Swedish-Japanese swordsmith Yasha Yukawa’s forge is old and simple. Yukawa took it over when the previous swordsmith passed on a few years ago. The walls are made of corrugated metal, and out of the earthen floor the furnace rises like two mountain ranges divided by a gorge where the charcoal lies. But learning to make a blade is no simple task. Just to learn to cut the red-pine charcoal by hand — in the right way and in the right sizes for the different steps in the sword-making process — is supposed to take three years. Read the full story with the link in our bio. (Christina Sjogren photos)
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