Handmade Portraits: The Sword Maker from Etsy on Vimeo.
This video, contains some fascinating reflections from, Korehira Watanabe, one of the few remaining traditional sword makers in Japan.
Particularly intriguing is Watanabe’s somewhat counter-intuitive need to keep exploring new challenges in swordmaking, so that he might keep the ancient traditions alive. He’s also very interested in instilling the same type of drive in his disciple, with the hope that his disciple will someday surpass him.
I personally find this to be a quite appropriate perspective for a teacher.