How Japanese samurai swords were made. A 75-year-old swordsman who has made 1,000 Japanese swords
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- How Japanese samurai swords were made. A 75-year-old swordsman who has made 1,000 Japanese swords
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This was brilliant to watch very relaxing and so interesting the work gone into this weapon is just amazing well done to this man and his skills using it aswell. Thank you
Он поправляет уже закалённый клинок молотком! Это говорит об ужасном качестве стали клинка. Это меч одного точного удара. Если им фехтовать, как европейскими мечами, он просто погнётся. Вся техника удара при вытаскивании меча из ножен происходит из очень плохого качества стали в средеевековой Японии.
Я сам кузнец, я знаю о чём говорю.
Вокруг Японии больше мифов, чем правды, чувак. Живи теперь с этим! :)
@@Alex_Pervach 1.他用锤子调整的是红热状态下的刀筋，只不过刀条中段被煤灰覆盖，尾部干净的部分可以看出来。如果你所说的“已经硬化的刀片”指的是放入水里还有滋滋声音的刀片的话，我已经不会怀疑你的观察力，而是直接怀疑你是不是酗酒导致脑部永久损伤了。
2.太刀/打刀结构和西欧的长剑完全不同，长剑使用单一的钢材，所以刀匠希望它兼具韧性和硬度，日本刀有时会使用不同含碳量的钢材/铁加工（例如三枚合，类似的现代产品参考瑞典fallkniven的f1系列生存刀），还有刀刃和刀筋也会同时进行不一样的热处理，导致一个刀条不同部位却永远不一样的微观结构（你不是不知道为什么日本刀不可以像long sword一样折弯后恢复吗，这些都是原因）
最后希望你多学习，少妄评。
@@Samyo107 в европейских клинках тоже использовалась кузнечная сварка. Собственно, получить твёрдость и пластичность клинка проще всего именно таким способом. Кроме этого могла применяться зонная закалка, то что делаете и вы, обмазывая клинок глиной перед закалкой. И возможно ещё науглероживание режущей кромки, тоже технология известная довольно давно. Надеюсь, что вы так же знакомы с технологией булатирования стали и выплавкой тигельного булата.
К чему это всё? К тому, что узорчатый дамаск сейчас делается исключительно для красоты, а не для качества клинка. Лучшие клинки получаются из моносталей или из порошковых сталей. При всём уважении к вашему мастерству, но металлообрабатывающие станки и поточное производство убивает малый бизнес.
Удачи в работе!
@@Samyo107 Народ который пьёт ыодку вёдрами и развязывает войны по всему миру никогда не поймет что есть народы которые веками нарабатывали технологии и пусть эти технологии кажутся абсурдными,но они работают.Ролик супер,мастеру уважение!Главное передавать молодежи технологии и традици.
@@Alex_Pervach 1.我从不觉得中世纪的产品性能可以超过现代材料，我个人甚至不喜欢大马士革的花纹，拿日本刀举例，九五式士官军刀的量产刀条在一些方面就已经超越了江户时期的普通产品
2.你的误区，你的语境里，“欧洲产品”可以弯折后回弹”，我可以告诉你，同时期中国产品也可以做到，那是不是就是说日本刀很差劲，用材劣质呢？很明显是设计的不同，斩竹席要刀筋正（这三个字我不知道你翻译不翻译的出来），这个动作要求为的就是要减少刀片在斩击物体时的形变，而日本刀本身就是这种特化物，长剑能在后期出场率高是因为战场需要一个可以攻击盔甲缝隙的工具，而日本人把这个工作全权交给了手里的长杆武器，太刀显得反而有些鸡肋，但如果就斩击的流畅性来说，太刀强于长剑，因为牺牲韧性提高硬度的特化，也变得没法像长剑那样45°弯曲还可以还原。
The man is 75 years old and still perform the craft like young man with excellence. This what I call health. Amazing craftsmanship
Likely better than a young man, with many years of experience.
An expert makes the difficult seem easy.
