Making Shusui, the Legendary Black Katana from One Piece

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Music: Epidemic Sound

My Shop Equipment:
Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from Coal Iron Works
Forge: 2-Burner Habanero from Chile Forge
Grinder: KMG-TX from Beaumont Metalworks
Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse
Heat Treating Oven: Paragon KM36T

CHAPTERS:
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0:00 - Forging the Blade
10:05 - Normalizing the Blade
11:35 - Profiling and Rough Grinding the Blade
13:38 - Claying the Blade
15:12 - Quenching the Blade
24:00 - Water Quench and Tempering
26:43 - Final Grinding and Straightening
31:14 - Making the Habaki
36:26 - Fitting the Spacers (Seppa) and the Guard (Tsuba)
41:08 - Carving the Handle (Tsuka)
43:18 - Carving the Sheath (Saya)
46:36 - Glueing up the Tsuka
48:39 - Handsanding the Blade
50:30 - Shaping the Tsuka
51:34 - Making the Fuchi and Kashira
55:59 - Glueing and Shaping the Saya
58:23 - Making the Brass Koiguchi
59:20 - Rayskin Wrap
1:01:16 - Shaping the Fittings
1:05:00 - Making the Mekugi Pin
1:05:34 - Polishing/Etching the Fittings
1:08:22 - Ito Wrapping the Tsuka
1:11:11 - Final Polishing the Blade
1:11:42 - Etching my Maker’s Mark
1:12:30 - Etching the Hamon
1:15:13 - Painting the Saya
1:18:02 - Darkening the Blade
1:19:18 - Final Reveal
1:20:53 - Sharpening and Testing
1:21:47 - Swordis Katana Review