Anyone know about Tanaka in Sakai?

[b2kk258]

Stumbled across a usuba on the bay and out of curiosity asked the seller who the maker was since the blade wasn't stamped. He said it was Tanaka. Instinctively I thought of Shigeki Tanaka. But he said it was a different Tanaka from Sakai city not Miki.

At anyrate, does anyone know about this maker?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Bl...WyDhXCte%2FRIXMfBwIzo%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[JBroida]

Tanaka is a blacksmith... he may have forged the knife, but someone else ground and sharpened it for sure

 

[b2kk258]

Tanaka is a blacksmith... he may have forged the knife, but someone else ground and sharpened it for sure

I didn't know blacksmiths have other people grind their knives. Is he like a up and coming black smith?

 

[Badgertooth]

In Sakai, there is specialism in the processes of knifemaking handled by different people in different combinations depending on the operation. It may well be Yoshikazu Tanaka, who is firmly established as one of the better smiths

 

[b2kk258]

In Sakai, there is specialism in the processes of knifemaking handled by different people in different combinations depending on the operation. It may well be Yoshikazu Tanaka, who is firmly established as one of the better smiths

Oh, that's really interesting! I had no idea that the process would be passed down to so many people. I thought they shared workshops...

 

[JBroida]

I didn't know blacksmiths have other people grind their knives. Is he like a up and coming black smith?

both he and his son are well respected craftsmen... not up and coming... very established

 

[spoiledbroth]

I remember trying to find shigeki on FB and there were alot of people with that surname. Could be a common one, like Smith over here.