0:09 0:09
👍👍👍🌻🌻
流派が違うとやっぱり工程も少しずつ違いがあるのが面白いなぁ
本当に良い資料だ
優れた武器であると同時に芸術品だわ。見てて惚れ惚れする。
Amazing man he is❤
刀剣作り自体が神事なんでしょうね
なんか感動
誰が最初にこうしようと思ったのか、誰が最初にこの工程を実行したのか、本当に不思議です。 この技術を大切に受け継いでいらっしゃる方がいることを知って、また見せていただけて大変感激しました。 ありがとうございます。
日本刀独特のあの腹の反りは、鉄を熱しては冷やすを繰り返す事で出来るが、最初の内は誰もが知らず、偶然の産物だったらしい。その偶然を上手いこと利用していた先人達。
凄すぎる。
泥塗ったり、灰につけたり、化学反応とか何も知らずに発見したのかと思うと気が遠くなりますねww
ある時、折り返して重ねて打っていくことで不純物を抜けば、刀は更に強靭になることを見つけた天才がいたんやろな。それを限界までやったのが日本刀なんちゃう？
自分が過去に書いたコメかと思ったくらい全く同じ意見
ここまで行き着いた、遠い昔の職人達の途方もない努力に感服するマジで
そらもう試行錯誤よ
この技術と文化はずっと続いてほしい
I agree!
若い人で弟子入りしたいと思う人がちゃんといればだけど、、
一つ一つの工程が洗練され無駄がなく、無心でずっと見てしまう笑
凄い感動しました。
まさに真剣勝負です。勉強になりました。ありがとうございます😊これからも頑張ってください😊
灰と泥水をかけるのは何故だろう
6:45 ここ大好きすぎる
火が中まで均一に入るようにですね
魚とか肉を包み焼きにするみたいなもんです
I love how Japan makes everything so high quality. The food, the animation, the swords, yamaha, honda, etc. Such high quality workmanship!
You forgot the TOYOTA!
@@depressedguy5533 Toyota is Westernized garbage.
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Interesant..1960larda.almankaynagini.gordum.ciraktim.oda.demirinyanma.derecesinde.kivilcimlar.atmagabasladiginda.pilaka.halinde.ikirarak.ikikatmanarasina.koyup.dovulur.vekaynamisolurdu
Almankaynagidenir...katlamadogme.onabenziyor
Mitubishi
У мастера уже руки трясутся, но даже это не мешает ему созидать поистине прекрасные произведения искусств. Моё почтение мастеру.
この技法を生み出した先人には驚嘆しかない。
So fantastic that men of his skill are still making these beautiful swords. I hope he is passing his knowledge to some that believe like this ancient craftsman. He is amazing beyond words. I hope he lives another 75 years. He will live for centuries in the swords he created!
Awesome job
Thanks for sharing
アゼルバイジャンから日本へこんにちは、私は日本人が大好きです 🇦🇿♥️🇯🇵
It’s remarkable that this tradition has managed to survive intact for hundreds of years after the samurai ceased to exist. As long as there are living swordsmiths like Master Kawachi and others, hopefully this tradition continues.
Thank god for weeaboos. Their katana purchases help keep this craft alive.
@@SergeantExtremeConsidering how incredibly expensive and difficult it is for foreigners of Japan to obtain genuine, traditionally-forged katanas, I'm pretty sure none but the most powerful weebs can ever acquire one, much less affect the longevity of this craft.
Of course, there are tons of katana-shaped swords you can acquire outside Japan, but essentially all of them use western forging methods and modern metals, unlike the man in this video. And honestly, even this master is eschewing some of the more archaic techniques for modern ones (like using a power hammer instead of a group of apprentices with mauls).
@@Tenchigumi Oh snap! You weren't kidding! A dagger starts at $10,000 USD and a full sized katana at $50,000 USD.
@@SergeantExtreme It depends on the smith and the sword. You can get a dagger for 3000 and a good katana for 8000, of course if the smith is a national treasure the demand for his swords will be higher, and as such the prices will be as well.
@@Tenchigumi "Of course, there are tons of katana-shaped swords you can acquire outside Japan, but essentially all of them use western forging methods and modern metals, unlike the man in this video."
Which makes them better, from a functionality perspective.
Also, there are many Japanese swordsmiths who moonlight in China (due to the laughable, authoritarian sword laws which limit them to making only 2 swords per month in Japan), so if you really want a katana made by a Japanese swordsmith using the traditional Japanese methods (including starting with crappy, primitive bloomery steel), you can get one made in China for about $1,000.
"And honestly, even this master is eschewing some of the more archaic techniques for modern ones (like using a power hammer instead of a group of apprentices with mauls)."
A power hammer isn't a modern method. Water-powered hammers (i.e., powered by running water imparting motion to a water wheel > cam > hammer) date back a couple thousand years to ancient China and the Greco-Roman world, many hundreds of years before the Japanese even started making swords.
