Before factories and automation, steel was made by hand—slowly and deliberately. This video follows the traditional Japanese process of making tamahagane steel using iron sand, charcoal, and a clay ...
MISATO, Japan — Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence ...
Producers of a History Channel documentary made a mock-up of medieval European armor consisting of 1/16th-inch steel plating, backed by a quarter-inch of leather, backed by chainmail. The test? To ...
MISATO, Japan – Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki, as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel and showcases a millennium-old craft now enjoying a ...