Making a Japanese tanto knife from scrap involves repurposing old metal like tools or machinery. The process includes heating, forging, and shaping the metal into a sharp, precise tanto blade ...

Tanto knife made from ball bearing steel, brass plate, and mutenye wood. Overall length is 36cm with a 23cm long blade and 4mm spine thickness. This construction process is satisfying but requires ...

As modern as it looks, the tanto has a long history, dating back to 12th century feudal Japan, when and where samurai carried two swords for combat, the smaller of which was called the tantō (which ...