#knifemaking #katana Forging a katana out of Rusted steel SPRING. This is probably our longest project. We decided to make a ...

In this video we will make a Viking wootz sword with an amazing pattern on the blade. We smelted this wootz ingot in our ...

There’s something about forging a sword that’s deeply satisfying. The banging of the red-hot steel with hammers. The hissing of steam as the steel’s cooled in a pool of water. Grinding the blade down ...

Wherever there’s a legendary story, there’s a legendary blade. King Arthur had Excalibur. Lord of the Rings had Andruil, Glamdring, and Sting. The Jedi Knights had their lightsabers. Each of these ...

Situated in a nondescript yet picturesque spot in Kyotongo City in Japan’s coastal region of Tango, is a forge or smithy that makes traditional katana by hand. These are the kinds of swords that were ...

SEKI, Gifu -- An annual New Year's traditional Japanese sword forging ceremony was held on Jan. 2 in this central Japan city, known as a cutlery production center. At the forge in the Seki Kaji Densho ...