Arts of sword making

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT-yqkda ... re=related

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7P_hpTQ ... re=related

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDBkcyit ... re=related

[Wanderingdragon]

Whats the name of that suburb of guang dong , and the sword maker the girl mentioned?

[SPJ]

http://www.yj618.com/sc/shopxp_news.asp?id=80

weapon grade sword needs to be registered with the police and custom ordered.

[Methods]

Its about time the public get educated on Chinese swords and the arts that surround them - good stuff.
I have personally been into swords and sword making for many years now. My teacher, the avid swordsman that he was would take me around to see his friends different ancient swords that have been passed through the generations and every sword was different and amazing in its own right.
One thing that is not pointed out very often that the Chinese thought of them as alive, many believed them to be possessed either by gods, demons or a partial of the souls that they have killed. Most men would honor their swords spirit the same way you offer to an ancestral table and altar table for the gods. I noticed that many of the old military swords would have prayers etched on them just to protect the owner of the sword from the evil angry spirits of the slain and curse those who would pick it up out of his/her dead hands. Many of great weapons were left on battlefields due to these curses and that is why trying to find old "military" weapons is rare and very far inbetween compaired to the thousands of dress, civilian and practical weapons throughout.

Although I admit I have never made a sword, I have literally talked with "masters" of the subject until my breath has run out and I love to learn about this subject as much as I can.

Thanks for posting......

[SPJ]

http://www.yj618.com/sc/listztxp.asp?id=1317

阳江刀剪历史可追溯至1400多年前。公元557年民族英雄冼夫人屯兵两阳，在阳江地区制作兵器，清《冯氏族谱》载：“……冯大将军之墓生平所用八十二角鹅眉锦大刀纳于冢中”。冯大将军即冼夫人孙子冯盎，曾任宋康令，公元646年病死，葬于阳江北山。这“鹅眉宣锦大刀”即阳江俗称的“大杀刀”。其后，制刀工艺传至民间，生产各种民用刀，奠定了阳江制刀业的悠久基础。

清初，阳江刀一直以小作坊（打铁铺）形式生产，县城形成了大规模的制刀作坊，其生产基地即现在的打铁巷。打铁巷附近一带集中了十数间这类打铁铺，打出的产品时时供不应求，打铁铺除生产菜刀外，同时还生产禾镰、镰刀、布剪、日用小刀、剪等，产品多是木柄的低档产品。从那时开始，阳江刀逐渐被人认识推崇，知名度日益提高。

二十世纪二十年代，阳江老刀匠何传利以其祖辈相传的沿世绝活制作的“何传利”菜刀享负盛名。“何传利”菜刀因其钢水清、刀锋利、既能切肉，又能斩骨（小骨头），故又称“文武刀”，使用时不需换刀，深受厨师钟爱，阳江城商家、酒楼纷纷到何氏打铁铺订做菜刀，外地商客亦慕名而来。

二十世纪三十年代后期，阳江平冈良朝刀匠梁季芙研制出一种硬度适宜、造型美观、可以刮胡须、削铁不卷刃、耐用好用的牛角柄小刀，取名“季芙小刀”。这种小刀深受顾客喜爱，在全国小刀评比中获奖，并送世界博览会参展，被公认是一流产品。从此，阳江小刀闻名海内外，推动了阳江制刀业的迅猛发展。1949年，全县约有300多名个体小刀生产者，年产小刀60多万把。

解放后，党和政府十分重视阳江小刀业的发展。1955年，把分散的个体小刀生产者组织起来，成立四个生产合作社。1956年，把梁季芙从农村接进县城，加入第三小刀生产合作社。1958年，这四个生产合作社合并组成阳江县地方国营小刀厂，引进先进设备和技术，从手工操作逐步过渡到机械化和自动化，使产品质量不断提高，是国内同行业中产值、产量、品种、创汇最多的刀具企业之一，被列为国家机电产品出口基地。该厂以生产小刀为主，兼产不锈钢器皿，花色品种280多个，产品获省优、部优称号，销往美国、西德、日本、香港等40多个国家和地区。除阳江国营小刀厂外，还有二轻五金小刀厂、二轻五金小刀二厂、江城镇五金制品厂、江城小刀厂等五金刀剪生产企业。

八十年代末九十年代初，国营集体刀剪企业逐渐衰落，但这些国营集体企业长期以来培养了一大批的刀剪技术人才。这些技术人才纷纷另起炉灶，开设民营企业，尤其是1997年市委市政府作出了加快发展民营经济的重大决策，刀剪民营企业如雨后春笋般涌现，为阳江刀剪行业的进一步发展奠定了基础。

[SPJ]

阳江刀剪历史可追溯至1400多年前。公元557年民族英雄冼夫人屯兵两阳，在阳江地区制作兵器，清《冯氏族谱》载：“……冯大将军之墓生平所用八十二角鹅眉锦大刀纳于冢中”。冯大将军即冼夫人孙子冯盎，曾任宋康令，公元646年病死，葬于阳江北山。这“鹅眉宣锦大刀”即阳江俗称的“大杀刀”。其后，制刀工艺传至民间，生产各种民用刀，奠定了阳江制刀业的悠久基础。

Yang Jiang has a long history of knife, scissor, and sword making since >1400 years ago.

according to the family record of Feng.

In 557, General Feng stationed his army near the area. He ordered swords and weapons. The technology stayed within the military. General Feng's grandson served as a public officer. He passed away in 646. After that, the technology of sword and weapon making started to be transferred to the civilian in the area.

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[Michael Dasargo]

wow. very informative stuff! thanks for posting bro.

MIke D.

[Strange]

very very cool, very very beautiful

[NoSword]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... eo-ap.html

He uses bones. That's cool.

[Wanderingdragon]

Is there a store that carries a selection of real handmade chinese swords?