Sadanori Tanaka a swordsmith for 18 years works on a sword in his forge in Komuro Chiba ken Japan

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Sadanori Tanaka a swordsmith for 18 years works on a sword in his forge in Komuro Chiba ken Japan Wednesday 27th May 2009. Tanaka-san was working on the folding and re folding the block of steel which merges the areas of soft and hard metals prior to shaping the metal block into a sword length.

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Location: Japan
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