Great Japanese video (Yanagiba, efficiency)

[Don Nguyen]

[video=youtube;p2CwtGKEMMU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2CwtGKEMMU[/video]

I know there are some possibly controversial techniques in here, but there's a lot of good stuff.

Incredible power hammer stuff, rolling mill, stamping, salt austenization, and scissor hand quench.

 

[JMJones]

cool vid.

 

[Shaw Blades]

I love the "Far-Eastern style" of forceful quenching. Neat video.

 

[mgysgthath]

Here's another cool one where Murray Carter was visiting Japan. It's probably been posted before but it's a cool vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uTzsoUBMk&feature=relmfu