Comments | nemogbr: Taiwan's last sword-maker

nemogbr

Taiwan's last sword-maker - 07 Jan 10

Jan 07, 2010 11:54

Once considered divine, the centuries-old craft of sword-making in Taiwan is dying ( Read more... )

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scolaro January 7 2010, 14:26:15 UTC

Maybe you should apply for the job? ;-)

nemogbr January 8 2010, 08:57:38 UTC

Would be a nice idea, but might be a bit too old.

He started at the thirteen...wow.

scolaro January 8 2010, 14:05:35 UTC

I bet you'd have more passion for this than most thirteen-year-olds... ;-)

nemogbr January 10 2010, 03:52:45 UTC

I certainly would, but the apprenticeship would probably be decades and a younger guy would be preferable.

Pity he could not find one of his relatives.

Hopefully he will be able to pass his skills on.

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