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What he is after
- His goal is to recreate a sword of the Kamakura period.
- He sees the katana as a weapon, as a work of art and as an amulet.
- He says he thinks of three things, 用・美・守 (yō, bi, mamori: use, beauty and protection), and that the hamon is where each of them can be seen.
Gallery
Masahiro with a blade, at the door of his workshop. Photo: dealer in Japan 
Filing a blade. Photo: dealer in Japan 
A lump of tamahagane (玉鋼, tamahagane). Photo: dealer in Japan