forging katana
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Uploaded by olivierwhite92 on Oct 20, 2008
hello im 15 years almost 16 years old
and back a while ago i started forging knifes and tanto`s i always wanted to forge a katana and i thinnk this one turned out pretty good.
hope you enjoy
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very nice work man!
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@smithforge Many Japanese smiths actually feel they could make more than 2 per, but that figure was reached by watching more methodical smiths and adding a bit to their time. just to keep garbage swords from being cranked out mass production style.
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So having said that. The polishing, is done by another Artist, and can take up to 10 days to 2 weeks depending on what the client wants. There are several books on both subjects at Amazon
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Well some of you are right and most of you are wrong. The traditional way to make a Japanese katana is from forge folding the steel. A sword smith can make 2 good swords a month. If done in the tradtional manner with apprentices and all it takes about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to forge the blade. Now most Smiths in Japan have powerhammers and can forge weld a katana in half the time. As for Alloys there are literally non in the Tamahagane used. Even then softer core steel Shingane is only .4% carbon
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the curve comes from hardening the as well as the hamon, temper line, whatever
and its a high carbon steel wrapped around a soft core steel and i dont have a clue about the alloys to keep it from cracking and youre right about the sharpening, done completey by hand and stone its very time consuming
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wow this rocks nathan yay next time u do something like this u better invite me over
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Nice better than your first try at a knife.
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do you do a martial art of some type??? something based on daito ryu aikijujutsu?? like Aikido, or aikikai, etc.?
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ya just the way you worded it at first. thanks for clearing it up
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Its a nice sword...not beautifull but obviously you dont have decades of expierience so thats unfair to say. it works well, and it is a nicely forged sword...though i would have drawn out the curve a bit more, im sure you know how to do that so im not going to go into details, but you did an amazeing job.
EvangelionFan 3 years ago
thanks i know how to that;)
olivierwhite92 3 years ago
wtf u were sharpening it wth sandpaper
nathanbrandfish 3 years ago
no lol i wasnt shaping with sand paper but i hammerd is in that shape perfected it with a file en taking out of inperfections with a angle grinder.
any qeustions just ask
olivierwhite92 3 years ago
that is amazing and iyou made at your house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blazin4185 3 years ago
yes i made it at my house i dont have powertools and stuff, but a hammer and a anvil will do just fine. but it is hardwork
olivierwhite92 3 years ago