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here's another good tale of the tatara

Tale of the Tatara : The Kera-oshi Method

"The best quality parts selected from the resulting kera are called tama-hagane(“jewel steel”). The best...

IIrc Leon Kapp The Craft of the Japanese Sword translates tama as jewel, and So at japan-tool does as well. I think the best translation of tamahagane is tamahagane. This leaves no doubt what one is...

You're right Zen; it is interesting. I am really keen for home made steel. You might enjoy looking this over:
:: Tatara Project by Jesus Hernandez ::

another from mifuqwai: Video of Tamahagane...

Hi Zenshaver.

Those materials are old wrought iron, soft and non-hardening, thus it remains soft after yaki-ire, with other reasons to use it as well.
Iwaski does not use such soft materials for...