Goldbrand is a one-handed katana imbued with a potent fire enchantment, delivering an additional 22 points of fire damage with each strike. Its golden hue and elegant curve make it not only a ...

This serves both to protect the blade and to give it its signature wavy design called the hamon, which later polishing will reveal. The swordsmith then places the katana back into the fire to be ...

In pride of place was the furnace with the roaring pine charcoal fire spitting some serious ... about 15 steps involved in the making of a katana blade. Tanren, or forge folding, involves heating ...