こういう日本の技術は誇りや
職人の仕事の最高峰です。
日本人だけど、初めて刀の制作現場を見た。ここまで手間を加えて鍛錬して作る日本刀。まさに魂が宿っていますね。武器なのに美術品とは、これは異な事って感じですがこの制作過程を見ると。単なる武器ではない事が改めてわかりました。
🎉👍✌️🙏❤😊
はい、これは他の武器とは異なり、伝統的な芸術的スキルを使用して使用される芸術的な武器です
In Japan there must also have been simpler, cheaper and faster made swords that ordinary soldiers have used in battles in the old days. Such swords like this have only been available to the upper class.
子供の頃、剣道をしてましたが、竹刀をまたぐだけで、叱られました。ましてや、試合で頭にきて投げようものなら、即、失格で敗退です。
自分の剣ともいえるラケットを壊している選手を見ると悲しくなりますね。
@@maipful
そうとも限らないよ､日本の戦は槍や長巻､弓矢､薙刀､投石が主力で刀は首を取るときしか使わないよ
É incrível o processo de forjamento não pela espada mas a obra de arte de forjamento do metal é incrível ❤
I could not look away, mesmerizing. This is probably the most skillful crafting demonstration I've ever seen.
Thank you so much for this. You are indeed a treasure for Japan!
とても丁寧で洗練されていて、とても良い👍👍👍👍👍
The grandmaster showcasing his craftsmanship. Absolutely stunning routine.
Wonderful to see a craftsman in his element
Watching a true craftsman applying a skill that's thousands of years old is indescribably beautiful. I've watch hundreds of bladesmiths present their craft using steel that they buy from a supply house, and use modern methods to weld and form a billet, but watching this gentleman produce a piece of art from ore that's dug from the ground is truly incredible. I hope that he has apprentices who will carry on his craft for another millennia. Incredible work!!!
It's not really dug from the ground, tamahagane comes in this form, because they only can make it the same way, it was made for hundreds of years. It doesn't look like he has apprentices, their job got done by a machine... propably the reason he didn't make a katana, they are only made the traditional way, without machines.
And he doesn't need to use borax flux.
Yea im sure they had that machinery thousands of yeas ago.... dumb ass.
thousands lol...read a book...lol
@@patrick3426 "It doesn't look like he has apprentices, their job got done by a machine... propably the reason he didn't make a katana, they are only made the traditional way, without machines."
It was a katana blade that was shown at the end (16:22). And who says they can't use a power hammer (which is the only machine he used)? Water-powered hammers (i.e., powered by running water imparting motion to a water wheel > cam > hammer) date back a couple thousand years to ancient China and the Greco-Roman world, many hundreds of years before the Japanese even started making swords.
Em 2018 eu e minha esposa tivemos a honra de conhecer o mestre Matsunaga em uma passagem por Kumamoto! Experiência incrível, pela técnica apresentada, nas mais de 3 horas que passamos conversando, e pela paciência em responder cada pergunta. Após a demonstração do passo a passo da forja, visitamos o o Dojo e após nos ser demonstrada a arte do tameshigiri, praticamos, mas lógico que com muito menos destreza do que o mestre que nos guiou. Após obter algum sucesso no corte o Mestre Matsunaga quis saber nossa profissão, ao descobrir que éramos policiais, contou sobre seu pai, que foi policial no Japão, nos convidou para conhecer a coleção de armas de seus antepassados em sua residência.
Eternamente grato ao Mestre Matsunaga pela recepção e ensinamentos!
𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦 ❤︎"
Que maravilha! Tem ideia de quanto custa em média uma katana forjada por ele? Abraço.
@@rafaelleleu8716 na época a katana variava entre 20 mil e 40 mil reais, salvo engano. Um tantō estava por volta de 1000 dólares.
@@rafaelleleu8716 a Katana precisava de uma autorização do governo para comprar e exportar, foi o que a guia me informou. Já o tantō não.
Parabéns pela experiência com o mestre!
wonderful to watch a master craftsman at work.
日本刀をいつか手に入れるのが私の夢の一つです。
ありがとうございました。
I feel privileged just to watch this master at work.
Thank you.
刀って日本の文化だよこんなに手間かけて魂こもってガチ凄い素晴らしい見事
A forma de como ela é forjada é literalmente uma obra de arte.
Muito bonito seu trabalho, cada espada é única assim como nossas almas. Forjada com apreço e dedicação, uma obra de arte!
It's amazing to watch such work. The effort, the details, the process...
My respect to this Man!!
Absolutely magnificent! All my respect and admiration to this very disciplined old man for keeping a very rare and cultural thing alive and well!
