What blade lengths and formats are available in the redwood shirasaya collection?
Updated Feb 2026
Redwood shirasaya pieces in this collection are available in the wakizashi format - the shorter companion blade of the Japanese daisho pairing, with blade lengths typically between 30 and 60 cm. The wakizashi format in the shirasaya mounting creates a particularly compact and refined display piece: the short blade in plain wood housing without guard or fittings is an exceptionally minimal object that reads with the quiet authority of a Japanese aesthetic principle taken to its logical conclusion. Both the red-scabbard wakizashi and the natural-wood wakizashi pieces are built from T10 carbon steel with clay tempering, providing a hamon along the blade length that can be appreciated fully without the interruption of a tsuba guard. The wakizashi's shorter blade length makes it a manageable display piece for collectors with limited display space who want the shirasaya aesthetic without the wall real estate required by a full-length katana.