The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... carpenters fit the weapon with a lacquered wooden scabbard, which artisans then ...

Cursor found the sword among seized Japanese military weapons stacked up ... A message written in English appeared on a wooden tag strapped to the sword. It read: “I am very glad to have the ...

Instead, using a Japanese woodworking technique called "sashimono," the wooden components are held ... tree whose wood is traditionally used for sword sheaths, according to Reuters.