Ainu word for a long knife worn in the belt.
Ainu word for knife blade.
Ainu word for a knife handle.
Ainu word for the scabbard of a utility knife called makiri.
Japanese word for a basic blade construction consisting of one type of steel.
Ainu word for the back of a knife, or sword. Also the ridge of a mountain or house.
A Japanese swordsmith who lived between 1650-1730.
The Japanese name for punched, dotted surface finishes on metal.
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
Japanese word for martensite crystals that form in blade under certain conditions.
Japanese word for fine martensite crystals in the blade's temperline.
Ainu word for the edge of a sharp tool like a knife.
Japanese term for a sword with the second highest rated cutting ability.
Japanese term for a sword with the highest rated cutting ability.
Japanese word for a sword construction with a center high carbon edge plate.
A Japanese alloy containing copper and gold.
A copper-silver alloy used to make Japanese sword mounts.
Japanese word for a sword construction with a high carbon edge, low carbon core, medium carbon sides and a separate back.
Japanese sword construction that is was found inscribed on some tangs.
Japanese term for a cross-shaped tsuba often used on tachi swords.
A Japanese swordsmith in the Shōshū tradition.
Japanese name for a sword guard.
Japanese word for a single-handed curved sword, the predecessor of the katana.
The Japanese term for a hair arranging needle that can be split to form a pair of chopsticks.