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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2008 7:15:08 GMT
Hey guys. I was wondering if there are any japanese style bladesmithing schools in Japan or any other country you might know of. I heard that apprentices of japanese bladesmiths have to undergo at least 5 years of apprenticeship depending on how well the student is doing before given a certificate to acknowledge them. Plus you are staying in the master's house helping with chores and such. Is it true? My mom wants to send me to one since she says that i'm interested in more in swords rather in studies (which is true after high school.
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jun 4, 2008 11:47:24 GMT
seriously? or was that her using motherly sarcasm? that would be along the lines of coolest thing ever. I'm sorry I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm gonna guess it be hard for a gaijin to find a smith to take him in. maybe I'm wrong, but I hear there's still a lot of prejudice towards outsiders in Japan and that is such a traditionalist field. but DON'T GIVE UP! there certainly are american smiths willing to take apprentices and colleges that have black smithing and metalurgy classes. might want to look into that. assuming you are in the USA. I'm sure Europe has the same.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2008 12:45:14 GMT
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jun 4, 2008 21:02:23 GMT
Make sure you're prepared for some serious hard work and application, if you do enrol in such a school. It would be the equivalent of taking a university degree.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2008 8:11:55 GMT
seriously? or was that her using motherly sarcasm? that would be along the lines of coolest thing ever. I think my mom was serious because the gave me the "talk" (DUm DuM dUM!!) about what i want to do with my life. Then said the would gladly send me to anywhere to learn what i wish to and make it into a living. So i told her about bladesmithing and she agreed. OMG. I hope i'll make it. Just one more year before i can move on (I'm in high school). Thanks vyapada for the sites.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2008 10:22:22 GMT
Do you speak fluent Japanese?
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jun 5, 2008 11:05:44 GMT
Sam has a good point, but even if you do unless you have some sort of cultural, ethnical roots in Japan it will be very hard if not impossible to get an apprenticeship in Japan. but there is no reason you cannot learn in the USA, or whatever country you are in. where are you anyway? just generally speaking I doubt it would be appropriet to give anything more detailed than state and maybe city. As I said above there are plenty of colleges in the USA that offer smithing and metalurgy find one and go. get a degree in metalurgy, not only will you be a better smith but you'll have other jobs to fall back on. and if you think you can just be a sword smith full-time, well maybe you can, but ask Sam about how that works. trust me on this one a fall-back job plan is a real good idea, and if you're lucky you won't need it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2008 12:55:24 GMT
I don't really speak fluent japanese but i understand more than i can speak. I live around southeast asia.
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jun 8, 2008 0:29:07 GMT
well you know what, do your research, make some calls, and don't listen to any negativity from us or anyone else. make sure you give yourself options. if a japanese smith doesn't work out maybe there will be another elsewhere that will. the reason I say this is because steel is steel no matter what country you are in. you can learn what you need to know to make katana in the USA, Greece, Russia, India, Korea, or anyother country in the world you can manage to get blacksmith training in.
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