I'm always impressed by the crisp, clean work that the craftsmen do on these swords - whole different game compared to most low cost Chinese swords. I know that's to be expected, but I've seen $500 Chinese swords that don't have anywhere near the detailing of a $500 ...
producing charcoal, iron smelting, and forging to mold the semi-finished steel bar, along with annealing of the soil-wrappeddaoand polishing of the blade, I spent more than eighteen months. In total, it took me around twenty-four months to make this Han ring-pommeldao....