Forging a katana out of Rusted steel SPRING. This is probably our longest project. We decided to make a katana sword with a ...

Takefu (Japan) (AFP) – Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for ...

He places the steel under a spring hammer and the sound of the metal being flattened and fortified into a kitchen knife echoes off the mountains surrounding the workshop. "I believe that blades are ...