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July 15th, 2011 
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Forge of Katana using the traditional method, start from iron / charcoal powder, melted in a specially designed furnace to make “Tamahagane”, then forge by repeated folding, laminated and differential clay tempering and polished using the proper stones. The entire process can be seen here: forums.guestbook.com.tw
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is there anywhere i can learn japanese sword smithing in america
is there anywhere i can learn japanese sword smithing in america
what is the best steel katana? 1060? 1095? damasco? 12x 11x? thanks
Sharpening the blade with his fingers and sand, many cuts in the learning process of that x(
i think i’m diggin the music more than the video
@RaiAntou Looks similar to the hardening paste used by welders.
@TeaBagJizzer have you seen the video tang sowrd ancestors of the japanese katana
@ReaperofSouls0 Tamahagane is made up of black sand which has 80% of iron inside it.
Everything = Made In China
i cant remember as to how long the process of making one of these im guessing it depends on the skill of the smith
@soloshoroycom tamahagane means jewel steal.
@hamburger33 Oh my god how stupid can you be?
1. You don’t need to visit a swordsmith to know that.
2. I SAID THAT.
3. Read my comments (plural).
This is Master Rich Chen a few years ago. His forge is Zubeng Forge
@koka270
the katana name originated in japan. the sword shape was made in china first.
@armyboy24
this is true
@ihaterobbie123 i visited Sadakazu II in Japan he gave me a book with the history of swords. I looked in the book and the oldest swords were straight and he told me it was because it was made after Chinese swords of the time. Takahashi Sadatsugu became the first Living National treasure in 1955 and his son, Sadaichi (later Sadakazu II) also became a Living National Treasure in 1971. Takahashi Sadatsugu made swords for the Emperor of Japan.
@ihaterobbie123
i visited Sadakazu II in Japan he gave me a book with the history of swords. I looked in the book and the oldest swords were straight and he told me it was because it was made after Chinese swords of the time. Takahashi Sadatsugu became the first Living National treasure in 1955 and his son, Sadaichi (later Sadakazu II) also became a Living National Treasure in 1971. Takahashi Sadatsugu made swords for the Emperor of Japan.
the Chinese made a sword like a katana.
@soloshoroycom in chinese it is called Jewel Steel. ( Yi Gan) its wrote in chinese and japanese the same.
@soloshoroycom Oh they sure do. 熱湯 in Mandarin = hot soup. In Japanese, it means hot bath.
@ihaterobbie123 – No. you cannot argue that “all” cultures comes from one origin. This is because you would have to first establish the original source that you claimed to have led to the development of all cultures, such as cultural heritage, traditions, assets & so on. Your debate of cultural differentiation operating in much the same manner as stem cells is a one-sided perspective. And would end up as a debate on whether cultural heritages, traditions or assets are work of nature or nurture.
@armyboy24 You’re simply using the term in a different manner. The influences that changed the chokuto into the modern katana were purely Japanese.
And yes, with the migration of humans throughout the world you could argue that all cultures have one origin, making this whole conversation pointless, in this sense your argument is self-defeating, a mere observation of cultural differentiation operating in much the same manner as stem cells (different function, same coded information).
@ihaterobbie123 – That’s as good as saying Ramen originated in Japan. But truth be told, it has its origins from China, and further developed in Japan to become todays Japanese Ramen. Same thing for katana. It has its origins from China, further developed in Japan to become todays Japanese Katana. Nope, your applying of the “everyone is African” argument would be flawed here because we are talking about cultural assets and heritages. It is different from genetic endowment or heredity.
@armyboy24 The chokuto originated in China, the tachi didn’t, the katana didn’t.
Look, your reasoning would allow me to make the statement “everyone is african” because that’s where humans originally resided.
The katana is of Japanese origin as it ORIGINated in Japan.
@juzblazejr Bullshit, both martial arts are just as good at strengthening the body and that “fact” isn’t known by anyone I know.
It’s opinion, this video isn’t about karate/kung fu anyway so I don’t know why I left a comment about them.
@ihaterobbie123 its a well known fact real kung fu is better than karate
karate is better for strgthening the body