ENGLISH

The Craft of the Japanese Sword

By Leon Kapp , Hiroko Kapp , Yoshindo Yoshihara

Book information

Publisher
Kodansha International
Year
1987
ISBN
087011798X
LCC
U856.J3 K37 1987
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
54 MB (56194341 bytes)
Pages
168\171
Library
mirknig.com
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-12-05 17:23:38
Военные дисциплины;Оружие и военная техника;Холодн

Description

Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. When all sword manufacture was prohibited in Japan for seven years after World War II, the age-old techniques were in danger of being lost forever. Today, in the hands of a new generation of practitioners, the craft is making a startling comeback. Connoisseurs say that the swords being produced now are the equal of anything made in Japan in the past few hundred years. This book takes the reader into the workshops of four of Japans leading sword craftsmen. Each craftsman has a different role in the manufacture of a blade. Yoshindo Yoshihara, the swordsmith, begins with raw steel made in a traditional charcoal-fueled smelter and refines it by folding and forging, gradually shaping it into a sword with a hardened edge.

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