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| The Craft of the Japanese Sword | 
 enlarge | Authors: Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara
Publisher: Kodansha International
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $25.91
You Save: $19.09 (42%)
New (35) Used (13) from $21.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 126001
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 087011798X
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.441
EAN: 9780870117985
ASIN: 087011798X
Publication Date: June 15, 1987
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Hardcover. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Minimal wear to cover.
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| Customer Reviews:
Back to roots February 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book shows how a sword is made following the traditional metods. I loved it!
Greatest swordsmith? April 28, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the book which introduce many people outside Japan to understand modern Japanese sword making. It also helped Yoshindo Yoshihara to become one of the most recogniseble face amongst swordmakers in the West. Even so one must point out that although Yoshindo is very highly ranked in Japan he is by no means the finest swordmaker as we speak. His brother Shoji Yoshihara (who appeared in the Last Samurai)is considered more skillful and he is not alone amongst swordsmiths. However one cannot underestimate the contribution the author and Yoshindo san has made for swords by being involved in this wonderful publication.
Yoshindo Yoshihara Sensei March 27, 2006
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I known this swordsmith in Turin - Italy (April 2005): will showcase some of the phases inherent in the forging of a traditional katana (Japanese sword) using a forge built for the occasion by the master himself.
just what i was looking for March 2, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
a great book in english not only for the old blade collector: it gives you a detailed idea of the stages involved in the creation of a nihonto and also takes a picture of moder days swordsmiths.
Great overview of the construction of a Japanese Sword October 27, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great book. It's strength is it's focus on the construction of the sword. This is in contradistinction to most of the other books on Nihonto.
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