{"product_id":"build-your-own-katana","title":"Build Your Own Katana","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuild a custom katana online and watch it take shape as you choose. The Battling Blades Katana Builder is a live configurator with over 65 billion possible configurations: three blade steels, twenty tsuba designs, seven ito wrap colors in five materials, nine saya finishes, eight habaki metals, blade and sheath engraving in 35 lettering styles, and any length from 20 to 80 inches in half inch steps. Your price updates with every choice, a concept sketch redraws your exact sword as you build, and the finished specification goes straight to checkout. Custom builds start at $199.99.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow the Katana Builder Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart from a curated look like The Classic or Shogun's Reserve, or start from a blank blade. Work through each decision in order: steel, hamon, hi groove, edge, finish, tsuba, wrap, fittings, saya, habaki, engraving, and size. Every option shows a real product photo and its exact price, so there are no surprises at checkout. When your sword is right, add it to the cart, or copy a shareable build link that reopens your exact configuration for you, a spouse, or a gift giver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChoose Your Blade Steel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStainless steel is the display choice, holding its polish with minimal maintenance. 1095 high carbon steel is the traditional battle-ready spec, heat treated and available with a genuine hamon from differential hardening rather than an acid-etched imitation. Folded Damascus steel shows its layered grain down the full length of the blade, forged the same way as the Damascus throughout our catalog. Every steel is a full tang construction: one continuous piece of steel from tip to pommel, secured through the handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEvery Detail Is Yours\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelect from twenty tsuba guard designs in iron, brass, and enameled finishes. Wrap the handle in cotton, silk, suede, or leather ito in seven colors, over matching kashira and fittings. Lacquer the saya in gloss or matte black (included), six premium colors, or natural wood, and finish the blade in satin, mirror, or a full black coating. Blade engraving and saya etching add initials, a date, a name, or a sentence in your choice of 35 lettering styles, previewed live on the sketch before you buy. It is what makes this builder the standard for a custom engraved katana or a milestone gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSized to You, Down to the Half Inch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild a 27 inch wakizashi, our standard 40.5 inch katana, or a 55 inch odachi, all forged in batches and priced as stocked sizes. Or set any overall length from 20 to 80 inches in half inch increments, with the handle length adjustable independently at no extra charge. If your custom length lands exactly on a stocked size, the forge-to-order fee is waived automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eForged, Not Assembled\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery custom katana is hand forged to order in the same workshops that produce our full catalog, then inspected at four quality checkpoints before it ships: forging, heat treat, assembly, and final inspection. There are no seconds and no rework bins. Read the full process in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/quality-standard\"\u003eBattling Blades Quality Standard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCustom Katana Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much does a custom katana cost?\u003c\/strong\u003e Builds start at $199.99 for a wakizashi and $249.99 for a full size katana. Most configured swords land between $400 and $800 depending on steel, fittings, and engraving, with every price shown live as you build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I engrave a katana blade?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The builder offers initials, dates, names, sentences, and logo engraving on the blade, plus etching on the saya, in 35 lettering styles with a live preview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the best steel for a custom katana?\u003c\/strong\u003e 1095 high carbon steel for a traditional battle-ready build with a genuine hamon, folded Damascus for the visible layered grain, stainless for a low maintenance display sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I save my build or send it to someone?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Copy build link saves your exact configuration in a URL you can bookmark, share, or drop a very unsubtle hint with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat sizes can I order?\u003c\/strong\u003e Stocked sizes at 27, 40.5, and 55 inches, or any custom length from 20 to 80 inches in half inch steps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Battling Blades","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46732933333164,"sku":"1000010014","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2234\/4067\/files\/Custom_Katana.png?v=1783392930","url":"https:\/\/battlingblades.com\/products\/build-your-own-katana","provider":"Battling Blades","version":"1.0","type":"link"}