Talk:Nikana/@comment-124.82.119.105-20140429085751/@comment-23.248.65.168-20140620074542

"A substandard sword like a katana"??? Really? Do you have any idea of how historically forged Japanese katanas are made?! They are made by folding metal and hammering it flat, then folding it again and hammering it flat, and again, and again, and so on, until you have, I believe, over two hundred layers of metal hammered flat, then they are sharpened and placed upright in a stream, and they MUST be sharp enough to cut through a passing leaf, or they are rejected. The end result is you have a sword that will not bend, will not dull, and is perhaps one of the finest examples of a blade out there. Maybe you are referring to a cheaper imitation katana you might find in other countries?