KATANA TOGISHI - Japanese Traditional Sword Sharpner part 2

KATANA TOGISHi - Japanese Traditional Sword Sharpner part 2

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• katana
• sharpening
• polishing
• togishi
• nihonto

[kristov29]

In a world of CNC machines which can stamp out ten thousand sword blanks in a day, electric polishing wheels, cost cutting at every turn and "build it to a set price" ruling every aspect of manufature, it issimply amazing to see a true craftsman at work in time honored tradition.

[TheMasterSlasher]

Katanas are beautiful, but so are European swords.

[viper2788]

@TheMasterSlasher

all weapons are beautiful to me ;) of course in the hands of the right person.

[insanezy]

what kind of stone was that little one he was useing at around 3:00

[bertthehost]

@kristov29 10,000 blades a day? Why dont we make a gun that shoots katana?

[001Rah]

the tip of my katana looks like that its a custom blade with teeth near the hadle

[TripAClaymore]

There is an inherent flaw in these swords. The more you use them, the less beautiful the are, but they need to be used, otherwise what it the point of their existence? Seems like a nasty paradox.

[SSUstufRudel]

I love the soundtrack from 1:37 to 3:04, gives me the reminicent feeling...

[axristotomari]

hey dude y right! but beter take a butcher knife of high carbon. katanas are gods, have you heard the word magic? the more time you spent to an item the more precious becomes... and in the end i dont speak for the 15$ katanas... if you got in posesion an real katan from a fallen warior i dont think you would gave it even for sharpening. ;)

[COMBATBOOOTS]

this is like watching an artist paint on a canvas

[RebelWrestler45]

@SuperSpeedDemon18 The exact opposite is true. The actual edge, the area of the differentially tempered hamon, is the strongest and hardest past of the blade, it is also the least tough, least ductile, and most brittle. You do realize that in the clip of the katana cutting the bullet, the bullet was cast lead. I can cut cast lead with a butter knife; if it had been an AP round with a tungsten carbide penetrator, or even an fmj, the sword would have chipped or shattered, depending on the caliber

[SuperSpeedDemon18]

@RebelWrestler45 they only break if you dont know how to use them. If something were to hit the blade from either the the sharp edge or the opposite side it would not break... so yes it may be brittle from hitting the side but the blades edge can withstand a bullet