The Sword

a micromentary on the art of sword making. bladesmith/martial artists, JB Stoner gives us a glimpse into his world...

Produced by Matt Reyes.
Souljournalist - Documenting. Human. Culture.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• sword
• martial
• arts
• documentary
• bladesmith
• blacksmith
• educational
• Documentary Film
• Martial Arts
• History
• History (TV Channel)
• Karate
• Culture
• Ninja
• Samurai
• Warriors
• Museum
• Heritage

[TheTillinger123]

are you a real blade smith, or are you a metal artist?

i´m searching for a smithing teaching since half a year

where are you from? do you instruct the classic smithing ?

[reydub]

no im just a filmmaker/video producer...JB who is featured in this documentary is a real bladesmith. i can give you his emaill address if you would like to contact him personally.

[Vikingman889]

i want that Grosse Messer at 1:46

[reydub]

@Vikingman889 haha thats nasty piece isnt it? JB did a great job on that one.

[Vikingman889]

What?

[reydub]

my mistake i thought you were speaking of the sword... ignore me im a bit out of the loop... thanks for stopping by.

[MADdwarfWorkshop]

Awesome video.

We have to keep the art of swordsmithing alive.

Inspiring stuff, thank you for sharing!

[whyshoulditurnback]

lovely video. i love swords. i wish to oneday make swords

[2ndhanseimen]

@2ndhanseimen i plan to build my forge soon and knowledge is power

[2ndhanseimen]

@whyshoulditurnback .. me too. just inspired to day and your insight would be great. in need friends interested in the same thing. dont let my silly corky name throw u off

[2ndhanseimen]

@TheTillinger123 ....... me to . did you ever find out more. im highly interested in this and some friends wth the same goals to compare notes wth would great!!!

[judestaner]

Great video! I really enjoyed it!

[ilikesuzuki]

the music gotta go

[Shazzashazbot]

is that a falchion that hes forging at the beginig?

[rabarberbv]

actually the most samurai sword fights lasted from 5 seconds to 1 minute

[Yora21]

The reason for the tension during quenching is nothing mystical. If you don't do it right, you can thrw the sword away and start back at the very beginning. If you do it right, you're out of the woods and there's not much more that can go wrong.