Old Pueblo Forge

W2 Steel is Back! Whole story and Request for help

How to plan, layout, and profile a kissaki for a shinogi zukuri katana (6)

Tsuchioki and Yaki-ire: Claying and Quenching a shinogi zukuri katana (5)

Finally a straight-forward method for profiling a shinogi zukuri katana! (4)

A simpler way to forge a shinogi zukuri katana (3)

The most important step in forging a katana, the sunobe (2)

Forging a shinogi zukuri katana, forge welding and drawing out bar (1)

How to make a cast aluminum knife handle

Tanto project: polishing the blade and making the habaki

Tanto project: Claying and Heat Treating

Tanto project: forging the bevels and profiling

Tanto project: forging bar and sunobe

Plans for this channel in 2021

Hand-forged katana: Finished project!!

Hand-forged katana: Step 9, scabbard and handle

Making scabbard-making tools: chisels

Making scabbard-making tools: Planes

Hand-forged katana: Step 8, making the habaki

W2 Unboxing, and how to get some for yourself

Hearth steel from W2 steel bars

Hand-forged katana: Step 7, polishing and sharpening

Hand-forged katana: Step 6, quenching and tempering

Hand-forged katana: Step 5, claying the blade

Hand -forged katana: Step 4, profiling

Hand-forged katana: Step 3, forging the bevels

Forging katanas: All about sunobes (error in the formulas. please read pinned comment)

Hand-forged katana: Step 2, forging the sunobe

Hand-forged katana: Step 1, forging out the bar