.Scorpio865 thanks for answering! I just subscribed

[@mikelykan.9416]

That's a fine blade you got there.

[@fransthefox9682]

Looks amazing. Just the handle wrapping seems a bit off.

[@83RedRum]

yes because i unwrapped the ito lol and did bad re-wrap not hanbons fault it was perfect before i messed it up

[@fransthefox9682]

Mr.Scorpio865 Oh. Alright. Thanks for telling me. Lol Why did you unwrap it?

[@83RedRum]

Hmm i wanted to replace it with better ito and use hishigami when i did the tsuka maki hishigami give better shape to diamonds and make the wrap way tighter :P

[@fransthefox9682]

Mr.Scorpio865 Oh. Alright. Ok.

[@bigbadwolf8184]

Do you know if the black blade or Damascus would hold up well?

[@83RedRum]

All I can say is that the one I bought from them does don't want to give false info 😃

[@constantelevation5803]

How are the tsuba and the other fittings holding up? I just ordered a similar set-up but in 9260 spring steel.

[@83RedRum]

They are still tight the only fitting issue i had was the end cap kashira idk if i spelled it right came off during hammering the mekugi out they put them in too tight so use care if you try to get them out other than that everything tight and perfect still

[@constantelevation5803]

Gotcha...appreciate the quick response

[@83RedRum]

@@constantelevation5803 np was on here watching stuff anyway :)

[@raymondpan7093]

Beautiful blade but it does not seem like the ito was very well done. Seems to be very, very uneven spanning the whole length of the handle it seems which is something that I don't think my OCD can handle haha.

[@83RedRum]

That was because in this video I had unwrapped it once lol

[@wolf-lordofsleep1591]

The sword is beautiful, but I wanted to know in a review, is how well it was built. Are the little brass fittings you showed off, fall off? Are they lose? Does the cotton handle feel lose? Anything wiggle on it??? Are things I wanna know please

[@83RedRum]

To answer you the fittings had 0 wiggle and were extremely tight maybe a bit too tight as i can't remove the tsuka the wrapping was well done when it arrived really good and tight i changed it just because i wanted different wrapping the only real problem i had is the saya not locking properly the reason i choose hanbon was price and customization the quality of them is really great for those prices :)

[@tinacudal5988]

How long did it take to come in the mail?

[@83RedRum]

Well mine took around two weeks but if it gets hung up in customs it can take longer assuming you are in the USA ofc

[@jonnyspence5505]

What's the difference between a 1095 katana and a clay tempered 1095 katana? Is it better or what does it actually mean?

[@83RedRum]

To answer you the difference is clay tempered blades have a harder edge and stay sharp longer and the hamon line looks cool too :)

[@jonnyspence5505]

@@83RedRum so better than a plain 1095 then you say?

[@83RedRum]

@@jonnyspence5505 if you buying one for performance then yes if it is just for looks it dosen't matter :)