http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-197363 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 06:07:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-197363 Who do the japanese consider to be the very best katana maker in all of Japan that is still working today?

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-34000 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-34000 I just don’t get it. What can you do with a sword beyond kill people? Can’t such an amazing type of metallurgy be used for anything, idk, useful? Maybe it’s me, but I’d have more respect for wanting to keep alive the art of simple blacksmithing for making farm tools and horse shoes. Plenty of rural farmers need plows, but no one needs swords.  

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-33982 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-33982 The beauty of art and culture of the samurai swords… with a hint of alchemy…

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-33976 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-33976 Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-33975 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-33975 No doubt about it.

]]> http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/12/the-deadly-dying-art-of-crafting-samurai-swords/comment-page-1/#comment-33891 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=11394#comment-33891 Great article and the video at the end was really interesting!

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