The blades of old samurai swords are sometimes carved with a single
terrifying figure: the number of human bodies they have sliced in two
with a single stroke. Indeed, each katana, or samurai sword, has its
own unique story of not only a lethal past, but also an exquisite
creation. Trace one blade's beginnings to rural Japan, where a smelter
prays to a Shinto shrine as a nearby mixture of charcoal and the
purest iron sand is heated to over 1,000 degrees Celsius - until he
shatters the furnace walls, releasing a blistering mass of steel. From
fiery forging workshops to ferocious fighting schools, discover the
mysterious process behind the creation of the sword that many experts
call the most effective in the world. Generations of metalsmiths and
warriors have worked for centuries to perfect this process of art and
chemistry, trial and honor, discipline and devotion-all embodied in
the razor-sharp blade of the katana sword.
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