Japanese sword making ceremony (part 2 of 3) 刀 関

During the ceremony the metal is repeatedly beaten and turned, folding the steel to remove all the impurities.

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• Engineering
• sword
• making
• japan
• samurai
• ceremony
• forging
• forge
• seki
• katana
• japnese
• 刀
• 関

[SpiralBiaxident]

This is a very nice video. I have a friend who highly regards Japanese swords and here I can see why. The process is both an art and a spiritual experience. Thanks for posting these :)

[NightUlf]

@SpiralBiaxident Glad you enjoyed the video. : )

[whoami9966]

@NightUlf its like watching the birth of a God, most beautiful and aweing experience

[NightUlf]

@whoami9966 lol yeah it was a great experience to be a part of.

[genmaster119]

you seen the part were the guys head blows offf. damm carzy

[NightUlf]

What!?? 0.o

[DronZizzle]

tamahagane

[blueingreentrain]

is it true that the purpose of this ceremony was to pass on specific details to do with the making of the sword to the next generation of sword makers at a time when the Japanese had no writing system of their own with which to record the intricacies of this process?

I imagine there would be some religious significance too, but could anyone confirm this?

[justaman6972]

chig chi fong,just gimmie my swordddd,dangit.

[perdurabo1]

@shinobi300 traditionaly they used steel called tamahegane, but nowadays moust use steels like L55, 1055, 1050...

[vince38curious2]

@shinobi300 tamahagane