Craftsman polishing a sword

Craftsmen who make metal fittings to fit into sheaths without gaps. They also make metal fittings for koshirae.

(※Habaki: The metal collar is a cylindrical metal fitting inserted into the metal where the sword blade and tsuba meet.)

(※Koshirae: The scabbard is replaced when the sword is taken outside and has various specifications, but generally uses the tsubasa and lacquer fittings. It is also called a "gaiso" (outer armor).)

Craftsmen who make the white sheaths that hold the swords and the sheaths that form the base of the koshirae.

Craftsmen who make tsuba.
(※Tsuba: A plate-shaped metal fitting attached between the blade and the handle.)

Craftsmen who make all the metal fittings that decorate swords.

Craftsman engraving a wide variety of patterns on the blade of a sword.