Japanese sword quench

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raito
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Japanese sword quench

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A friend just sent this one to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4A2JJmWi6Y

For any who may have doubted the degree of stress inherent in a Japanese blade.

Particularly note that the blade is straight before the quench, and that it curves toward the blade before curving toward the back during the quench.
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Post by hrolf »

which is why the clay is there.

it's a blacksmith's temper done differently :)
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Post by Leopold der Wolf »

Interesting :D. Thanks for the video.
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it was interesting to watch the blade first warp to the edge,& then pull back to the spine
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