In this Episode, French Canadian, Pierre Nadeau of Soulsmithing.com shares about his journey into Japanese Traditional Swordsmithing. He is one of only three westerners to have ever apprenticed at length with a Japanese Swordsmith. We talk about the process of entering apprenticeship, being and apprentice and living in Nihon.

Part 2 includes some in depth about the smithy, the forge setup as well as lots of personal reflections on the craft process as a whole. We get even more personal than in part 1.

To see what Pierre is up to follow him on Instagram @soulsmithing and or check out his YouTube Channel Soulsmithing

To stay up to date with Mokuchi Studio happenings follow us on Instagram @mokuchistudio and sign up for the Mokuchi Studio newsletter at mokuchiwoodworking.com

In this Episode, French Canadian, Pierre Nadeau of Soulsmithing.com shares about his journey into Japanese Traditional Swordsmithing. He is one of only two westerners to have ever apprenticed at length with a Japanese Swordsmith. We talk about the process of entering apprenticeship, being and apprentice and living in Nihon.

Part one concludes on the topic of nearing completion of his smithy in Quebec.

To see what Pierre is up to follow him on Instagram @soulsmithing and or check out his YouTube Channel Soulsmithing

To stay up to date with Mokuchi Studio happenings follow us on Instagram @mokuchistudio and sign up for the Mokuchi Studio newsletter at mokuchiwoodworking.com

In this Episode, Dave Burnard, Oregonian blacksmith in the Japanese tradition, shares his journey into Japanese woodworking and the smithing of tools.

We do talk about steel quite a bit and of course astrophysics!

To see some of what Dave is up to, you can find him on Instagram at: @gaijin_kajiya or on Facebook

To stay up to date with Mokuchi Studio happenings follow us on Instagram @mokuchistudio and sign up for the Mokuchi Studio newsletter at mokuchiwoodworking.com