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[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The blacksmiths who forged the blades I use had state of the art microscopes to analyze the steel structure of their blades. So my tools are high tech in a way.

https://www.japanstones.com/dgyu

Here is one of my favorite makers, Imoto Masao of the Dai-Dogyu brand.