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Entries from May 2009
Dragonfly Forge has a Facebook!
May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · News
2009 OKCA Best Art Knife of Show tanto, For Sale
May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Available for Purchase
This tanto by Gabriel Bell was awarded “Best Art Knife of Show” at the 2009 OKCA Show in Eugene, OR. This sword showcases the ability of the only second-generation Japanese swordsmith outside Japan.
Fully polished Tanto in the shobu-zukuri style of standard-twist forge-welded cable construction. 10 inch nagasa with dynamic hamon.
Copper habaki. Koshirae mounted with hamidashi [...]
2009 School Year of Dragonfly Mountain Swordsmithing School Begins
May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · News, Tomboyama Tanren Dōjō
As the fruit trees around the shop blossom and the everything else on Dragonfly Mountain begins to grow at a nearly unmanageable rate, Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo once again opens its doors to students.
We already had our first, very sucessful, Basic Forging Course, and classes scheduled for our swordsmithing school are already starting to fill [...]
Crab tsuba in progress, by Gabriel Bell
May 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Work in Progress
This tsuba is currently being sculpted by Gabriel Bell. The tsuba was forged from antique wrough-iron. It was then pierced and carved. The basic design is classic Japanese; the most famous tsuba of this design can be seen in the book, One Hundred Masterpieces from the Collection of Walter A. Compton. The tsuba is now [...]
Bowers Museum – Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum
May 8th, 2009 · No Comments · News
Of possible interest for those in the Southern California area, the Bowers Museum is holding a special exhibit featuring nihonto from the Tokyo National Museum. Although viewing online photos of Japanese swords can certainly be enjoyable, it can in no way compare to actually viewing the blade in person. During our 2006 trip to Japan, [...]
