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		<title>Katana Care Tips To Make Your Sword Last A Lifetime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[True samurai swords are in my opinion works of art which is why I decided to write these few but important katana care tips to make sure your Japanese sword keeps its value for a long time. Unless you buy a stainless steel katana, you should expect to do some katana sword care frequently. A [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Proper Maintenance Of Your Katana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people buy a katana thinking it&#8217;s a strong and quality sword that will be preserved for years to come. True, it often is a quality sword, but owners tend to get disappointed when their sword begins to rust thinking they bought a low quality sword, when in fact they know nothing about it&#8217;s proper [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How To Buy A Good Katana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First of all when buying a katana sword there are a few things you should ask yourself: whether you want the sword just for decorative purposes, or do you instead want a training (dull blade) sword, or battle ready sharp katana. That&#8217;s the most important thing you need to figure out, and it will determine [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Samurai Katana Swords in History</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[History of Japanese swords goes back 2,000 years. The first metal sword was discovered from a grave in Japan. The oldest sword is called Jo-ko-gatana (Sword of the ancestor). Swords with blades on both sides are known as ken or tsurugi, and the ones with a single blade as tachi. Wei Dynasty From the 3rd [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tsukamaki &#8211; Katana Handle Wrappings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The art of wrapping the sword hilt is called tsukamaki. It requires enormous patience, persistence, and attention to details.  In this art, the materials needed are glue, the cloth (ito), paper, and the tsuka (sword handle). There are several types of tsukamaki, and you can see examples of them below. Hineri Maki Hineri maki is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Katana Sword Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Japanese Katana is made up of a number of different parts. The images and descriptions here will provide you with an overview and descriptions of them. Habaki: (Blade collar): Small square metal collar around the base of the blade. Hamon: (Edge pattern): Waveform marks found on the edge of the blade resulting from the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Japanese Katana Swordsmiths Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the past few years there has been a growing interest in the world of Japannse katana, and increasing affluence has allowed this interest to be realized in the purchase of a blade by ever greater numbers of enthusiasts, especially swords coming from traditional swordsmiths. This, in turn, has spawned an immense industry of purveyors [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Are Katana Swords Made</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Katana swords have a very sleek and attractive look with their curved shape, and have a length of more than sixty centimeters. Katana swords are often recognized for their strength and sharpness which lasts for a very long time. There is in fact a secret in making samurai swords, one that probably took hundreds of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Katana Sword Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Katana sword is recognized throughout the world as the most deadly of all japanese weaponry. Its curved blade and razor-sharp edge are just a few things that make katana swords unique. Although these swords gained much fame in the recent years with the release of movies such as The Last Samurai and Kill Bill, katana [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Makes Katana Swords Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you look hard enough, you&#8217;ll likely find dozens of different sword types from all across the world, but none of them compare to the popularity of japanese katana swords: the unique curved design and overall aesthetics and the smithing methods used to make them are breathtaking. They are almost a special form of art, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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