Monday, November 21, 2011 8:51:41 PM
I'm sure he`s aware of that. In the video, he addresses the fact that others who practice his craft are "responding to modern times" and not carrying on traditions in sword making.
Maybe they are in Japan, but there are traditional swordsmiths elsewhere. There are some who use presses, machine hammers or even just machine a blade from a bar, but there are others who do it old school style; forge, hammer and anvil. I`ve even seen people using authentic replicas of Anglo-Saxon smithies, with nothing in the building that wouldn`t have been in one ~1000-1500 years ago.
Monday, November 21, 2011 11:23:13 AM
@Victory7 - I'm sure he`s aware of that. In the video, he addresses the fact that others who practice his craft are "responding to modern times" and not carrying on traditions in sword making.
Monday, November 21, 2011 9:27:35 AM
Little does he know, there are on ever-increasing number of quality Western and Eastern swordsmiths popping up in Europe and America every week. If anything the art is being rejuvenated throughout the world.