Thaitsuki Nihonto Katanas
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The Sivarat family has been making traditional Japanese katanas for over 400 years. As one of the few families who were chosen to produce Katanas while Samurai warriors were stationed in Thailand in the late 1590’s, the sword making process has been passed down the Sivarat family from generation to generation. Thaitsuki Nihonto was founded in 2001, and is one of the most reputable companies that produce high quality hand made Japanese katana swords, continuing the Thaitsuki tradition.
Thaitsuki Nihonto is one of the few companies that produces hand made Japanese katana swords, and dedicated to delivering authentic, high quality japanese katanas, each being hand crafted by artisans who have went through rigorous years of apprenticeship. Following traditional Japanese methods of sword production, Thaitsuki Nihonto swords are forged using pure high carbon Japanese steel. The tsuka is wrapped in leather or silk and traditional rayskin by skilled specialist, topped by the brass tsuba, and held in a custom fitted saya, which is made from hard wood and lacquered to perfection. Additionally, each katana comes with an individual serial number and signed certificate from Thaitsuki Nihonto allowing the owner to trace the date of production and who made it.
Once considered a sacred art, the Japanese sword making tradition is a multi-step process involving weeks of hard labor by several craftsmen. Thaitsuki Nihonto uses the Yamato Ninhonto forging method, which is considered one of the oldest traditional methods in Japanese sword making. Thaitsuki blades are forged using 2 types of high carbon steel that is imported directly from Japan allowing for a sharp, durable and flexible blade. Forging a blade begins with heating a piece of high quality Japanese steel and hammering it into a bar, this will serve as the outer core or handagane of the sword. After a period of cooling and reforging it goes through the grueling process of being hammered, split, and folded on itself thousands of times. Folding is essential for creating a strong, durable, and reliable blade. The shingane or inner core of the sword uses softer steel and follows a similar process before it is combined with the handgane and skillfully forged into a Shinogi Zukuri style blade. After cooling, the blade is covered in a clay mixture, placed in a fire and heated to over 750 degrees Celsius and then dipped in water for a quick cooling process that hardens the blade. A finished Thaitsuki blade can bend more than 45 degrees and can easily cut 5inch think bamboo in a single stroke.
Thaitsuki swords are decorated and detailed in the same manner Japanese katanas have been for centuries. The saya is made out of hard wood, lacquered, and custom fitted to each blade. The tsuba is handmade out of 100% brass and hand polished as well as other fittings such as the kashira and fuchi. The tsuka is skillfully wrapped in leather or silk ito and rayskin with attached handmade menuki. The handmade process of each sword is the reason why Thaitsuki Nihonto continues to be one of the top Japanese katana producers in the world.
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Source by Bob Dinsmore