This is the Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, located on the grounds of Japan Steel Works’ Muroran plant. This historic smithy or blacksmith shop was originally built in 1918 by JSW with the hopes of preserving and improving Japanese sword making technology and heritage. The first sword makers here were Taneaki Horii and Toshihide Horii who were renowned sword makers in their day. They were recruited by JSW to run the smithy and ever since the Horii family has been the resident sword smiths here to this day. The current master sword smith (seen here) is Tanetada Horii. Sadly the current Horii did not produce a male heir so he took on apprentice Taneshige Sasaki to carry on the tradition. Of historical note, at the end of World War II Japanese sword making was outlawed for some time and it’s technology only survived by old masters like the Horii family who were able to pass on the techniques to apprentices after the ban was lifted. Adjacent to the smithy is an exhibition hall where Horii swords and journals are displayed. Photo by Torin Boyd, Oct. 14, 2008.
This is the Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, located on the grounds of Japan Steel Works’ Muroran plant. This historic smithy or blacksmith shop was originally built in 1918 by JSW with the hopes of preserving and improving Japanese sword making technology and heritage. The first sword makers here were Taneaki Horii and Toshihide Horii who were renowned sword makers in their day. They were recruited by JSW to run the smithy and ever since the Horii family has been the resident sword smiths here to this day. The current master sword smith (seen here) is Tanetada Horii. Sadly the current Horii did not produce a male heir so he took on apprentice Taneshige Sasaki to carry on the tradition. Of historical note, at the end of World War II Japanese sword making was outlawed for some time and it’s technology only survived by old masters like the Horii family who were able to pass on the techniques to apprentices after the ban was lifted. Adjacent to the smithy is an exhibition hall where Horii swords and journals are displayed. Photo by Torin Boyd, Oct. 14, 2008.
This is the Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, located on the grounds of Japan Steel Works’ Muroran plant. This historic smithy or blacksmith shop was originally built in 1918 by JSW with the hopes of preserving and improving Japanese sword making technology and heritage. The first sword makers here were Taneaki Horii and Toshihide Horii who were renowned sword makers in their day. They were recruited by JSW to run the smithy and ever since the Horii family has been the resident sword smiths here to this day. The current master sword smith is Tanetada Horii. Sadly the current Horii did not produce a male heir so he took on apprentice Taneshige Sasaki to carry on the tradition. Of historical note, at the end of World War II Japanese sword making was outlawed for some time and it’s technology only survived by old masters like the Horii family who were able to pass on the techniques to apprentices after the ban was lifted. Adjacent to the smithy is an exhibition hall where Horii swords and journals are displayed (seen here). Photo by Torin Boyd, Oct. 14, 2008.
This is the Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, located on the grounds of Japan Steel Works’ Muroran plant. This historic smithy or blacksmith shop was originally built in 1918 by JSW with the hopes of preserving and improving Japanese sword making technology and heritage. The first sword makers here were Taneaki Horii and Toshihide Horii who were renowned sword makers in their day. They were recruited by JSW to run the smithy and ever since the Horii family has been the resident sword smiths here to this day. The current master sword smith is Tanetada Horii. Sadly the current Horii did not produce a male heir so he took on apprentice Taneshige Sasaki to carry on the tradition. Of historical note, at the end of World War II Japanese sword making was outlawed for some time and it’s technology only survived by old masters like the Horii family who were able to pass on the techniques to apprentices after the ban was lifted. Adjacent to the smithy is an exhibition hall where Horii swords and journals are displayed (seen here). Photo by Torin Boyd, Oct. 14, 2008.
This is the Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, located on the grounds of Japan Steel Works’ Muroran plant. This historic smithy or blacksmith shop was originally built in 1918 by JSW with the hopes of preserving and improving Japanese sword making technology and heritage. The first sword makers here were Taneaki Horii and Toshihide Horii who were renowned sword makers in their day. They were recruited by JSW to run the smithy and ever since the Horii family has been the resident sword smiths here to this day. The current master sword smith (seen here) is Tanetada Horii. Sadly the current Horii did not produce a male heir so he took on apprentice Taneshige Sasaki to carry on the tradition. Of historical note, at the end of World War II Japanese sword making was outlawed for some time and it’s technology only survived by old masters like the Horii family who were able to pass on the techniques to apprentices after the ban was lifted. Adjacent to the smithy is an exhibition hall where Horii swords and journals are displayed. Photo by Torin Boyd, Oct. 14, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows official media personal from the SFOBB project just prior to documenting the pouring of hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows preparation to pour hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows preparation to pour hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows official media personal from the SFOBB project just prior to documenting the pouring of hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows preparation to pour hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
This is the fabrication of suspension bridge saddles to be used in the massive construction project to replace the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This took place at Japan Steel Works in Muroran, Japan. This view shows the pouring of hot molten steel into a casting mold at the foundry shop of JSW. This was to make the W-line component of the East Saddle of the bridge. Photo by Torin Boyd, October 16, 2008.
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Image: casting pour of saddle
