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just shows you how primitive these traditional steels really are for those who just don't understand and insist on ascribing nonsensical mythological properties to a material that is exceeded in most ways by something you can get in a dollar store these days. thank you, science and technology.
Thank you. The ignorance out there runs deep. Japanese iron has always been scarce and of poor quality - these techniques, including the folding and refolding of sword blanks don't impart some mythical prowess to the steel or the soul of the blade maker or whatever horseshit people come up with - it's simply to improve the steel and turn what is essentially pig iron into something usable for a blade. It's also annoying when people criticize the use of power hammers etc as not "traditional" or not "befitting the ethos" of Japanese blade making. The fact of the matter is that blacksmiths of old would have used any labour-saving device available if it had been invented at the time.
@@LilMissMurder3409 Very much so. Power hammers have been around for a few thousand years, they were just powered by water. And smiths who weren't fortunate enough to live near water power had manual power hammers... aka strikers/apprentices. Our ancestors were very good at doing their jobs, and just as creative as we are today, just different mediums.
Great job. Is there plans out there for your style of Tatara furnace? We a Tatara melt last summer and are for a better furnace style then what we used.
Such an amazing process that I have never even considered how it was made. I have SO many questions lol. I was shocked at how HARD the material was when it was still up to forging temperature by how difficult it was to cut, even with the power hammer! I would love to purchase a piece of the slag (impurities) known it was made during this process and by this beautiful craftsman. If that is possible, please let me know :)
I thought tamahagane was made in that square shaped furnace called a tatara? This looks more like a regular bloomery furnace. Yes it uses iron sand, but in the end, that's just a source of magnetite isn't it?
@@user-tv2wo1be7n does anyone still produce using the old ways ? And is there a video demonstrating the process ? You say easy but this looked difficult. I can only imagine how hard the other way is.
It surprises me that despite the respect and responsibility that the japanese have in their jobs, none of these workers had safety shoes or thick leather gloves that are BASIC in forging and foundry work, nor did they have dust masks or goggles or they didn't have facial deflectors either, nor did they have helmets on, I mean, were they never instructed about the importance of using PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT? very interesting job, even more so that a lady is taking charge of a job like this, but WHAT ABOUT THE MANDATORY PERSONAL SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT EVERY WORKER MUST HAVE AND USE? That's why I told that it seemed strange to me.
Lots of respect for Japan and Japanese people and their cultural values love them . But I found it a bit hard to watch the lady doing all the heavy lifting and hard work while he was 2:28 just wandering around. And I know he's the master Smith but still. Again not a complaint I respect the master Smith but he should realise that when they are done with the Smithing work she probably has to cook dinner to lol😅
Тамахаганэ (яп. 玉鋼, «алмазная сталь») - разновидность японской стали, известная с древности и используемая для изготовления клинков мечей и ножей. Производится из железа, добываемого в префектуре Симане на западе Хонсю. Оно добывается в форме чёрного песка, точнее чёрного пескообразного магнетита (Fe3O4) - сатэцу (яп.
@@benwinkel yeaah! i agree! but a tradicional made things always incrase the price like a famous phrase "hand made" inscription, also make thinks one by one, become in a "special item" for the customers and increase a perception of have a "unique" item [sorry about my english] but yeah in resume you have the reason specially from the point of view of the industry or massive production cost, and eficience
Most gold will be left behind, but there's always some that gets caught between grains. That's why it's best to pan any black sands a couple of times before magnetically separating it. Depending on the grade, the magnetite sand will permanently magnetize if a strong magnet gets near it.
@@benwinkel lol, they aren't holding onto it to try to be competetive with modern steel manufacturing. They make steel for traditional swordsmiths and other tradition japanese cutlery makers/smiths. And it is economically worth it, check out the prices for a traditionally made nihonto from tamahagane. They're making their money.
Примерно по такой же технологии производили железо славянские племена. Из глины делалась круглая печь, в которую загружать железную руду собранную на болотах. Руда перемешивалась с древесным углем. В печи зажигался огонь, и мехами продувался воздух. Когда печь оставалась её разбивали, и извлекали крицу, и так же проковывали, чтобы уплотнить металл, и выгнать из него растворённый воздух.
This video show us the very definition of a 'long, hot, grueling day of work'. Good job, young lady. It was a pleasure watching the process. このビデオは、まさに「長く、暑く、過酷な一日の仕事」の定義を示しています。 頑張ったよ、お嬢さん。 その過程を見るのは楽しかったです。
The Japanese get on my nerves a little, they make everything a science, even when splitting charcoal they pay attention to precision, as if that would have any impact on the end product. You can also exaggerate everything.
Well in this case it does have an effect on the end product. The charcoal needs to be properly sized for sufficient airflow, slag drain, and iron contact. Too big and the iron sand falls to the bottom, too small and you have crap airflow, slag doesn't fall properly and the iron doesn't get enough heat to melt and take on carbon to become steel.