Japanese Swordsmith

From tamahagane to a finished katana. Become a swordsmith in Bakumatsu-era Kyoto. Japanese Swordsmith is a hardcore swordsmith simulator built around the traditional path of Japanese sword making. Sumikiri, mizuheshi, stacking and welding, folding forge, steel construction, drawing out, fire shaping, clay packing, the quench, polishing, and mounting. Not a minigame—this is real work. Learn the traditional craft path and forge your own katana from tamahagane. Take on shapes inspired by famous and fictional blades. The traditional craft pathSumikiri (charcoal cutting) — cut and prepare charcoal for the forge fire with your own handsMizuheshi (break & sort) — heat and hammer tamahagane, quench it, then sort the broken piecesTsumiwakashi (stack & weld) — stack fragments and forge them into a single billetTanren (folding forge) — fold and hammer to refine the steelTsukurikomi (construction) — layer jacket and core steels into the blade's heartWakashinobe / Sunobe (drawing out) — draw the steel to length and shape the kissakiHizukuri (fire shaping) — form the edge, spine, curve, and the rest of the bladeTsuchioki (clay packing) — paint the clay line that will become the hamonYakiire (the quench) — quench the heated blade and lock in the hamon—one shot, no undoTogi (polishing) — remove clay on the stone and bring out jigane and hamonKoshirae (mounting) — fit tsuka, tsuba, saya, and finish the sword as a wholeRead the steel.

Make your best blade.…