Making China's Most Iconic Blade, the Jian

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CHAPTERS:
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0:00 - Forging the Damascus Pattern
16:31 - Doing the Fish-mouth Weld
19:24 - Forging the Blade
20:40 - Normalizing and Rough Grinding the Blade
23:01 - Quenching and Tempering the Blade
25:16 - Final Grinding the Blade
34:05 - Handsanding the Blade
36:14 - Making the Tunkou
44:50 - Fitting the Guard
48:01 - Fitting the Handle Block
50:43 - Welding and Threading the Tang
52:31 - Making the Pommel
53:34 - Bedding the Tang
55:18 - Carving and Glueing the Saya
1:01:18 - Profiling the Handle Pieces
1:05:04 - Shaping the Saya
1:05:51 - Making the Pommel Nut
1:08:29 - Making the Saya Ornaments
1:11:33 - Shaping and Fluting the Handle Block
1:15:38 - Shaping the Fittings and Ornaments
1:17:36 - Polishing the Ornaments and Oiling the Saya
1:20:41 - Polishing the Handle Pieces
1:23:24 - Etching my Maker's Mark
1:24:13 - Etching the Damascus Pattern
1:27:27 - Waxing the Blade
1:28:52 - Final Reveal
1:30:11 - Epilogue