Recent content by duckbillclinton

The next and final example will be of American origin. The way the blacksmith did was quite legit, easy, and straight forward, and really, it should put a good smile on you (as you don't have to dig into the rather complicated tatara smelting process). :) It’s sad that a number of people on...

Part 4 of the 3rd documentary (forum restricts only 3 video links max per post). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUe7_MG6do

The 3rd documentary is also in Japanese only. The title translation would be “Swordsmith’s Challenge”, and is a 4 part post. (Though all the YouTube links posted so far are katana forging related, let's still focus on the making of “oroshigane”.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iLyqwXUrh4...

For the next example, only Japanese is available. The title translation would be “Japanese legend: Katana”. It was produced in 1995, and is a 2 part YouTube post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkHrcCzswpk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGFuJiDUEPM Please pay attention to Clip 1...

ok, writing in multiple posts, here we go. :) Some background info... Lots people have heard of the term "tamahagane", in Japanese, it means precious steel (and nothing more), and usually, it refers to high quality steel bloom with high carbon contents. Being brought up from eastern Asian...

It's very nice to see your reply too, Will. Your answer is short, but very informative. It helped me to learn something new as well. So, thank you also. :wink: I agree the piece indeed had enough carbon (after multiple viewing of your wonderful youtube clips). With some more checking on...

Hi, Will. I am a new comer to the forum here.:) I have admired your work for quite some time now. The knives you made are just exceptional! And there's nothing more exciting than checking your new work on this board every other week. :) Alright, let's get back to our subject...