Friday, May 27, 2011

Samurai sword-ritual and legend ticket


Sword Samurai, the most important weapon.  Samurai without it would not be, but other people can view it bad manners to take it out.  Samurai sword common people will never show.  Officials asked to see his sword, Samurai sword is only a few inches will pull a knife.

Katana, a Samurai sword called a marvel of engineering.  Master craftsman to make Samurai more than a month, you can take a katana.  Craftsman of melting metal and even pots and pans started by.  Specially made with the fireplace burning away impurities open the molten metal was created.  The following is a craftsman is pouring metal sword shape.  However, the metal was still warm, he would pound the knife and hammer merge.  The metal itself and folded over, and then water cooling.  Then, he's back again Karl heated, flat folded again pounded back.  This folding, heating, and cooling cycle was repeated dozens of times.  What it gave the Samurai katana its legendary longitude sharp edge.

When craftsmanship meets a Samurai sword, he began the process of polishing.  He first Samurai katana sword smoother pumice-like material and glossy.  Then he left is pumice, would remove scratches, other materials and polishing it.  12 different materials are finer than the last black, each one Polish was used.  Each removal is scratched by the previous base left.  12 second material is flour, bright and shiny sword had the consistency of the left.

Finally, to craftsman Samurai katana handle under his name, and signature.  He then wooden handle decorations hand guard added.

Samurai sword-making surrounding consciousness.  There are certain foods that artisans Carl creation process and even artisans in specific activities that would not eat while Carl become part of the consciousness.  Knife making craftsmanship for religious experience.  Carl religious significance for the Samurai too.  Samurai sword "his soul," and it never left his.

Typically have two samurai swords.  Samurai katana are usually little more than three feet (1.5 m) long.  They perform the second sword called a wakizashi and about 2 feet (0.6 m) long.  Katana bankruptcy, close combat or seppuku (suicide to protect honor) of the grim for the wakizashi will use.  Together, the two swords of Samurai shows the high social status.







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