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Thank you very much Grey! Thanks for clarifying it by the periods of smithing also. I've seen a couple recommendations for that book but i'll take your word for it. As for the hamon, does the smith nowadays have a single style they use or will they change depending on the order? -Matt

Hi everybody, new member and just beginning to learn about nihonto. I was wondering if any of you could clear up some things about the hamon for me. My question is, is the hamon unique to the swordsmith or the schools way that he was taught? or maybe it's a hybrid of the two? Is there a book that explains the difference in hamon by smith or would I need to compare all the smiths by myself from their current work? I've seen some different types of hamon but wish to understand who does each different type. Thank you all for your time. -Matt