It is a good book. Read it many-many years back and the recall for me now is
Yoshindo-san was at the Solvang show so it motivated me then to learn about the craft. As a stock removal maker their forging process is beyond me. I understand it yet a forger would be able to relay the intricacies relative to the tradition and modern.
Some of NHK's Yoshindo-san related videos:
https://youtu.be/DCYZSqEKmq0
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/o...video/4003161/