Making A Katana for Call of Duty

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Videos Shot, Produced and edited by - Matt Stagmer
Co-producer - Ilya Alekseyev
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[CallofDuty]

Your craftsmanship is 💯

You can be on our squad anytime 🔥

[duelistAKI]

You can't go wrong with Ilya doing a traditional build 👌👌👌

[dullahan]

A metal worker myself, I can confidently declare, that if I had all of this man's equipment, machinery, facilities, and a thousand years, I could stand by an anvil smacking and cursing the entire time and still not create anything nearly half as fine as the blades that he turns out regularly. It's a rare thing for us humans to find what we are truly phenomenal at. I would liken this to Michael Jordan's command of basketball, Freddie Mercury's musical gifts, or Colin McRae's prowess behind the wheel. Simply masterful.

[Ranca]

Ilya's engraving skills are mind-blowing, the sakura branch is a thing of pure beauty

[lukasgropl]

Ilya doing a traditional build is the only instance where I get food and drinks to watch a video.

[paulgs]

Never have I ever seen a western person treat a sword with such love and respect for the process... just perfect

[franknorth]

I could watch you makin blades and stuff with traditional methods all day. The info you give on the culture and materials is so great. I appreciate you and your respect for tradition. JAPANESE CULTURE ROCKS

[LoganLawrence]

Seeing bullet casings, and magazines be used for parts on that Katana is amazing.

[donaldneill]

I love it when Ilya is turned loose on traditional materials and techniques. These videos are priceless.
[EDIT] Holy crap I had no idea where you were going with this. Magazine canister Damascus? Brilliant. Amazing result.

[julianhouse]

when bro pulls out the tiny hammer you know the build is gonna be awesome

[ashesofhopesinabonfireofdr]

Ilya is of culture who wears Ahegao hoodies+MAN who respects traditional techniques and pays homage to traditions.
I love you Ilya (not in a sexual way).

[ABEAZYdaRonin]

As someone who's been watching you guys work for about 10 years on Man at Arms, now on That Works; I have to say this might be my favorite build.

[KaosDragonlord]

Let's all just take a moment to appreciate how good Ilya is at smithing. The guy is a master at his craft

[JainZar]

Ilya is one of the few, who can unironically say: "I studied the blade.", while holding a katana.

[tomasedson]

I'm a cutler in Brazil and I studied for years various techniques used in the construction of a katana. You are to be congratulated, a unique craftsman these days. It looks beautiful. All the best always.

[shadowfire]

i nearly cried when the end product was revealed. absolutely gorgeous work, and it was so much fun watching ilya do the engraving.

[RandomHands]

Your level of expertise is beyond the words. The video was full of education, every second of process worth to watch.
Regards
RandomHands

[gabelspitzer]

I really appreciate the lengths to which they go to show us the traditional forging methods. This isn't just fun, it's educational!

[Shroom_Lord]

I love the Shinshinto style. That O-kizaki with the bold hamon are perfect. Beautiful build.

[pstuart]

Honestly I think this may be Ilya's best work yet. The man is an artist with all types of metal and his engraving skills have become little works of art that add so much to the pieces he builds.