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Japanese Tanto w/ Hamon

Sat, Aug 05

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7304 Hollow Rd

Forge & Finish your own Japanese style Tanto Blade, including creating a beautiful Hamon

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Time & Location

Aug 05, 2023, 9:00 AM – Aug 06, 2023, 7:00 AM

7304 Hollow Rd, 7304 Hollow Rd, Middletown, MD 21769, USA

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About The Event

PreRequisites: Seasoned Beginner  (A Seasoned Beginner has some forging experience, understands the basics of the Heat Treating process, and has forged 2 or more knives.  This is a Beginner's class, but some experience is required to be successful in this class).

In this class, Instructor and ABS Journeyman Smith Ed Clarke will be teaching you the Basics of Creating a Traditional Japanese Tanto Blade.  Participants will learn Traditional Japanese Tanto Design, Construction, & Geometry Theory, Forging, Rough Grinding Clay Application, Heat Treating, and Finishing of a Traditional Japanese Tanto Blade.  Handles will NOT be covered in this class.  

Ed Clarke will instruct participants on the following:

Day 1:

  • Traditional Japanese Tanto Design, Construction, & Geometry Theory (1-2 hrs. classroom)

  • Forging the Sunobe

Tickets

  • Japanese Tanto

    Create your own Japanese Tanto with Hamon!

    $560.00

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