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Tamahagane tatara 2022. With historical images from the past and Mikami Sadanao and Masayuki

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の由来 みなもとのさわね 横浜と牛刀と源正金

日本の牛刀(洋包丁)は、文明開化 の横浜に洋食とともに、渡来し、 この牛刀を日本で最初につくった のが正堀江藤三郎合です。 は、日本刀刀法の奥伝を拝受し、 17才にして源正金を襲名し、のち に和包丁 洋包丁の制作に日本刀 鍛造法をアレンジしたのも のをつくることに成功したのです。

この刀は西洋料理店として有名 精養軒で好評を博したことから 本格的製造に着手、 横浜、 日本の 発展と共に、 現在、 60余種を全国 に送りだしてあります。

刃物一筋に生きた翁の業績には、

熟五等端宝章叙照、横浜市技能功

労者賞など数々の栄養を受けまし

た。

帝国ホテル取締役総料理長であ る村上信夫氏は、

わたしは小僧の時分からの付き

合いで、 ずい分古いんですよ、 正金さんとは。

正金の先代は確か、 七、八オで 刀鍛治の修業に出て、そののち 牛刀を研究された方でしてね。 日本のナイフの草分けですよ。

洋ものには、 いいものもありま す。

ところがですね、 日本でつくる ナイフは、刀法の伝統が生され て、焼き入れなどの技術がちが うのか、切れや、もちがすばら しいですよ。

それからもうひとつ。 われわれ調理人のちからだけで 日本の西洋料理がここまで来た んじゃなくて、いろんな方のご 「努力が実を結んだんです。

Origin of Minamoto no Sawane Yokohama, Gyuto and Minamoto no Shokin

Japanese chef knives (Western kitchen knives) came to Yokohama during the civilization and enlightenment period, along with western food. Received the secrets of the Japanese sword method, succeeded to the name of Minamoto no Shokin at the age of 17, and later succeeded in making his own by arranging the Japanese sword forging method for the production of Japanese knives and Western knives. It is.

Seiyoken, a famous Western restaurant, received favorable reviews, so full-scale production was started. With the development of Yokohama and Japan, more than 60 kinds of swords are currently being shipped all over the country.

The achievements of the old man, who devoted himself to cutlery, include:

Juku Fifth End Treasure Shosho, Yokohama City Skills Achievement

Received numerous nourishments such as the Workers' Award

rice field.

Mr. Nobuo Murakami, Executive Chef of the Imperial Hotel,

I've been with you since I was a boy

By the way, you are very old with Mr. Shokin.

If I remember correctly, the predecessor of Shokin was a person who went out to train as a swordsmith in his 7th and 8th grades, and later studied beef swords. It is a pioneer of Japanese knives.

There are also good Western foods.

However, the knives he makes in Japan are the result of the tradition of swordsmanship, and his techniques such as quenching are different.

Then another. It's not just him who has come this far in Western cuisine in Japan because of the power of our chefs, but the efforts of various people have borne fruit.

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This is the link to Pro Shop Hokuto's page selling used items and items on commission. Mostly chisels, planes, hammers and saws, but in between some used whetstones, kiridashi of various forms and razors.
 
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picture of masakane factory and some info

a lot of kitchen knife info on this blog, specifically on 高橋刃物製作所. Takahashi cutlery or mitsutomo, a specialist for gyuto.

I think this is my favorite blog I've found so far. A lot of gyuto history or manufacturing and OEM work described. So ****ing cool. Absolutely amazing to me. The manufacturer closed in 2013.



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picture of masakane factory and some info

a lot of kitchen knife info on this blog, specifically on 高橋刃物製作所. Takahashi cutlery or mitsutomo, a specialist for gyuto.

I think this is my favorite blog I've found so far. A lot of gyuto history or manufacturing and OEM work described. So ****ing cool. Absolutely amazing to me. The manufacturer closed in 2013.



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Some fascinating posts - and some of the replies are equally so.
 

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picture of masakane factory and some info

a lot of kitchen knife info on this blog, specifically on 高橋刃物製作所. Takahashi cutlery or mitsutomo, a specialist for gyuto.

I think this is my favorite blog I've found so far. A lot of gyuto history or manufacturing and OEM work described. So ****ing cool. Absolutely amazing to me. The manufacturer closed in 2013.



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I have am refurbishing a Honesuke from this maker at the moment. Very nice.
 

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In case this was lost somewhere: Regarding [Unshu Chuzen]
Also I just found out he was a mukansa swordsmith.

go figure


kawashima chuzen





 
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links to other stone and knife blogs. interview with yukinori shirataka, who forged nails for temples
....and who produced beautiful small 'knives' from the old nails removed from the temples he was making new nails for. I tapped out at 35000Y for one such beauty at an auction a year or so ago. It looked like a razor edged tear-drop on the end of an ancient metal rod, formed by the smith who made it and gnarled and twisted by the tensions of the wood which it held together.
 

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....and who produced beautiful small 'knives' from the old nails removed from the temples he was making new nails for. I tapped out at 35000Y for one such beauty at an auction a year or so ago. It looked like a razor edged tear-drop on the end of an ancient metal rod, formed by the smith who made it and gnarled and twisted by the tensions of the wood which it held together.
I just sold a knife that came out of Shirataka Hamono. It was made by an apprentice though.
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Tamahagane tatara 2022. With historical images from the past and Mikami Sadanao and Masayuki

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I really enjoyed the tamahagane film, fascinating, especially seeing Mikami Sadanao given how much I love his fathers knives.

Much in the same vein (but probably well known by regular readers of this 'column')


and a short, quirky movie about this husband and wife team.

 
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links to other stone and knife blogs. interview with yukinori shirataka, who forged nails for temples

I remembered reading this a year or so ago - quite an extensive picture essay around his knife production, sharpening and a chronological history together with an explanation / summary of various kanjis. Auto translated is my guess, so the language is a bit quirky. It's a Pdf so give to a few minutes to download.
I think the author is someone who pops up on Japanese auction sites, with a funny painted pebble in the pictures of the items he is selling.
 
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