Hamon styles-hardened pattern
Hamon are the hardening
marks left behind after hardening the steel edge to make good quality cutting
edges Though they look different and change part of the metal, the Hamon
doesn’t influence negatively the blade
but enhances the edge quality. The Hamon is
designed and determined by sword simth, using clay flowing down the edge to
control hardening and create patternson the edge. Though strikingly beautiful,
theHamon pattern isn’tnecessarily for
judging blade
quality.
Suguha Hamon(Straight)
Notare Hamon(Wave)
Midare Hamon(Irregular)
Togari Hamon(Pointed)
Toran hamon(Billowing)
Choji hamon
Hitatsura hamon
Gunome(Zigzag)