Hypnotizing Katana Time Lapse! A Sword Comes to Life in Five Minutes.

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4 жыл бұрын

Watch as a hand-forged sword comes to life. In this hypnotizing video, swordsmith Walter Sorrells shows the transformation of a hand forged sword into a stunning katana. Roughly a hundred hours of meticulous craftsmanship are compressed into five minutes.
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@TyrellKnifeworks 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that hamon! Nice job, Walter! You certainly set the bar for Katana's.

@AmethystDeciever 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the hamon on that one. To my eye it's a creeping vine made fire.

@sonitourret1374 4 жыл бұрын

i see a tempest on the sea

@themastermason1 4 жыл бұрын

I see waves breaking on a black sand beach.

@jamessnodgrass7055 4 жыл бұрын

The hamon is breathtaking, the effort on the stones is so slow but worth the sweat and blood. You are truly a artist Walter. Not just visible but functional.

@leonpatrick5606 4 жыл бұрын

Who ever pushed the thumbs down obviously doesn't know or understand a talented artist and his or her art when they see it. To you Mr Sorrells well done, and thank you for sharing your beautiful artistry to the you tube world.

@maxh.365 4 жыл бұрын

When I look at that compared to my blades, all I can think is, “Wow, I’ve got a long way to go.”

@rorengapaora1785 4 жыл бұрын

Why a thumbs down!?? obviously not an artist. Thank you Walter for another fine example of forging and the beauty within.

@-_popengut_ 4 жыл бұрын

That hamon... I am speechless..

@jasonknight8173 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Walter

@RAkers-tu1ey 4 жыл бұрын

That was fun, thanks!

@DreadtheMadSmith 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!

@MrMarsBlades 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks Walter

@cuteshadow 4 жыл бұрын

That balde looks amazing! love the hamon

@PetesCreativeRecycling 4 жыл бұрын

Flawless execution as usual!

@MarcoSantosMAMS 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, amazing job!

@gushlergushler 4 жыл бұрын

Just amazing

@leedavis7508 4 жыл бұрын

It would look outrageous fitted with an aquatic themed furniture to compliment the choppy wave Hamon of the blade. Beautiful work !

@wiley979 4 жыл бұрын

When I saw that hamon the name "Stormy Seas" came to mind.

@tatdexter2334 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous blade and a very unique and pleasing presentation. Fun to see the transition to completed blade.

@Donorcyclist 4 жыл бұрын

That added a lot of time to your sword making process, and we thank you for that! Such a beautiful result!

@josephconnelly7124 4 жыл бұрын

What a pleasure - blessings Walter.

@lsubslimed 4 жыл бұрын

Aww yea, back to your roots with this one. You're still one of the best western smiths in Japanese swords. Beautiful job, Walter!

@azraell33 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Flying_Pan_cooking Жыл бұрын

That firy Hamon is beautiful.

@jamesbarisitz4794 4 жыл бұрын

I see stormy waves. Gorgeous! 👍

@ColdHawk 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! What a pretty piece of metal

@AIIZreviews 4 жыл бұрын

Quite acceptional work

@pjhalchemy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Walter...Truly inspirational and the hamon is etheric! Hat Tip and a slight nod!

@jimbojones3400 4 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece

@adamtankersley7441 4 жыл бұрын

Super cool video. I know it wouldn’t really blend with the melodic theme of this particular video, but I’d love to see this with a running hour meter in the corner for each stage. Like 8 hours, 21, hours, 168 hours, and so on.

@ryukenjitsu 4 жыл бұрын

The hamon looks like waves crashing, damn thats beautiful! Great work sir, new subscriber!

@rondavis191 4 жыл бұрын

wow!, just wow!

@jeffsmith5589 4 жыл бұрын

Hells yeah!

@Finn-McCool 4 жыл бұрын

The turbulent waves of the ocean represented in a hamon. The flickering flames of a coal forge come to life on a steel edge. The Ethereal Wind of the Japanese culture dancing on a blade. The spiritual ritual of the quench impregnated into forged metal. However you see it. Whatever it is. Masterful is the only description I can muster.

