Is this actually clay-tempered?
1688463
mine appears to have been clay-tempered the waves in the steel are along the edge of the blade and not present in the rest. The blade to me appears to be stronger along the edge, yet flexible not to break on impact. I am by no means an expert and this was my first katana purchase, but as far as I can tell yes it is clay tempered and is a good sword.
1688464
I don't know about clay tempered. When I bought it they said differentially hardened steel. What I can say is that this is by far the best built sword I have owned (and I've had about a dozen). The blade is very rigid (no bounce at all when you tap the back of the handle) yet strong. I have hit many things with it that have broken cheaper blades I have purchased. As far as bang for the buck it is a great deal.
1688465
I didn't make the sword, but the hamoń has all the signs actually of being clay tempered properly.
1688466
It appears to be from the blade, but who knows for sure. What I CAN say is its an incredibly sharp and durable blade for the price, so I can only assume it IS clay tempered. The hamon suggests it is too.
1688467
Yes it has the Harmon line that is found on the blade that is clay-tempered. For the money it is a good buy. It not like the 500 year old blade but it does not cost $5000 +. You should like it.
2150079
I have no experience with clay but you could do a test run on a different platter and see how that goes. Sorry I could not be of more help.
1464055
No, the one I received was made by tenryu and is a musashi model, its hand forged but not differentially hardened, the tempering is fake lije acid etched or something, still good though strong, balanced and sharp!
368700
It is not. At least I don't think so. I think it was made from pressed wood. It was made very well and had the look of real wood. It had a great finish and was easy to put together. They still look brand new (I bought two).
1864977
Hi Rebecca. I don't know..and I don't know if there are different types of 'Kaolin' clay. I'd research it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
791652
No. And be wary - it is a very fragile ceramic. Cute - but broken upon delivery.
1772229
It is fully ceramic to my knowledge, We have one that got broken and the plate is one solid material
859243
I am not quite sure if it is tempered. I will say it is solid as a rock. It heavy without beer. Even heavier with beer.
1386724
Yes it is ... however be careful of which type you buy, there are a couple options such as coarse (which needs to be ground up into usable crystals) or finely ground. They're both the same product but one has already been ground and ready to use, the other one hasn't (some folks prefer grinding their own cuz they like to choose how coarse/fine they want the crystals).
903847
It is stoneware. So it's like a heavy glazed pottery. But that may not be an exact definition of what stoneware is! :-)
1017615
No, it is not. It is pressed wood with faux oak finish. It is heavy, but not real wood.
269173
Since its mostly made up of the clay, the paste is very smooth & doesnt have any "grit" to it
1611058
Yes, it is. I don't know why it's not stated in listings, but if you dig through some of the tech sites on Google, you'll find it is. It is also a very heavy duty glass as well in my opinion.
1782056
It has been so far. Some people have complained about breaking clays but it has not been an issue. The only time that there was a problem was with a 10 year old box that someone brought over. You also can use the biodegradable targets. I have been very happy with how it works. I would recommend getting the wobbler attachment for it too.
1139847
They call it stonewashed, but I would call it sandblasted. It is a nice even sandblasted finish that gives it a non shiny, matte finish.
165617
It has a acid etched hamon and is 1045 steel, the one that has real hamon from clay coating the edge and oil or water quenching which tempers the cutting edge harder is 1060 steel and about $100! It takes a lot more work and risk of breaking the blade so always make sure it says hand tempered and what method they use. This sword still cuts fine, even bamboo(not recommended)and is very good for the price. I bought mine to practice so my nicer real hamon tempered ones don't get hurt.
1579828
No, it is dry and coarse grain. It goes really well in the salt grinder I made.