In this video, we will melt rusty springs into wootz steel. Then we will show the forging of the wakizashi sword. A lot of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Over the years, video games have inspired some impressive creativity from the people that play ...

As of this writing, 2017 has yet to degenerate into a dystopian hellscape. Still, there’s a lot of year left, so it’s not a bad idea to stock up on emergency supplies and plentiful rations of food and ...

If you’re a sword lover, especially of the elegant, delicately curved "nihonto" (literally: “Japanese sword”), then this one’s for you. A new 60-minute film titled "Japanese Swords ~The World of ...

For millennia swords have held deep cultural significance in both Asia and Europe. In this episode of Crossing Cultures, we head to Toledo in Spain and Longquan in China to meet the swordsmiths still ...

SEKI, Gifu -- An annual New Year's traditional Japanese sword forging ceremony was held on Jan. 2 in this central Japan city, known as a cutlery production center. At the forge in the Seki Kaji Densho ...

From Game of Thrones to Beowulf, we have long been fascinated by ancient blades. Quinn Hargitai explores literature’s love-affair with these deadly weapons. Arthur had Excalibur. Bilbo had Sting. Arya ...