
The blade
Two parallel bo-hi grooves in a 1060 blade
Bo-hi are the lengthwise channels also called fullers. Royal Shinto has two running beside one another, creating a pair of narrow lines along the polished blade. The steel is listed as 1060 carbon steel, with full-tang construction and a sharpened edge. The specification gives a 72 cm blade length; it does not provide a measured weight reduction or promise a particular sound.










