#knifemaking #katana Forging a katana out of Rusted steel SPRING. This is probably our longest project. We decided to make a katana sword with a minimum of power tools. The katana was hand-forged from ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.