The Flip-Side of Japanese Sword Making (a dirty truth)
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- čas přidán 21. 11. 2023
- 3 years of practice, is generally a required time to master the art of cutting charcoal. An essential task for a Japanese swordsmith.To make a traditional sword, hundreds of kilograms of red-pine charcoal is necessary. And it must be done with precision as well as speed.
In this video, I must cut and sort nearly 50kg of charcoal that will all be used up the following day.
Music by Yasha Yukawa 1994.
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Dramatic? No, just a craftsman who loves his work.
Thank you! 🤡
So many hidden talents on display in this video! I have always appreciated your professionalism, but I also see that you have the skill of being able to imbue emotion into people, as well as into the steel. The size of the emotion and at the right time, like the size of the coal, is critical to the combined output! Once again, thank you for your effort.
I truly appreciate your uplifting words. Thank you so much!
thanks you so much for english step by step lessons in swordmaking. the humor was excellent as well. Domo arigato gozaimasu!
Thank you for you kind comment! But as step by step lessons I'm afraid it's bad quality, and perhaps even dangerous. 💥Don't try this at home😉
I run a little charcoal forge at home and have spent a bunch of time sizing my fuel lol. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you! Sound like a lot of fun, charcoal is such nice fuel. Good luck forging!
Wonderful video on a side of sword smithing that is often overlooked. As a specialist in process safety, I really enjoyed the small demonstration in the beginning. 👍
The cutting over the wooden anvil reminds me of cutting hard candy.
Cheers! 💚
Thank you! hopefully I passed the safety test?😇
@@YashaYukawa Naturally yes 🙂. I really appreciate this kind of humour and in my humble opinion it complements the strict and precise nature of your work very well.
First time i see a video about this side of sword making. Very interesting and oddly relaxing. Keep it up grate videos!!!
Thank you!!! Many odd angles are yet to come...
It’s my dream to build a Japanese sword I personally think it’s the most beautiful art in the world which not only demands maticulous discipline but also great craftsmanship, skill and focus
I agree. Now that I own one Im obsessed with them.
If i ever get the money saved up to have a sword made, I will choose you to make it. I really enjoy watching you work and the humor is great. Thank you.
Thank you!
Amazing!!! As soon as these clips are uploaded, we make ourselves comfortable to watch. They are such a unique window into the mindset, discipline, energy and soul of a dear Being and master craftsman. Loving them so much. And this time we got to hear some vintage electronica in the background as well. Might it be yours, perhaps? And thanks for the laugh! But both me and wifey worry about your lungs. Please take care so that we get to see many more uploads over the coming years. We love you and your world like crazy! Thanks for sharing it with us all.
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Thank you so much!!! I'm grateful for receiving your generous appreciation! Yes, it's old tunes I made back in 1994. Finally put to use after 30 years! You’re right, I should start using a mask while sorting charcoal. Let's stay around for a while…
I love you too! And are so happy being able to share a piece of my world with you.❤️❤️❤️
I loved the serious and detailed explanations in the last videos, but the laugh I just had over the the dirty face after the gag was why I clicked subscribe.
Glad I made you laugh. Welcome to the channel, and thank you for subscribing!
A rare and wonderful discovery on CZcams! Thank you for your generosity and effort in sharing a glimpse of your world with us.
Mr. Ford Hallam. I did recognize your name, and are honored sir. Thank you so much for your kind comment, but most of all, thank you for your dedicated work!
Thanks! I love your channel!
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I was strangely fascinated by your other movies but today you made me laugh so hard, i subscribed immediately 🙂to see the ballance between being so serious and your humour, sold me, i m a fan! 🙂i wish you a great weekend and hope to see more of you soon! Take care man!
Thank you, I'm glad to hear it gave you a laugh! And thank you for subscribing! I wish you a great weekend too!
Quality content; makes me want to become a sword smith!
Thank you! It's an incredibly satisfying occupation, at least try some forging?
This is about to be the best Katana Channel. Keep up the awesome work.
Once again I am astonished by your commitment to excellence. A true master of your craft. Bravo.
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment!
I'm 2 minutes into this video & it's very explosive content so far! Well played, Yasha san! 😅
💥😇💥 Thank you!
@@YashaYukawa will this sword be considered an "art sword" in terms of the materials & polish when it's finished?
In terms of materials and polish, yes. And hopefully the shape, hardening and so on, as well. A "real" traditionally made Japanese sword is a work of art. "Bijutsu touken"
I cut an entire bag of hardwood charcoal with only a pair of scissors to make 1/2" chips
for knife heat treatment this Summer and see why consistant size is important. I will say
it was a humbling experience. 😁
Sounds like a lots of fun. Keep up the good work.
