Bobby Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Master Chen will now hammer the blade straight. He says it takes 1000 hits from the hammer to make a good sword. Some call this stress reliving the mune ( Spine ) Notice he is using a brass hammer now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 The polishing will begin now. The stones are water stones from Japan and there is a set of 7 he will go through. I will not post all they look the same on the photos. One will be polished at a 90 degree angle to the blade and then the next one will be 45 degrees. this way you can see where you have been and where you need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Bobby, thanks for posting this wonderful documentation. It is very rare to get so many subsequent images Master Chen surely knows the craft. Outstanding workmanship. Again, thanks for posting! www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Bobby, thanks for posting this wonderful documentation.It is very rare to get so many subsequent images Master Chen surely knows the craft. Outstanding workmanship. Again, thanks for posting! thank you for reading. i see this every day. most people that like swords only see the box it comes it. if you have a chance you are welcome to come and visit the work room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Here is the hand rubbing starting. they will take a cotton ball and a drop of oil and rub the blade for a day or more. the pushing the oil into the blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 the is hand polishing with a 3000 grit powder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 this photo shows master chen hammering his name into the handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 master chen's name in the sword. this will be traced with a crayon and the paper will be cut out and placed in the certificate of authenticity to prove your sword is a real Zubeng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 the handle will be scored to allow the wood handle to stick to the sword better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 now the sword is complete. the handle and the fittings will be added later. master chen says the heart of the sword is the steel. that is now ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Thomas Obach Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 that is lovely work... very nice blade thank you for fine pictures ! Greg North Shore Forge & Ironworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Very good to see the Chineese process of steel and swordmaking. I do like your tatara furnace alot. Thank you, Cyrus thanks, master chen made it his self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 The straw is not to ad C but to prevent the loss of Carbon. I think!Very nice Bobby! that could be right. i listen in chinese and write in english. sometimes i get the translation wrong. the bad part is when i return to the usa and think in chinese and speak english. i sound phunny, i sould phunny anyway but i am more phunny then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 i notice the young man on the right looks like he is about to fall asleep. haha will this be a jian or a katana? the sword will be a katana but that picture of the clay treatment is of a chinese jian. the process is the same only different ways of applying the clay and charcoal. it rained that day and i did not want to ride the motorcycle in the rain an hour. so i missed that photo. but no harm no foul. just the shape of the balde is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Daniel Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 i see. so instead of having the X form, the charcoal will be a V shape towards the blade for the katana? i only need 3 things to be happy: my girlfriend, my forge, and fruit juice. Casey W Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 i see. so instead of having the X form, the charcoal will be a V shape towards the blade for the katana? i think the answer is no. master chen uses a lot of different patterns. all have meaning to him. i can not say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan S Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 omg this is so cool O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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