Forging and hardening, in 2011

Videos

His polisher, Tamaki Jōji, filmed two moments of his work in Kusatsu in 2011. They play from YouTube when clicked.

Play: 刀匠 近江国貞豊・鍛刀編 (Tōshō Ōmi no kuni Sadatoyo, tantō-hen: the swordsmith Sadatoyo of Ōmi, the forging)

刀匠 近江国貞豊・鍛刀編 (Tōshō Ōmi no kuni Sadatoyo, tantō-hen: the swordsmith Sadatoyo of Ōmi, the forging) · tyouu1 (Tamaki Jōji, polisher)

3:58 · 28 July 2011

The tanren, forging with the hammer, in his Kusatsu workshop.

Play: 刀匠 近江国貞豊 (Tōshō Ōmi no kuni Sadatoyo)・焼き入れ編 (yaki-ire-hen): the swordsmith Sadatoyo of Ōmi, the hardening

刀匠 近江国貞豊 (Tōshō Ōmi no kuni Sadatoyo)・焼き入れ編 (yaki-ire-hen): the swordsmith Sadatoyo of Ōmi, the hardening · tyouu1 (Tamaki Jōji, polisher)

3:39 · 9 August 2011

The yaki-ire: the clay on the blade and the hardening in the furnace.