Cutting out leather sheaths As we reported in our articles up to yesterday, with conventional saya becoming increasingly difficult to arrange (and with pinless saya still in need of improvement), we are introducing leather sheath to dealers who have ordered … Read More
The impetus for the manufacture of pin-less saya (3) (Continued from last time) This last issue was the biggest barrier to the continued sale of conventional sayas. Problem 4 ; Saya prices do not go up. ピンレスサヤ製造のきっかけ(3) （前回からの続き） 従来のサヤを継続して販売するにあたり、一番大きな障壁となったのが最後のこの問題です。 問題④；サヤの価格が上がらない … Read More
The impetus for the manufacture of pin-less saya (2) (Continued from last time) The conventional saya we have been offering for more than 10 years since the launch of Konosuke, but behind the scenes we have had so many problems. … Read More
The impetus for the manufacture of pin-less saya (1) When we launched Konosuke in 2006, most of our customers were Japanese, and it was rare for them to purchase saya (sheath) together. However, a few years later, when we started … Read More
Current status of this Membership Program As you may know from reading this text, I am starting to write a few articles before the official announcement of the membership site. The two main reasons for this are as follows. ①To … Read More
Shrinkage of dust collection hose We have had a dust collector installed in our polishing shop for five or six years, but one of our staff members told us, “We are having trouble with the noise”. He said that the … Read More
Suffering in the sharpening process The staff sharpening KS-01 has been working hard every day, learning a lot from senior craftsmen since they started sharpening. 研ぎ工程における苦悩 KS-01を研いでいるスタッフですが、研ぎ始めた頃から先輩の職人さんに色々と教えてもらいつつ、日々研ぎに励んでいます。 ・・・・・ Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. … Read More
Leather sheath in the process of production We ask our staff’s mother, who is fond of making things, to help us with the intermediate process of leather sheath production. I often feel as if I can see through a person’s … Read More
Preparation of Hiramai Related to yesterday’s post, here are some photos of the preparation of Hiramai (horizontally rotating grinding wheel). ヒラマイの準備 昨日の投稿に関連し、ヒラマイ（水平回転砥石）の準備の様子の写真です。 ・・・・・ Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. Click here to log in. … Read More
Practice sharpening the cutting edge using a machine As a follow-up to my August 1 post, I immediately practiced “sharpening the cutting edge using a machine” with younger staff members. 機械を使った本刃付けの練習 ８月１日の投稿の続きですが、早速若手スタッフと共に『機械を使用した本刃付け』の練習をしてみました。 ・・・・・ Members-only content from this point forward. You … Read More