Willman Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 You sure? Take a look at 3:00 and 3:30 in the first video. When he is heating it up to quench it looks like they switched to charcoal. Willman “If I have seen a little farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.”-Isaac Newton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bower Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Some of those closeups didn't look like charcoal to me, either. Not sticky enough for coal, though. Coke might be a good guess, although I would think it might be kind of expensive, what with needing to import it and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Willman, Yeah I see what you mean ... but then in the same vid just before that at 2:38 he is loading a big chunk of charcoal that hasn't been broken up yet... and in the second video there is a good shot where you can see the layers in the individual chunks... I suppose they could be using a mix... what I have always read is that they used charcoal in the past .. But some of the close ups do look like coke... but the flame looks like charcoal... Anybody speak Japanese that could say whether they mention what kind of fuel is being used? Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Ysselstein Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Willman, Yeah I see what you mean ... but then in the same vid just before that at 2:38 he is loading a big chunk of charcoal that hasn't been broken up yet... and in the second video there is a good shot where you can see the layers in the individual chunks... I suppose they could be using a mix... what I have always read is that they used charcoal in the past .. Dick Dick, It looks like they are welding with coke and taking charcoal from the wooden box for heat treating. Jan To those who posted this and other videos on this thread...thank you, "seeing" really made some important connections regarding the process. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Stier Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Im with matt on wondering what that flux dust is. Looks like iron shavings? Practice random acts of Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Skelton Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Mind=blown.... thanks for sharing these videos. No more complaining that I don't have this-or-that piece of equipment (except possibly a team of three strikers who were around before the first hammer ). The precision of the forging embarrasses me Kristopher Skelton, M.A. "There was never a good knife made from bad steel" A quiet person will perish ~ Basotho Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Wow, totally excellent. Quality entertainment. I'm intrigued by that flux, too. Sure looks like it makes welding that hammer face easier. Not that I could make that saw, but I hate to think what I'd have to charge for it if I did... it's magnificent. Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) Some really nice power hammer work: Notice the pierced dies for hot punching... Antoine Edited June 23, 2011 by Antoine http://antoinemarcal.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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