Yasha.. Jag dör,,det här är så bra...så perfekt...saknar dig,,hoppas vi ses snart...
Fam hälsar
Tack som attans, och hälsa tillbaks!
This is an amazing video series, I am watching all the videos. I very much hope one day to purchase one of your swords in future infused with the spirit of the metal and your master craftsmanship.
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
love it!
You are amazing😂
Thank you for saying that! 😊
reminds me of the motion needed for chopping hard candy
If I ever need a side hustle... 😁
‘MASTER? HOW MANY F’S DO I HAVE TO GIVE WHEN MAKING A SWORD’
“YOU WILL START BY CUTTING CHARCOAL FOR 3 YEARS.”
‘BUT MASTER, THAT’S NOT A NUMBER OF F’S…..’
“I WAS NOT FINISHED. COUNT EVERY PIECE OF CHARCOAL.” 😂
Hello! The quality of charcoal is amazing, sound like breaking glass, easy to chop. Must be pleasure to chop. I would like to ask you, if as normal human from other country is possible to buy this kind of charcoal for my own practice ?
Thank you
Yes, I love the sound, but even more so the aroma when burning... It's theoretically possible. It's super expensive though, and adding the shipping cost to another country would make it even more so. A couple of bags by ship maybe?
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ありがとうございました。
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炭の高騰で大変だと思いますが
夜叉さんが頑張ってるお姿を
見られて俺も頑張れます💪
応援してくれてありがとう！頑張って下さい！
I BET THE FIRST PERSON TO DO THIS, A THOUSAND YEARS AGO WAS LAUGHED AT…. UNTIL HE BROUGHT OUT A 3-BODY BLADE! 😂
I'm skeptical that anyone really did this so deliberately and carefully a thousand years ago. Back when swords were made primarily to be practical weapons, and were in short supply, swordsmiths were mostly focused on making them as fast as possible and weren't fussed with "artistic" questions like the aesthetic of taking the time to painstakingly cut every piece of charcoal precisely. They probably just used whatever charcoal they could get, broken into "good enough" sized pieces as fast as they could process it, and made "good enough" swords. No one was laughing; if anything, most smiths would have probably gotten in trouble for spending too much time and effort on making any one blade really fancy because arming soldiers and winning wars is about mass production, not about one good blade a month.
Thank you for your skeptical input.
But, do you really understand what the meaning of "practical weapons" was, a thousand years ago?
Records regarding the ancient sword culture of Japan is extensive, so we don't need to speculate too much.
Yes, at periods when the whole country where at war, they needed to mass produce swords. But even during that period, apart from these "mass-produced" swords, "high-end" swords were still in demand. Master pieces made on order to collectors, as status symbols, talismans, sacrificial object to divinities and so on, where still produced. These object are still preserved in ancient shrines. Nothing about these sword are "good enough". Swords where not merely made for "winning wars". And by looking at the result, I would say the craftsmen of the old days held a much higher standard than today, and surely that standard would be reflected in the way they cut charcoal and so on.
You are probably right regarding "getting in trouble for spending too much time" as we do get into trouble for that, even today. Just as I explained in this video: "it must be done fast".
BTW finishing "one good blade a month" would be insanely fast...
@@YashaYukawa Thank you for taking the time to reply! I appreciate your insight, and I stand corrected because you would be in a better position to know than I am.
I also want to thank you for making these videos. I realize you don't have to do this and it would be easy to keep your working processes secret. I respect the courage it takes to show something so valuable to the whole world.
Thank you again for your valuable input, and thank you for showing me such a great attitude! It is much appreciated.
I enjoyed watching this video, but I must say as someone who saw their grandfather die from emphysema, you can probably avoid emphysema with a mask.
Thank you! Perhaps you are right about the mask. Sorry to hear about your grandfather. Thank you for your concern!
I know traditions are important, but would you like to use a machine that can sort this for you? Perhaps adjustable for sizes, or makes all sizes at the same time? If I lived in Japan I would build a machine for you. :) Maybe you already thought of this.
Great idea. I never thought of it, I'd at least give such machine a try 😂
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As I was watching it I was wondering if you use a respirator when you’re working not on camera? I do woodworking and the sawdust alone can be hard on the lungs. I’d imagine charcoal preparing and the time at the forge must be tough to breathe around.
I don’t, but should start using some kind of mask for sure. Thank you for your concern!
Is this not the type of work you delegate to your apprentice(s)?
Only Japanese has this kind of OCD.