An event to make paper knives was held in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture on the 22nd under the guidance of a Japanese sword maker, "Swordsmith".
This event was held at the "Seki Traditional Swordsmith" by a group of swordsmiths from Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, to let children know about traditional sword making during the summer vacation.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, priority measures such as prevention of spread were applied to Gifu prefecture, so the number of participants was reduced only to those who live in Gifu prefecture, including local children and parents 9 People participated.
Paper knives are made using five-inch nails, and children put the nails they grabbed with scissors into a charcoal fire while being told by the swordsman that they need to heat well to soften the hard nails made of iron. I put it in.
Then, from directly above the heated and red nail, I shook the hammer down with all my strength and tapped it into the shape of a paper knife.
After that, I used a knife of about 15 cm to file and shape it.
A fifth grade boy who participated said, "I thought it was amazing that a nail could be a knife. I'm glad I could make it myself."
A girl in fifth grade said, "I made something nice. It was difficult but fun."