TLDW #4 - Arashiage - Hand Filing a Charcoal Forged Tanto
**WARNING: This is the longer process version intended for serious students of the forge. Watch the TimeWarp edit here: https://youtu.be/0m9rRukEBV4
Hand filing a classical tanto style blade forged from half of a reclaimed horse carriage leaf spring.
Arashiage is the rough shaping stage that comes after hizukuri (fire shaping) and before yaki-ire (hardening). The order of operations that I generally use is:
in the leg vise...
1. Spine of the Blade
remove the scale using a rasp
shape using sen (scraper) 0:08
shape using fine rasp 0:52
shape using coarse files 1:44
drawfile to smooth 4:04
2. Spine of the Tang
remove the scale using a rasp
set the mune machi notch using a file 5:37
profile using coarse files 6:15
shape using coarse files
drawfile to straighten
rockfile to round and smooth 6:20
3. Edge of the Blade
remove the scale using a rasp
profile using coarse files 6:31
4. Edge of the Tang
remove the scale using a rasp
set the ha machi notch using a file
profile using coarse files
drawfile to straighten 7:10
in the sen-dai...
5. Blade Bevels
remove the scale using a rasp or sen 7:55
shape using sen
level using coarse files or fine rasp 8:45
drawfile to smooth 10:07
6. Tang Bevels
remove the scale using a rasp or sen
shape using sen
shape using coarse files
level using coarse files 11:17
smooth using fine file 11:39
7. Refining Blade Bevels (before yakiire)
extra coarse stone/extra coarse diamond stone 11:49
Learn more about the historical knifemaking process: http://islandblacksmith.ca/process/
Design your own custom knife or tanto to order: http://islandblacksmith.ca/
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