Japanese work in progress...

Here some of my last work, still busy with my Warabite-To sword and some other Japanese side projects.
This weekend i am going to harden (Japanese style - Yaki-ire) a couple of swords and knives and hope they will not crack on me so fingers crossed.
It's going to be my second time that i use this Japanese traditional style of hardening and will create a hard edge (martensite) and soft back with hopefully some nice hamons.
Next time i will show some results of the hardening, take care and thanx for watching, cheers Igor.

Tashiro Ainu Hunter out of the same steel as the Warabite-To sword.

Made out of hazel and painted with transparant boat lacker.

3 examples of my Japanese Ainu short swords and hunter knife.

The second Ainu short sword, forged out of suminagashi steel.

My first yaki ire clay attempt/test to create a hard edge and soft back and a hamon.

Second Ainu sword with latest file work on the mune (back).

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Latest firework on handle and ready to mix some clay.

A preview of how the folded steel looks like before hardening...

Here the final set up for the handle.

And found this great Peddinghaus Anvil for my mobile knife workshop 

Special traditional clay recipe for the yaki-ire.

Ready for some fire.

Another Japanese influenced mix with Brut de Forge
 style Hunter forged out of Mercedes spring steel, forged in
 the forest with my mobile forging studio.

And my latest Damascus Japanese  Tashiro Hunter, made out
of L6 and 1075 steel from Matt James  out of New Zealand.

My small workshop at the back of my house.