Japanese Swordsmith Matsuda Tsuguyasa Part 2

[attackoftherandom]

what the powder for?

[sniperinahole]

@attackoftherandom it is called flux it is to protect the metal from the air so it dose not oxidize allowing you to weld the steel together

[Wildtrexkid]

@attackoftherandom its a polishing stone powder, makes the blade shin and helps protect from rust and other such things. you have to use that every 2 months or so as well as oil the blade(specific oils)

[aznguy11111]

I WANT THAT HAMMER LOL

[davisironworks]

Okay, I just want to point out that the power hammer in use in this video is just about 130 years old and representative of the machinery in use just after the Meiji Restoration period.

Just like a LOT of the Little Giant hammers in use by American smiths date from 1895 - 1930.

Katana were forged for many centuries and the equipment used changed over time.

[dithbmine1]

Wonderful

[ThatNateGuy]

I'm really impressed with how much of a "mirror finish" the blade has despite not being stainless steel or a similar grade. It must have taken hours to polish!

[ssj4gotenks00]

@ThatNateGuy lol it takes more than hours. sometimes it takes months. from start to finish a real sword smith will take sometimes more than 8 months to finish 1 sword but on average it takes about 5 to 6 to finish.

[ConfusedSponge]

no cc for this part?

[tommy2ter]

im guessing the power hammers reduce the time to make them?

[chaz706]

They most certainly decrease the man power and man-hours required. Power hammers were created specifically for the purpose of forging iron, steel, and other metals faster than possible than people using hammers.

At least, that was the idea.

[solidmoonswordsmen]

and people needed originally it would require 2 people 2 hammer and the guy holding the steel

[zomada]

Matsuda Tsuguyasuは偽りなくすばらしい芸術家、巧みに制作され­た刃である。 他の国は剣ので日本缶についての偉大さをそこに要求できない。

[fajats]

thank you for these awesome vids

[starshock01]

lol power hammers are the shit... they really make a huge difference

[iamfromjapan]

it could have been manual but i thought he was a shinkakuto smith i didnt know they could do that with all of the tradition

[neogtrmn]

I'm fairly sure that the government only regulates the number of shinsakuto that can be made per month and what materials can go into the actual blade. As far as the forging process goes, I don't think the government has a problem with the power hammer as it reduces the costs to the swordsmith and gives him more control.

[iamfromjapan]

ok thank you for clearing that up

[DarkThug13]

the government regulates what materials go into the blade? isen't that the blacksmith's job to decide on the required process for making a traditional katana?

[kimura2Loc]

i guess it wouldn't be " traditional" if every master decide on doing what ever he like instead of doing the right "tradition " and follow the right Procedure of making the Katana

[christopheye]

@kimura2Loc I guess that's true to a point. But if nobody ever tried to better something and try new techniques the katana probably wouldn't exist. All old traditions were cutting edge and progressive at some point

[itsumonihon]

@DarkThug13 the government decides what is tamahagane acceptable for use in a sword, the smith determines what he wants to do with the tamahagane, there are a million possibilities to create steel from tamahagane depending on the way it's forged.

[Dannybroadsword1]

@DarkThug13 the government regulates what can be used. the actual makeup of the possible metals is at the discretion of the smith. the tamahagane must be approved, but the smith decides which pieces to use.

[iamfromjapan]

is he using a power hammer?