Making a Blade Out of Homemade Steel

Making a Blade Out of Homemade Steel




This six part epic follows knife maker Jesus Hernandez as he builds a pair of Japanese tanto knives from homemade steel. He begins with building a smelter to produce steel from ore and progresses through to the process of folding and forming the blades into an elegant pair of traditional weapons. Each step is documented in detail with plenty of photographs. [via YC]

10 thoughts on “Making a Blade Out of Homemade Steel

  1. Fernando Espósito says:

    Pure beauty. 

  2. Capt.tagon says:

    Holy Toledo! Sweet blades!

  3. Mike Roberts says:

    pretty cool

    1. Don says:

      Actually it’s pretty hot!  :)

    2. Don says:

      Actually it’s pretty hot!  :)

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