obiwanknabbe Posted May 22, 2015 Report Posted May 22, 2015 Hello friends, Some time ago there was a video posted (i am almost positive it was here on our beloved board) of a master Japanese sword smith crafting a new Katana using nails that were donated from a very old temple which was being renovated. Of personal interest, there was a portion of the video that states he was able to elicit a controlled, and very beautiful, hamon without the use of clay during yaki iri. Does anyone have a link to this video? I have been looking for days and just cant find it. Thanks in advance.. Kurt K Quote
obiwanknabbe Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Posted May 22, 2015 Thats the one! Thanks so much... Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted May 22, 2015 Report Posted May 22, 2015 Dumb question: I thought that the application of clay and the pattern in which it was applied dictates the hamon. In the video, he fires the sword with no clay and gets a juka-choji hamon. How did that happen? Quote
obiwanknabbe Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Posted May 23, 2015 I have a theory. I think he may have alternated the density of the steel in the forging process and in doing so, he brought about a situation where the bare steel would harden with great enough variation so as to elicit a hamon. Thoughts? Kurt k Quote
Jean Posted May 23, 2015 Report Posted May 23, 2015 Search the Forum, this subject has already been treated by Chris if my memory still works. Quote
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