Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...
The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... which he has shaped so it will make a snug fit into the channel and forges the ...
Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...
I have always admired this sword. Japanese craftsmen have invested many years of their lives making a real work of art in the form of a Katana sword. I have always dreamed of having a Katana sword ...
In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line ... The collection allows stylistic comparison of the five major sword making regions of Japan known as the “gokaden” (literally, “five ...
"The Sword of Doom" (1966 ... the point of the katana facing downwards is called kiriage. The reverse move of making a long cut downwards is called kesagiri. That's what I liked about it.