（日本語は 写真の下に続きます） . Feedback directly from customers (2) Until now, we have rarely had the opportunity to speak directly with individual customers, not only the knife makers on site, but also companies like ours that export directly to dealers. … Read More
Feedback directly from customers (1) The other day, a customer visited our gallery. He has already purchased a number of higher-priced items from us on past visits, but he came back to our gallery with a question like, ‘Do you … Read More
“Kiri-mei” by young staff (3) When I asked her to start with a Kiri-mei (engraving) on a prototype of a limited-quantity Konosuke knife, she was still a little delegated at first, and a little nervousness was evident in the lettering. … Read More
“Kiri-mei” by young staff (2) Until then, this femail staff has mainly been engaged in tasks such as “quality inspection of knives before boxing” and “planning of shipping,” but a few years ago, I suggested that she takes on the … Read More
“Kiri-mei” by young staff (1) In the traditional “Sakai knife making by division of labor system”, one of the jobs of a company called “wholesaler”, to which we belong and which is responsible for the final process after the handle … Read More
Subsequent status of young craftsman B Our young craftsman (the second person in charge of sharpening), whom we introduced in our articles 【No.6】,【No.7】, and【No.8】, is still continuing basic practice, and has reached a level where he can ship knives in … Read More
Collaboration with a new blacksmith (7) We have received the first sample from the new blacksmith we posted earlier. (Past articles are【No.38】～【No.43】) 新たな鍛冶屋さんとの協業 (7) 以前ご紹介した『新たな鍛冶屋さん』より、第一弾サンプルが届きました。 （過去記事は【No.38】～【No.43】） Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. Click here … Read More
Awareness of leather sheath and major change of heart (2) Behind the worldwide boom of Japanese knives, we have been suffering for a long time. 革サヤの認知度と心境の大きな変化 (2) 世界規模での日本製包丁のブームの裏で、僕達はずっと苦しんでいました。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. … Read More
Awareness of leather sheath and major change of heart (1) We started making leather sheath a few months ago, and thanks to your support, more and more people are gradually choosing them.When we first started making them, few people showed … Read More
Background for determining the details of the gap between machi and handle(2) Related to yesterday’s article, there was a time when we shipped knives with “no machi gaps” for a while.This is just a backstory, but please bear with me. … Read More