The Flip-Side of Japanese Sword Making (a dirty truth)

3 years of practice, is generally a required time to master the art of cutting charcoal. An essential task for a Japanese swordsmith.To make a traditional sword, hundreds of kilograms of red-pine charcoal is necessary. And it must be done with precision as well as speed. In this video, I must cut and sort nearly 50kg of charcoal that will all be used up the following day. Music by Yasha Yukawa 1994. Thank you very much for watching! Please like, share, and subscribe to my channel if you would like to see more content like this. Please check out my links below ↓ Official site: https://yashayukawa.com Official Instagram:   / swordsmith_yasha_yukawa   Knife Shop Instagram:   / swordsmith_yasha_knifeshop