Sword Review - Howard Clark L6 katana

#katana #swordreview #samurai I review an L6 katana made by master bladesmith Howard Clark, which has been loaned to me by my overly generous friend Steve. In this video, I discuss what makes L6 special (it's the heat treatment), take a look at the antique and modern koshirae, and do some test cutting. Destruction tests video by Howard Clark:    • l6 destructive   Howard Clark: http://www.mvforge.com/ Ted Tenold: http://www.legacyswords.com/ Other swords in this video: Sheng-Sword Shobu Zukuri: https://sheng-sword.com/product/japan... Tom Kinder XVIa longsword:    • Sword Review - TomKin Type XVIa Longsword   Measurements available here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8EDa3rQFLjw... Background music by Michael Ghelfi Studios https://michaelghelfistudios.com/ Also featuring "Ripples" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... 00:00 Intro 00:33 Howard Clark/L6 03:01 Design/History 04:24 Saya 05:53 Tsuka and koshirae 08:18 Blade 10:22 Test cutting 12:35 Handling and comparisons 17:18 Conclusions 18:11 Outro Correction: 01:29 The heat treat actually creates a bainite body for toughness, and a martensite edge for hardness. My apologies for the incorrect information.