Event created by b.hennick
The J.C.C.C. Token Kai (Toronto sword club) is having a meeting May 28th at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre 6 Garamond at 1:00 p.m Our guest Speaker is Pierre Nadeau. Here is the outline of his talk. We welcome new members and visitors. In this case as the club is hosting Pierre we are asking for a $10 or more donation to help that support.
PART 1 - Iron, the swords and blacksmithing
Brief history of nihonto — ±15min
Just to make sure we're on the same page and mostly to put the forging practices into context
Iron — ±20
What it is and how it plays in Japanese swords
Forging à la Japanese — ±30
Placing the blacksmiths of traditional Japan into context in the world, and explain the comparison
Review of the various techniques and their outcome
Explain hada and hataraki, what is good or poor hada/hataraki
Heat treatment — ±20
The goalS of heat treatment, what it does and what solutions blacksmiths are trying to find
Review of the various solutions and ways to apply them by Japanese smiths
Effects on swords: hamon, utsuri
Polishing — ±15
What it actually does, different techniques
Its goals (geometry and appreciation)
All these look very technical (they are!), but the presentation would always be from an appraisal point of view (for non-craftsmen who look at swords).
PART 2 - Forging Japanese swords in the 21st century — ±30
- Challenges for Japanese smiths
- Challenges for me
- Where I’m at as of now (the past ten years and the coming ten)
PART 3 - Etiquette, appraisal and the market — ±20
- How to properly behave around a sword and why
- My take on sword appraisal and appreciation
- A brief overview of the market
PART 4
Q&A
