#katana #swordreview #samurai

I review an L6 katana made by master bladesmith Howard Clark, which has been loaned to me by my overly generous friend Steve. In this video, I discuss what makes L6 special (it's the heat treatment), take a look at the antique and modern koshirae, and do some test cutting.

Destruction tests video by Howard Clark: [ Ссылка ]

Howard Clark: [ Ссылка ]
Ted Tenold: [ Ссылка ]

Other swords in this video:
Sheng-Sword Shobu Zukuri: [ Ссылка ]
Tom Kinder XVIa longsword: [ Ссылка ]

Measurements available here: [ Ссылка ]

Background music by Michael Ghelfi Studios
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Also featuring
"Ripples" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Howard Clark/L6
03:01 Design/History
04:24 Saya
05:53 Tsuka and koshirae
08:18 Blade
10:22 Test cutting
12:35 Handling and comparisons
17:18 Conclusions
18:11 Outro
Correction: 01:29 The heat treat actually creates a bainite body for toughness, and a martensite edge for hardness. My apologies for the incorrect information.

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