Preparing AUTHENTIC Japanese SWORD STEEL (Tamahagane) - Sword of Transformation EP: 2 ~SWORD EMBRYO~

[@Xempt_One]

I like the nonverbal cues you guys use, one tap to go, 2 taps to stop. Great cooperation with each other keeping this dieing art alive

[@Afro408]

I have never heard a hammer ring like that before! Lovely to watch this process.

[@junfab]

Wow never have I watched any videos about forging a katana that describe in so much details such as yours, specially in English. Really appreciate your craftmanship and hard work. From a Thai guy who loves Japanese traditional way of forging a katana.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your appreciation!

[@bfg1637]

I could watch the birth of steel all day. That ring of metal is music to my soul. Cant wait to watch the next video.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you! Please watch the next episodes.

[@lorcanabbot4614]

Beautiful! Thank you a lot, senseï

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your kind comment!

[@riazpatel5296]

Thank you for your most excellent instruction. Superior demonstration and explanation is the sign of a true mentor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your kind and excellent comment! I'll do my best, hopefully this craft will survive a bit longer...

[@oldpuebloforge]

Wonderful video. I hope your channel becomes very successful!

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you so much!

[@SkunkworksProps]

Fantastic video, thank you for taking the time to share this! Tamahagane is a material I would love to work with and experience.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you! Yes, tamahagane is an amazing material I hope you get to experience one day.

[@transwerewolf]

Great video! So much work 😫

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your feedback! Yes, a lot of work, but this is just the preparation phase 😅

[@MurderBong]

I DON’T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN A VIDEO OF THE SORTING. JUST THE AFTER. THANK YOU! EVERY LITTLE PIECE MATTERS AND HAS A PLACE.

[@YashaYukawa]

You are just right! Thank you!

[@b2bogster]

What an amazing journey you are taking. This is really interesting and inspiring.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you!

[@margrab8561]

Great video! Im waiting for next episode! May the elements be with you ! Thank you

[@YashaYukawa]

Glad you enjoyed it and, thank you for your great comment!

[@mikaelbauer3818]

Thank you

[@YashaYukawa]

You're welcome, and thank you for your comment.

[@TheForestNinja1]

Having a Swordsmith in Japan who speaks English is great for those outside Japan. I'm interested in polishing using Japanese Natural Stones and have many of the ones used by tradional polishers and know already it's not easy to do. But will try anyways.

[@bensonhai]

Love the video!

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you so much Hai, I'm glad you did!

[@user-qb6mc8zx1y]

It´s really satisfying to watch such work!! The humble respect of a Brazilian who really loves this impressive culture!!

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your kind comment!

[@shanewheeler713]

This is awesome, I have just binged watched everything you have so far and look forward to the journey. I make knives as a hobby and would love to go full time. Thank you for the fine detail.

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you so much, good to have you along. And good luck with your forging!

[@jappeliino]

fan va grym du är bro`, kul å se, hoppas nästa episod kommer snart,ta hand om dig och familjen / one love

[@YashaYukawa]

Tack som fan Jappe! Nästa episod är på ingång. Och varma hälsningar till din familj.

[@RovingPunster]

What a privilege to watch these vids. THANK YOU KIND SIR. 🙏 In another life I must have been a weapon smith ... but sadly in this one I have tears in both of my shoulders, and a surgically repaired spine that preclude my taking up the craft ... so I can only spectate and daydream about it.

[@Hughsllc]

Excellent video I am curious though when fracturing various pieces is the goal just to sort parts by carbon content or are you also trying to identify portions with naturally occurring trace alloys?

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you! Both, in a way.

[@MrBuddy.....X]

It's interesting to see how there are so many videos online with titles like I make tamahagane at home, made by Americans or Europeans, and they do it without knowing that yes, they can use the traditional methods used to produce it, but it will never be tamahagane if they don't use the particular iron sand coming from the shimane prefecture, however one question, is it possible to buy, outside of Japan obviously, these sands? I ask out of pure curiosity, even if I think it is not possible, and another question, I knew that the tamahagane to be called such must it be produced with ferrous sand coming from Japan, but specifically from the Shimane prefecture or generically from Japan? I apologize for the papyrus, but I have always been very interested in Japanese culture in general, even more so in its craftsmanship

[@YashaYukawa]

Thank you for your input! Tamahagane is not a protected name, like champagne or parmesan. So technically you can call any homemade bloomery steel tamahagane (something many take the opportunity to do) A Japanese swordsmith would usually call such steel jikaseitetsu (homemade steel) And sometimes it hits the mark and it may contain something like tamahagane. It's not necessary to only use iron sand from Shimane prefecture (even though in Japan it was found to be the most appropriate) Tamahagane is the name given to a particular steel, made by the Tatara-buki method. I just want to give my perspective as a traditional Japanese sword-smith.

[@MrBuddy.....X]

@@YashaYukawa Thanks for your reply, now I have much clearer ideas on the subject🙏

[@ImStayGold42]

I'm enjoying seeing the process as well as the way in which Yasha san explains things. Very cool forge! What hamon do you specialize in? Just curious.

[@YashaYukawa]

I'm glad to hear that, thank you! I'm aiming at "early morning misty mountain range", and "moonshine behind cumulus clouds" hamon😄

[@ImStayGold42]

@@YashaYukawa beautiful, I know you're being a bit tongue-in-cheek but what you described is exactly the style of hamon I look for in a nihonto. Much more than wavy ocean patterns. Anyway, looking forward to seeing the results! Cheers!

[@CheerfuEntropy]

do you start with a new bloom each time, or can you select steel you have sorted before? what do you do with the steel that doesnt make it into the sword?

[@YashaYukawa]

I can use bloom previously processed. But certain pieces I prefer to process uniquely for the project at hand. The "left over" become the tool tekko-bou.

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏

[@stevenrowlandson9650]

It looks brittle just like Nickle Iron meteorite. Large crystals.

[@YashaYukawa]

Yes at this stage its very brittle.