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Walter Sorrells is a swordsmith who forges custom swords and knives designed to appeal to the martial artist and the collector of Japanese-influenced blades.

Because Walter is a practicing martial artist who has studied a number of Japanese sword arts, he demands that his work be not only attractive, but functional.  He has also begun to work with traditional Japanese tamahagane, with the goal of making blades that are functionally equivalent to nihonto (traditionally made Japanese swords).

After a year of work, Walter finally completed his much-anticipated (and much delayed!) video Forging Japanese Style Blades.  The 2-DVD set (shot in Hi-Def) covers all the basics of how to make a functional Japanese style sword which marries traditional geometry and heat treating methods with modern steels and techniques.  It's available for $69 + shipping.  Click the link to see further details and order instructions.

****NOTE:  IN ORDER TO REDUCE HIS BACKLOG OF CUSTOM ORDERS, WALTER IS NOT CURRENTLY TAKING ORDERS FOR CUSTOM BLADES****