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Make it stand out The as-forged blades are annealed in an electric kiln to make them soft and then the desired profile is traced onto the blade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556b932ee4b024eba5bdb089/c5fa82ea-899a-4684-b9de-3cf358de3918/DSC07269.jpg About - Make it stand out Each one is then carefully flattened and straightened https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556b932ee4b024eba5bdb089/f75bf06e-6b26-4016-9abf-0a2543d91df7/DSC00635.JPG About - Make it stand out To harden the blades they are heated in a fluidized sand bed and then cooled rapidly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556b932ee4b024eba5bdb089/51c93380-e004-4338-9507-d3666cb3c9fc/DSC00963.JPG About - Make it stand out The rough grinding is done on two water cooled grinding stones from Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556b932ee4b024eba5bdb089/b7bd33ca-e323-48e8-8377-9c8be8318ca6/DSC07281.jpg About - Make it stand out Handles are first roughed out and glued up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556b932ee4b024eba5bdb089/5f96fcea-8acc-4205-afb8-a3a2ce170e07/DSC07066.jpg About - 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