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Chopping charcoal (sumi-kiri)

Posted on 2013/06/04 by davej

More about making blacksmithing charcoal: How Charcoal is Made

Posted in Blacksmith Shop, D.I.Y. Technology, Japan.Tagged charcoal, process, sumi-kiri, video.

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