This video documents the sword-making process by Mori Sukemitsu, the most prolific swordsmith in Japan today.

This video is the first in the world to fully document the entire process of making a Japanese sword, from start to finish, without any staging or substitutions.

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00:00 Opening
00:37 Charcoal Cutting / Sumikiri
02:34 Block Forming / Tama-heshi
06:39 Teko Attachment / Teko-zuke
08:53 Folding Forging / Orikaeshi-tanren
14:43 Core & Outer Steel Construction / Tsukurikomi
17:14 Boiling Extension / Wakashi-nobe
19:25 Preliminary Shaping / Sunobe
23:40 Final Shaping / Hizukuri
27:31 Rough Finishing / Nama-shiage
30:21 Clay Coating / Tsuchioki
31:58 Quenching / Yaki-ire
35:10 Polishing & Sharpening / Kaji-togi
37:31 Test Cutting / Tameshigiri
38:03 Finishing & Engraving / Shiage・Meikiri
39:42 Completion

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