Crafting a Hand-Forged Katana. Posted: November 7, 2024 | Last updated: November 7, 2024. Step into the world of traditional craftsmanship with this detailed look at the process of forging a ...

It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

It’s a tsuba, the hand guard for a katana, and over the course of two videos (one and two), you can see this masterpiece of traditional metalworking techniques take shape.

Japan's hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy. 3 min read. December 22, 2023 - 1:59PM. AFP. ... he wanted to make "katana" swords once wielded by samurai. ...

G-SHOCK’s Limited-Edition Katana-Inspired MR-G Watch launched with Only 800 Pieces Worldwide. By. Sudhanshu - Oct 27, 2024. ... reflects the edge pattern found on hand-forged blades.

Hand fits the knife The forge at Takefu burns at 900 degrees Celsius (1,652 degrees Fahrenheit), and the handmade Japanese blades drawn from the molten orange core, once hammered, shaped and ...

Japan's hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy. Takefu (Japan) (AFP) – Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a ...