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Matsukaze

Sageo

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Another detail squared away. Gustavo has picked a nice (yet reasonably priced) Sageo for the first Matsukaze. The one you have seen in the pictures… Read More »Sageo

Back to Kongo

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Not the country or the river but rather the Japanese polishing stone. The initial grind, an associated craftsman in Japan had put the blade through,… Read More »Back to Kongo

Forging the first Matsukaze 3

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火造,(Hidukuri) and 焼きなまし (Nakinamashi), followed by a cold hammering are the steps in which the blade is given its (more or less) final shape.