カッコいいし凄いし、見ていると神経が研ぎ澄まされる感じがします。
I have so much respect for the Japanese people and their ways. Also, I have so much respect for how you make katanas. You are a legend beautiful craftsmanship.😊
Es ist sehr schön zu sehen wie ein Katana entsteht, welche Arbeit und welches Wissen dazu nötig ist. Ein solches Schwert nach traditioneller Art herzustellen ist wirkliche Kunst. Absoluter Respekt für diesen Mann. Ich beschäftige mich schon lange mit der Japanischen Kultur und bin fasziniert von denn immer noch vorhandenen Traditionen. Das Schwert ist meisterhaft.
Sie sollten sine Reise nach Japan machen
A combination of traditional and modern day techniques to create a work of art. This smith has my respect doing all of this work by himself.
Beautiful work, beautiful sword thank you.
In traditional Japanese sword making, mud is used in the process to control the hardening of the blade during heat treatment. A layer of mud is applied to the blade, with varying thickness along its length. When the blade is heated and then quenched, the different thicknesses of mud cause the blade to cool at different rates.
This controlled cooling process creates a differential hardness between the edge and the spine of the blade. The edge, where the mud is thinner, cools more quickly, resulting in a harder and sharper surface. The spine, where the mud is thicker, cools more slowly, allowing it to remain more flexible. This combination of hardness and flexibility gives the sword its renowned strength, sharpness, and resilience.
What about the straw ash?
Nice GK lesson
@@bobbitchin260I think it adds carbon to the steel.
Not supposed to repeatedly heat treat. Especially in the middle of making a sword. Only after making it are you supposed to heat treat though. Seems like a tradition of pointlessness.
The transformation of the edge to martensite, a crystalline structure which is harder but has a greater volume than the softer pearlite structure at the back, also gives the blade much of its curve.
以前奉納用の刀の制作を運良く見学出来たが一昼夜作りっぱなしで刀匠の力強さは凄まじかった。
研ぎに出す頃にはこっちがフラフラになっていたが新刀でも孟宗竹とまではいかないがそのへんの枝ならスパスパ切れて本当に自分達が普段関わっている物とはレベルが違うのだなと衝撃を受けた。
Good old craftmanship. Great to see. I do enjoy the art of forming and forging metalls. Thank you.
Best regards from Norway.
Impressive! Thanks for this beautifull show. Keep going!
いやぁ、美しい✨
すごいよねこれ
希望這項技藝要流傳下去，看很多國家的刀匠都有鍛造過武士刀，但還是感覺日本傳統打造出來的比較正宗。
太初有道，道與 神同在，道就是 神。 這道太初與 神同在。 萬有是藉著他造的；凡被造的，沒有一樣不是藉著他造的。约翰福音 1:1-3 ✝🌅
道成了肉身，住在我們中間，滿有恩典和真理。我們見過他的榮光，正是從父而來的獨生子的榮光。约翰福音 1:14 ✝🌅
Indonesia 🇮🇩 I love Yau Japan 🇯🇵
This man is a true artist! These swords are truly elegant.
thank you.
for showcasing Japanese tradition AND talent.
thank you,
I don’t think we appreciate this 1000 year old craft and give it the respect it deserves. This is true science and the craft/skill behind it to create this ultimate weapon👏amazing
No matter where in the world, handmade production is unlike any fabricated production. I convey my love to our masters who keep our handcraft cultures alive all over the world.
Just beautiful. The art, artistry, tradition, skill and experience is amazing to watch it all come together.
I felt like I was in the room watching this experienced gentleman forge a katana from start to finish. Every step of the process was documented carefully: I enjoyed watching the part where there were explosions of sparks as the impurities were hammered out; then the process of applying of cold mud to the edge of the blade to create differential hardening and flexibility. The gleaming polished sword was a work of art, beautiful and sharp as it effortlessly sliced though the mat cutting. This was an awesome video thank you.
Incrivelmente incrível! Beleza real de uma espada. Parabéns 👏👏👏 SUCESSO SEMPRE 👏👏👏.
Thank you for this beautiful video and sword making process sensi!
I am so impressed with the skill and attention this man gives to his craft. He is a true master!
A true master of his craft. He doesn't just know how to make it, he knows how to use it. Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the upload.
amazing, could not stop watching. Thank you!!!
I never tire of watching these videos. Would love to see this process up close, in person. Every step has purpose and meaning. Nothing trivial....just art. My thanks to you sir.
日本の誇り、
尊敬します。
I love Nihon-do
A master craftsman, a privilege to watch.👍👍👏👏
Interesting to see the folded steel being made from scratch. Impressive craftsmanship!!
