Description
This book offers an outline of the history of Japanese swords, illustrated with large full-colour photographs, and shows each stage of the process of crafting a blade starting from iron sand right to the polishing, habaki, and shirasaya.
The Art of the Japanese Sword: The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciation
In The Art of the Japanese Sword, master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a detailed look at the entire process of Japanese sword making, including the finishing and appreciation of Japanese blades.
