User blog comment:Affectos/Role-Play 2: An Agent Paradise/@comment-4803039-20130718225122/@comment-4273152-20130718233435

(He was not a famous blacksmith, but was active in the 1950's. One of his works was a snake made of iron and steel parts, fully jointed and each scale individual. It even had fangs. Apparently making such things was like a hobby to some Japanese craftsmen, just as a way to show off skill. Found it on Antiques Roadshow and had a brilliant idea.)