Film: Study the Old to Know the New
In a forge on Vancouver Island, reclaimed steel is turned into tanto. Directed, Photographed, and Edited by Trevor Komori Location Sound: Sean Brouwer B Camera Operator: Liam Leyland Music Composed by Kurtis So Production Assistants: Vivian Hu & Judy Zheng still images | behind the scenes | making this tanto | view on youtube
Short film release: 温故知新
Last summer Komori~san and a talented crew came to the island and spent a couple of days getting footage in the forge and of the final assembly of a tanto. Take a look at these beautiful stills, his latest creation is set to go live this week! A true and accurate understanding of the past…
Komori~san back in the forge
Komori~san and his talented crew came to the island and spent a couple of days getting footage in the forge and of the final assembly of a tanto. They set up all their own lighting in the forge, and along with a couple of cameras, location sound, and assistants the workshop was pretty packed! Looking…
Building a Charcoal Tanto Forge
This forge is a scaled down version specifically geared for tanto and smaller knives but has a removable spacer to allow for a larger fire when needed. Details about traditional measurements and clay mixtures here.
Field Trip To A Bladesmith’s Forge
A workshop visit from the The Samurai Carpenter
MadeFor: Creating Off The Grid
See the full feature on MadeFor.com.au: Crossed Heart Forge – Off The Grid We come into this world with an innate yearning to discover. The belief that there is something out there bigger than us, beyond our own frontier, constantly compels us to make more with what we’ve got, for the time we have here.
Soul of Steel Documentary
Here are some excerpts of my segment from Soul of Steel which includes footage from the forge as well as an interview. Thanks to Rolfe and the Todd who came all the way out to the forest and did a great job of sharing the process and vibe of the workshop with folks in Calgary.…
Japanese TV Profile
turn on CC for english subtitles… Thanks very much to the guys who came all the way to the workshop to film for TV Tokyo. Here is most of my segment which includes footage from the visit as well as some of our own footage shot of charcoal making. Editing 5 hours of footage down…
A Calgary Media Visit to the Forge
We had a visit from a media crew representing Shaw Calgary this week. They are creating a documentary called, “The Soul of Steel” and wanted an interview and some workshop footage. The show will air from mid-October to mid-November on channel 10 in the Calgary area, and will also be accessible online via their livestream…
A Japanese Media Visit to the Forge
We had a visit from a crew filming for TV Tokyo today. They were interested in some footage of the workshop and a brief interview. A great group of guys to meet and work with, we covered a lot of ground in a few hours and they probably learned more about steel than they bargained…
Sounds of the Workshop: Night Session
Though it is a wonderful and peaceful time to be in the workshop enjoying the cool night air as well as a good time for doing yaki-ire, I don’t often forge at night. This night I had the camera on a tripod whilst working on the beginnings of a small shear steel bushcraft knife in…
Crossed Heart Forge Maker Video By Stria
Created by team Stria
Post Drill Repaired
Another piece of Canadian history is restored to working order and finds its place in the Island Blacksmith workflow. I have had an old hand powered post drill for about twenty years now, but have never made a hole with it. My long term list of things to do included refitting a modern keyed chuck…
Forged Blade Workshop
A collaborative instructional blade forging session with a Vancouver Island Blacksmith from Foggy Mountain Forge
Smith-Roles Comet
A piece of Canadian history finds a new home and is put back to work after many years dormancy.