If you would like to see more videos like these, we would highly recommend subscribing to Ford’s Patreon Channel.

A very modest monthly subscription will get you access to many videos including how to raise and form menuki, insights into tosogu (Japanese sword fittings), tool making instructions, and much much more.

An alumnus of our swordsmithing School Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo, Joe Pierre, has put together a three part documentary about our work, our swordsmithing school and classes, entitled Sword and Smith Forged, and shared it on YouTube. Joe attended our swordsmithing school in 2007, taking our Basic Forging Course under the instruction of Michael Bell, and returned again in 2008 for another session. The video footage he used was shot at our dojo on the southern Oregon coast, with some shot in our old smithy and some in our newer larger and better equipped shop. The film also includes photos of our work, and is narrated by Joe.

Thank you Joe for your diligent efforts producing this great documentary.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Ford Hallam, the very talented and award-winning kinko is featured in this two part video, an enlightening window into his methods and technique.

The tsuba is the reproduction of a missing piece from the mid-1800’s and is an true masterpiece.

Part 1

Part 2

A brief video interview with Michael Bell, founder of Dragonfly Forge, has been uploaded to YouTube. He speaks regarding becoming a swordsmith, his apprenticeship, developing forged cable swords, and our swordsmithing school, Tomboyama Nihontō Tanren Dōjō.

We would like to thank Frank Knight for taking the time and effort to produce the video and allowing us to share it. Thank you Frank!