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T10 Steel Katana Guide: Why It's MoonSwords' Most-Used Steel
Why T10 tool steel is the steel MoonSwords uses most: what it is, typical hardness, how clay tempering shapes it, and which swords to look at in every tier.
1095 Steel Katana Guide: The Classic High-Carbon Steel
Why 1095 high-carbon steel is a collector classic: what it is, typical hardness, its clean hamon, and the MoonSwords katana, tachi and tanto forged in it.
T8 Steel Katana Guide: The Most Affordable Clay-Tempered Blade
T8 tool steel explained: typical hardness, how it compares to T10, and the MoonSwords clay-tempered T8 katana and wakizashi from $219.
65Mn, 1065 & High-Speed Steel: A Guide to Our Most Accessible Swords
The three steels behind our most accessible swords, 65Mn, 1065 and high-speed steel, compared by hardness, toughness and edge retention.
Damascus Steel Katana Guide: Pattern-Welded Steel as Artwork
How pattern-welded Damascus steel is made, what to expect from it, and the MoonSwords Damascus katana, wakizashi, tanto and odachi.
Master Collection Steel: Damascus & Laminated Jian and Dao by Zhao Peiyan
The Damascus and laminated steel behind the jian and dao forged by Master Zhao Peiyan in Longquan, and every piece in the Master Collection.
Tamahagane Katana Guide: The Traditional Steel of the Japanese Sword
Tamahagane explained: how the traditional iron-sand steel is made, how it compares with modern steel, and the three MoonSwords Tamahagane katana.