Cheness Swords
For the last few years, Cheness Cutlery have been supplying a range of very sturdy hand forged Japanese swords designed to be the most economical entry level katana for cutting practice and iaido.
The full tang, solidly made blades themselves are head and shoulders above the reasonably plain (but reinforced) fittings they are mounted on, with excellent feedback on the 9260 Spring Steel range of monotempered cutting blades and the more traditional Kaze Katana.
They also produce a range of excellent quality non-sharpened iaito made from real carbon steel. While extremely popular in dojo all across the world, it is always best to check with your sensei to make sure that any swords you bring to class are authorized.
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Some of the toughest blades around, made of 9260 Spring Steel and monotempered for extra durability.
Includes more economical, but still very reliable blades made from 1060 and 1045 spring steel, and the Kaze Katana (which, while made from 9260 spring steel, has a real hamon and thus can't be included with the monotempered 9260 swords)
Economical, but high quality Non-sharpened Katana and Wakizashi blades for iaido (sword drawing and safer kata training) practices.
The full tang, solidly made blades themselves are head and shoulders above the reasonably plain (but reinforced) fittings they are mounted on, with excellent feedback on the 9260 Spring Steel range of monotempered cutting blades and the more traditional Kaze Katana.
They also produce a range of excellent quality non-sharpened iaito made from real carbon steel. While extremely popular in dojo all across the world, it is always best to check with your sensei to make sure that any swords you bring to class are authorized.
Click on an image below to be taken to the appropriate subsection:
Some of the toughest blades around, made of 9260 Spring Steel and monotempered for extra durability.
Includes more economical, but still very reliable blades made from 1060 and 1045 spring steel, and the Kaze Katana (which, while made from 9260 spring steel, has a real hamon and thus can't be included with the monotempered 9260 swords)
Economical, but high quality Non-sharpened Katana and Wakizashi blades for iaido (sword drawing and safer kata training) practices.
