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The Craft of the Japanese Sword Hiroko Kapp, Leon Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara
Publisher: Kodansha International

Here are I just finished reading "The Craft of the Japanese Sword". It was all refined, smooth, and looked and felt like something designed with great care. Thus, influenced by “Hofi kami-sama” I was forging Japanese swords on weekdays, and very western pieces on weekends. And, let's not forget the Japanese Sword that has always been a well-made weapon in the world thanks to centuries of fine-tuning the craft. Does anyone on swordforum own a Japanese style sword with a horimono? When I was in Japan a couple of years ago I met Katsuo Kato and his son Masafumi Kato, the 25th and 26th generation Kanefusa Fujiwara sword makers. All these Swords combine beauty and craftsmanship into a single weapon. That being said, let me return to Harold Sliker, Japanese sword makers, and the significance of the craft tradition. Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, The Craft of the Japanese Sword1987 | ISBN: 087011798X | 168 pages | PDF | 52 MBThis book takes the reader into the workshops of four of Japan's. I have long been wanting to update my kitchen knives with some proper Japanese knives, but now I feel more like acquiring a Japanese sword because of the craft and absolute beauty of the product. When in the forging process is a horimono made? I mean, hell, The Order of the Stick had a star-metal sword subplot. Korehira Watanabe is one of the last thirty traditional sword makers left in Japan today. The Craft of the Japanese Sword List Price: $45.00 List Price: $45.00 Your Price: $30.20- Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. The katana gets its strength from the many separate and symbiotic processes that the sword smiths of the era employed.