@64t120r 4 жыл бұрын

That was fun.

@jeffjoestar4245 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful hamon, can't wait to finish my forge table and make my very own blades

@maknifeandrods7701 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@88997799 4 жыл бұрын

The video is better if you kick it up to 2X speed.

@alexdanis4185 4 жыл бұрын

I must say I'm very happy to have stumbled upon your channel a few years ago, Your no B.S approach and super useful information is top notch! I've been making hunting knives for 2 years and watched all your videos. That Katana blade is awesome! If you don't mind me asking what type of steel did you used for the blade? Best regards Alex.

@Smallathe 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous blade, superb work and a wonderful video. May I ask - how many days did you spend shaping the blade using the wetstones?

@RovingPunster 4 жыл бұрын

2:13 Wow, beautiful clay pattern. Not even remotely as easy as it looks. And the finished hamon is stupendous. Truly a labor of love. It curved a full inch ? Cool. That seems like why a perfectly even grind/geometry is vital to help prevent unwanted warping during quench ... it seems intuitive that a thicker area could locally alter the resulting curvature/warpage. Awesome montage of incremental refinement. First i've seen for a sword polishing. +1

@RovingPunster 4 жыл бұрын

I wish someone in the polishing community in Japan would consider kickstarting an online database of high resolution photos of historical Katanas and Tachi, and their measurements, so we could see and admire the incredible skill and artistry that went into their geometry, hamons, tip design, et al. Only a tiny fraction of people get to see such blades in a physical museum ... but a virtual internet museum would revolutionize and revitalize the craft and interest.

@ricktusgrin906 4 жыл бұрын

It's alive....

@jacknemo8021 4 жыл бұрын

Does it make a difference to the curvature if you quench blade edge down or spine side down in to the tank?

@thesuperzfamilyvlog6607 4 жыл бұрын

While I did enjoy this, have you ever consider live streaming you making a katana? I’d watch probably all of the hours long. Or maybe stream portions of the build, like initial hammers, quenching, and the filing and the Quench. It’s still one of my dreams to eventually make a katana and I’d love to watch you work it out.

@ColdHawk 4 жыл бұрын

Nice idea!

@Robert-ko6wr 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful visual transformation before our eyes! How many hours do you have in hand finishing this blade on stone? Do you use water or some other liquid when hand polishing? The finished blade is beautiful. Thank you.

@blacktemplar2207 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning katana I’m trying to make Tantos and I’m succeeding only problem is with all the filing my neighbours hate me.

@stompnucustoms2616 4 жыл бұрын

give them knives semi regular sharpen all there stuff gratis! Be the bad-ass next door not the problem.

@robcarnaroli269 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice piece. When did the Ha and Mune Machi happen? I didn't see them but then kind of saw them when the blade was wrapped.

@CMDRTonyCurtis 4 жыл бұрын

@eriksharar986 4 жыл бұрын

Very impressive! How many hours of work was that?

@FellVoice 4 жыл бұрын

What do you use to bring out/etch the hamon? Such a beautiful piece of art!

@DoggoWillink 3 жыл бұрын

He has a lemon juice technique. He sells his methods and stuff on dvds actually.

@shanek6582 4 жыл бұрын

Do you try and line up the clay waves on both sides?

@tylershogren 4 жыл бұрын

You are supper inspirational man! I have watched just about every video you have made and After watching some of your latest works you helped me jump out of my comfort zone and film a project of my own! I posted it on my own channel just yesterday if you want to check it out

@dickesf8525 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful blade! The hamon is super nice! How thick is the blade after forging? In the beginning of the video it loocks so thin. Like only around 5mm (~ 3/16 inch) or so.

@-Tokay- 4 жыл бұрын

Katanas are thicker than 1/4" often at the spine before the taper. Even most tanto blades also exceed 3/16" at the thickest part of the spine. All typically well above 3/16" in thickness.