History of Making Japanese Knife in Sakai |
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| Sakai is most famous of making tradtional Japanese knives I Japan. There had been many craft-men of Japanese knives since A.C.1400. | ||
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Process of making Japanese knife - 6
Yaki-Modoshi
| 1. The blade finished tempering is put into the kiln and heated at 160-180?. The heated blade taken out of the kilm is cooled naturally. This work is called "Yakimodoshi", and is necessary for Hagane to have flexibility and toughness. | 2. Wipe off the mud. | 3. The warps made by quenching is adjusted by hammering on the wooden boad. |
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