Japanese Sword-Polishing (English Subtitled)

wow..
its chinese...

nihonto refers EXCLUSIVELY to japanese crafted traditionally made tamahagane swords.
if its not from japan... it cant be a nihonto..

gedai are modern made nihonto...

dont get me wrong there are plenty of production katana available in all price ranges but calling them nihonto is like calling a ford a camaro.

i agree in your comparison, i didnt know that nihonto only referred to the japanese made version of the sword... i thought it just referred to the japanese nationally accepted design, specs, and materials of their swords. basically a katana made right. i'll believe you, this is a dumb debate anyways... i feel like i'm arguing with people that i agree with.. except ind20000.

To be a Nihonto it even has to be made by a licenced bladesmith ^^

Good luck finding a nihonto made outside of Japan by gaijin hands. Yes very nice blades can be made anywhere in the world by people of any nationality, this doesn't mean they will be called nihonto.

throw around gaijin name like its candy. so you're nihonjin? anyways yea i agree no ones got standards on japanese swords like japan.... duh

what about Keith Nobuhira Austin then? even though he is deceased, would you call his work nihonto?

If the sword made outside of Japan, then no.

this is japanese heritage, of course no one can do it like the japanese, we might have learned how but the actual practice will never be as good as the old masters, if you think different than that the you are insulting theire heritage

did yall know that japanese swordsmith of feudal japan during the meji era passed on there teachings to americans? Bet you didn't know that did you. I have a question, is that the same sword he restored?