Northern Myanmar?s sustainable swordsmith mmtimes.com

Walk into any hardware store or sword shop in southern Kachin State and you will find intricately designed and shiny blades stamped with the name ?Soe.? This is the work of Soe Khaing?a third generation Shan-ni swordsmith near Indawgyi, Myanmar?s largest lake, who uses recovered metal from derelict bus frames to shape his high-quality blades. Yet for such a popular brand, he?s a hard man to find.