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04-09-2007, 10:33 PM
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 That's unbelievable! Was the inner edge jagged for a reason by any chance? Omae mo kanjite no ka... kaze no koe? 
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04-09-2007, 10:34 PM
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What a beautifully wrapped hilt in the first image! I'm in love with it  Keep 'em coming OL! That's what I wanna see  Omae mo kanjite no ka... kaze no koe?
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04-09-2007, 10:35 PM
i dunno....it's a modern variant, i dunno if it was ever actually produced in japan
working on finding a pic of japanese daggers, but i may have to go for a pic from PSO, since i'm not finding any pics of the real thing
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04-09-2007, 10:36 PM
*giggles*
sureeeeeee np i adore them *jumps around with amaginery katana* *smiles*
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04-09-2007, 10:41 PM
HOLY GAMOLY! Watching him put that sword away gave me shivers!!!
Awesome video!! My bro uses Katanas. (Although a tad recklessly and with his silly friends, but hey, he still has some, lol)  Ok, step by step pics. Attachment 1008 After hammering the steel out, it is cut in half and folded. Attachment 1009 The folded steel is then hammer welded together, as the forging process continues. The smith then continues to shape the blade, first with a power hammer and then with a hand held hammer. Attachment 1010 After forging, the blade is shaped by hand, and then coated with clay, prior to the hardening process. Attachment 1011 After the claying of the blade, it is heated to critical (about 1450 degrees) and then quenched in water. This process creates the martensite edge and pearlite body of the sword. Attachment 1012 The blade is then final shaped and polished. This sharpens the blade and reveals the hamon that is created by the hardening process.
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04-09-2007, 10:41 PM
it's not the best of pictures, since it's from a game, but you can clearly see the shape and design
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04-09-2007, 10:41 PM
We spoke a little about Iaijutsu in the initial few posts. Here is a vid showing Kata's (formation steps and sequences) of Iaijutsu that I found on youtube. It's long but it's also very informative, so it belongs here on this thread
Omae mo kanjite no ka... kaze no koe?
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04-09-2007, 10:42 PM
and some moreeeeee
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay *stares*
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04-09-2007, 10:46 PM
hey, would you mind scaling down the larger images please?
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