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Hi, I like to see all of your recommendations for the unsung heroes of the knife world. I know in Sakai, Sharpener is a different company than the blacksmith, and in Sanjo, Takefu and Tosa mostly they do it in-house either same as blacksmith or someone from the company.
Here are some of the best sharpener and blacksmith that I know who did a marvellous job on shaping the knife.

MoriHiro,
Nomura,
Tosa,
Tadokoro,
Shibata,
Hideo Takamura,
Makoto Kurosaki,
Hiroshi Ashi,
Mitsuaki Takada,

Any other names that I should know?
 
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I think its Hiroshi Ashi if you're talking about Ashi Hamono. He definitely is a master bladesmith too, whereas Tosa and Morihiro are specialized sharpeners
 
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Corradobrit1 said:
I think its Hiroshi Ashi if you're talking about Ashi Hamono. He definitely is a master bladesmith too, whereas Tosa and Morihiro are specialized sharpeners
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Do you (or anyone else) have more information on Tosa as a sharpener? Is Tosa an individual or does it refer to the Tosa region?
 
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zizirex said:
Hi, I like to see all of your recommendations for the unsung heroes of the knife world. I know in Sakai, Sharpener is a different company than the blacksmith, and in Sanjo, Takefu and Tosa mostly they do it in-house either same as blacksmith or someone from the company.
Here are some of the best sharpener and blacksmith that I know who did a marvellous job on shaping the knife.

MoriHiro,
Nomura,
Tosa,
Tadokoro,
Shibata,
Hideo Takamura,
Makoto Kurosaki,
Hiroshi Ashi,
Mitsuaki Takada,

Any other names that I should know?
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How about the kasahara & Ino shinpei?
 
So how to choose the best sharpener if I use different knives during cooking?? Plz advice
 
zizirex said:
Hi, I like to see all of your recommendations for the unsung heroes of the knife world. I know in Sakai, Sharpener is a different company than the blacksmith, and in Sanjo, Takefu and Tosa mostly they do it in-house either same as blacksmith or someone from the company.
Here are some of the best sharpener and blacksmith that I know who did a marvellous job on shaping the knife.

MoriHiro,
Nomura,
Tosa,
Tadokoro,
Shibata,
Hideo Takamura,
Makoto Kurosaki,
Hiroshi Ashi,
Mitsuaki Takada,

Any other names that I should know?
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Mitimoto nakazima
 
I always did wonder why nobody ever talks about the sharpener. When it comes to which knife is good, it is always the blacksmith that takes all the credit.
 
shinyunggyun said:
I always did wonder why nobody ever talks about the sharpener. When it comes to which knife is good, it is always the blacksmith that takes all the credit.
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I'm new to knives and I can easily find knife information on this forum. ฺBut the sharpener, not many people talk about it.
 
shinyunggyun said:
I always did wonder why nobody ever talks about the sharpener. When it comes to which knife is good, it is always the blacksmith that takes all the credit.
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The guys at Knifewear talked about this quite a lot on one of their streams. It's important to remember a large part of it is the Japanese craftsman culture. They said a large number of the sharpeners don't even want people to know they do it. They don't want the popularity (and likely all the good and potential that comes with it). They just want to focus on their craft and let the brand name get the credit for a good product.

Not all of course, and I wonder if the younger generation will have a different view.
 
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