Host: Japanese Society for the Science of Design
Recently mass-production social structure has been formed. However, traditional handcraft is on the trend of declining. This paper reports the characteristics of traditional forged blades, and presents an analysis of the connections between the people with the traditional blacksmith culture in Chiba Prefecture. The procurement, production and distribution of raw materials, fuels for traditional forged blades are recorded. The wisdom of life brought up in the local community is by firstly creating forged blades through blacksmiths, being used in daily life and inheriting the accumulated skills and experiences. In general, on the basis of traditional blacksmith, it is important to aim for the rebuilding of a resource-recycling local life culture.
