Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Reclaimed antique steel is forged into a kotanto as part of the Satoyama Project. http://islandblacksmith.ca​
Directed, Photographed, and Edited by Jordan Wende: instagram.com/jordanwende

Photo essay: islandblacksmith.ca/2020/07/photo-essay-forging-a-knife
Finished kotanto: islandblacksmith.ca/2021/02/forest-kotanto-with-antique-fittings
Knife in the intro: islandblacksmith.ca/2020/07/kominka-forest-kotanto