Katana

[Gene Chapman]

A interesting video on forging a sword and finishing from China.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=2

Click video on Google, type in knifemaking or blacksmithing, all sorts hot iron stuff comes up.

Here is a nother one, Japanese

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...10257200729607

[Andrew Garrett]

I find it very interesting that Chinese swordmakers would make Katanas considering how many chinese heads were taken with them as recently as the 30s and 40s.

Most esimates say that more lives were taken with a katana during that conflict than with the atomic bomb a few years later (ref: Flyboys, can't remember the author right off hand).

[toddhill]

Thanks, Gene. I enjoyed watching those.

Todd

[DanCampbell]

Hi Guys,
The first one is from the company Cheness,

I bought two of the spring steel swords and love them.

[Lord Farquhar]

Thanks for the vids