折り返しは3回までは科学的にも強度が上がることは実証されてるんですよね。
それを感覚で昔の人は既に熟知していたのがすごい。
日本刀作ることは本当に素晴らしいです。
そうなんですね。昔の人は本当に凄いです。
Beautiful work, and I admired this old man.
So many small details and nuances in creating that steel. It was a calming experience to watch over your shoulder. Thank you.
Trabalho sensacional que atravessa gerações...👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
it's really an art work
力強さと美しさが表裏一体で本当に素晴らしい！
出来る事なら次に刀匠として生まれ変わりたいです
I loved this video. Just the way it was edited with the traditional music and stuff was spot on 🔥
Patience and skilled craftsmanship combined in these katana production, great admiration to these old and talented man .
That video made my day
Doesn't matter what profession it is, watching a master at work is not only educational but also often mesmerizing
So true!
Mesmerizing is right!
Same for pron ?
Agreed
Yep! Any master tradesman is a pleasure to watch.
No wonder these swords are so sought after, they are beautifully crafted by this sword smith.
this is not just a weapon, the soul of the smith is imbibed into this beautiful Katana. It is a work
of art.
thoroughly enjoyed watching , truly amazing craftmanship passed down the generations.
wish i had one 😀😀
I've always wanted to see a Japanese Swordsmith at work, thank you.😊
شعب اليابان شعب مهذب ومحترم تدربت فنون القتال عندهم تعلمنا منهم الكثير وتبقى طريقة صنع الكاطانا شيئ رائع تحية من المغرب هاريكاطو كوزايمس 🇲🇦🇯🇵
Outstanding. I can watch this all day. Sword making is a art.
Another incredible video from process x. Many thanks.
A real master and legend skills like this must never vanish …it is an art that should be preserved for generations.
The rice straw ash is a natural flux material to help the layers completely bind together while adding more carbon when he folds them and the muddy clay water helps evenly heat the billet down to the core without overheating the outside.
both wrong
You read my mind.... Do you know how the mud is chosen? I assume it's not just any old mud.
Ok Road house, what's the correct info?
Di daerah saya Lumpur itu atau tanah,, bukanlah mitos tapi fakta klu Ad Jago2 yg berilmu kebal Senjata tajam,, maka ketika pisau atau pedang di tancapkan ke tanah maka Ilmu kebal akan hilang dan senjata akan melukai nya,,
Artinya Ad kesamaan dari fungsi tanah pada sebuah pedang,,
KARNA katanya kita di ciptakan dari TANAH,, maka akn kembali juga ke tanah😂
Kurang lebih begitu😂😂
It's both to add carbon and silicon (in the mud which is indeed not just any mud), and also to prevent oxygen in the atmosphere from reaching the steel (reducing, not oxidizing). The mud also serves as a flux when the metal is reheated to weld the layers together.
Super bacana forjar essa espada samurai, muita habilidade desse senhor. Parabéns...
I love the part with application of the mud. I assume it's done to have a harder quenched blade while preserving ductility of the overall sword. Never seen this before, very interesting.
Amazing just purely amazing. The hard work creating the sword and the hours of the craftsmanship. I bow down to this sensei creating this sword and all the other craftsman.
上段構えから下段構えに変えるところすごい
Making a Sakana so much patience must be a master of making them so beautiful. Thank you for show me your hard work mate as art thank you and we are gonna be with you
The traditional process of making a sword is very unique and so very hard when it come s to steel, i like that, love it very much, thanks ❤
He was a true gift to Japan. I pray that he has gifted his beautiful sword making to the next generation of skilled apprentices. To perpetuate his skills bestowed to him by his father and grandfather.
Parabéns a legenda em português ficou muito bom
This man knows the meaning of life for sure
Amazing work and attention to detail!! I love it
Мастеру уважение.
Вот оно уважение к своему делу, в белых носках в кузнеце ! Привет из России !
Its a beautiful craft hopefully it will never be lost :D
A work of art, in the care of a true master. You sir, have my utmost respect.
As soon as he put the bandana on you know it’s game time!!Respect to the OG’s that’s keeping the tradition alive.
17:18 I love the way he put the sword into its holster.
I love this guy's work he takes his time and puts his heart into his work. You don't see that kind of craftsmanship anymore.
Amazing experienced and relaxing handcraft man. I love samurai and your work.
What a craftsman. Truly amazing.
Just imagine knowing you can take a raw piece of metal and create this beautiful piece, what an skill. Master of metal.
Beautiful workmanship!
This was amazing. I've always wondered how the swords were made. I like watching home made creations