![]() ![]() Many lubricants and oils will work great and often preference is left to the user. Repairing dents, Knicks, and sharpening your Iaido Blade is a great way to ensure longevity. After hand oils or cutting sessions are performed be sure to wipe and oil your blade. Cutting swords have grain and will likely rust when provided moisture, humidity, and oxygen. Note that you should respect your katana and keep it well oiled and maintained when not in use, especially cutting blades. Blades are currently unable to be made in Japan and sold outside of the country, so many of these products will originate in China but uphold folded steel quality checks. These swords give a very balanced feel and great quality for both practice and performance. There are many different brands of sword manufacturers. For skilled performance a quality blade should be selected to prevent accidental bending, dulling, or breakage of the blade. Cutting blades are typically very heavy and very sharp, which make for inelegant practice of kata and strain upon the user. For tameshigiri and cutting applications there are several variations of cutting blades that can be utilized. The Iaito is a Katana that has the authentic feel, balance, and quality without the cutting live blade of the Iaido Sword. There are typically two types of swords in which you will use for practice or performance.
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