Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith
Traditionally crafted knives for folks who wish they could take things home from museums.
Hand forged tools for adventure crafted from natural materials.
Traditionally crafted charcoal forged classical heirloom tanto made by hand from reclaimed and natural materials using 13th century techniques and the aesthetic of beautifully simple design based on the Japanese sword.
A Canadian Media Visit to the Forge
The Blacksmith | Tools for Satoyama | by Jordan Wende
Preparing and Loading the Charcoal Making Kiln
TLDW #27 - Forging a Saya Nomi (鞘鑿, scabbard chisel) - from reclaimed farm equipment (harrow tooth)
TLDW #26 - Traditional Yaki-Ire, Hardening a Tanto
TLDW #25 - First Lighting of the Forge & Antique Habaki Utsushi
SOTW #21 - First Lighting of the Forge
TLDW #24 - Making an Ireko (nesting) Saya - Furusato Tanto
SOTW #20 - Assembling the Furusato Tanto (aikuchi w/ireko saya)
SOTW #19 - Assembling the Inome Tanto
"Unboxing" precision cut tanto kata from soulsmithing.com
TLDW #23 - Replacing the Higuchi (tuyere) in the new forge
TLDW #22 - Repair broken Natural Waterstone with Urushi
SOTW #18 - Let's just take a moment, shall we? Take it. Taken. Done.
3 minute forge and 5 minute forge making...bring your own bellows! diy
SOTW #17 - Glass Top Fuigo - What's going on in there?
温故知新 | Study the Old to Know the New | by Trevor Komori
Making a Bamboo Scoop for Water Forging (竹の水差し)
SOTW #16 - Differential Hardening Sunnobi Tanto - yakiire with water, charcoal, clay
TLDW #21 - Making a Tanto Habaki with simple tools
TimeWarp #10 - Forging Habaki for a Tanto
Blacksmith Forging Plastic? DIY snowskate from recycled decking material
TLDW #20 - Futokorogatana Kaiken Tanto
Clay & Water Quench Hamon on 100 year old carbon steel - Traditional Yaki-ire
TLDW #19 - Bladesmithing at the Museum Swordsmith Forge
TLDW #18 - Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae - Making the Fittings
TLDW #17 - Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae - Carving the Tsuka & Saya
TLDW #16 - Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae - Carving the Inside
Making a Handle for a Japanese Swordsmithing Hammer - no wedges
Making Fire with Bamboo - museum forge first lighting