How Sword Making works & More

[KenpoTess]

Interesting Read here (http://people.howstuffworks.com/sword-making.htm)

Care & Cleaning of your Swords (http://www.historicalweapons.com/swordscare.html)

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[oldnewbie]

Very Interesting, think it's time to pull the swords down and take a look...


Thanks Tess

[KenpoTess]

you're very welcome.. :) Let us know if you find anything of interest when you get your old swords down ~!! :)

[Cthulhu]

I used to have a link to a nice site that had a photo documented article on the forging of a katana. If I find it again, I'll pop it up here.

Cthulhu

[Guro Harold]

KenpoTess,

This is a great find! Thanks for posting the link. I had be looking material like this for the last two days for building my understanding and reference material.

Thanks,

Palusut

[islandtime]

Originally posted by Cthulhu
I used to have a link to a nice site that had a photo documented article on the forging of a katana. If I find it again, I'll pop it up here.

Cthulhu
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There is a huge article with pic over on the swordforum.com
This is a great article with step by step pics and well worth the time to read this guys way of forging

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13809&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

If that doesnt do it for you just go to the swordforum.com and go to General discussion forum and the title is "confessions of a bladesmith"

Gene Gabel

[Cthulhu]

The link I had showed the traditional Japanese forging process, complete with smiths in Shinto garb. I haven't had any luck finding it.

That link you provided was very interesting, though :)

Cthulhu

[Elfan]

Thanks KenpoTess.

[KenpoTess]

Glad I found something of interest to you all~!*G*