Welcome from Sakai

[Eric Chevallier]

Hello everybody, nice to meet you.
I am Eric Chevallier, french living and working in Sakai in Japan.
I was knives and scissors blacksmith during 5years at Sasuke. Now i work for Sakai Industrial promotion center to support everyday Sakai knives makers and Japan blacksmith society. My office is at Sakai knives museum.
If i can help about japanese craftsmen i will happy to do.
Thank you for welcoming me on this forum

 

[stringer]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[nevin]

Hi Eric!! Hope there’s a day to meet you in Sakai

 

[Nemo]

Welcome Eric. Do you still make any knives?

 

[JustinP]

Welcome, Eric!

 

[refcast]

YAYYY. You're finally here!!!

I loved watching your special on Sanjo culture and bladesmiths on the NHK program Jouneys in Japan.
Here's the video for you guys if you didn't see: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Journeys+in+Japan+sanjo

And I believe you work on the Shigehiro line? (You don't need to answer this one).

Welcome to the forum!

 

[krx927]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

 

[Vils]

Welcome/Bienvenue to the forum Eric!

 

[Michi]

I loved watching your special on Sanjo culture and bladesmiths on the NHK program Jouneys in Japan.
Here's the video for you guys if you didn't see: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Journeys+in+Japan+sanjo

LIKE!

That was fun to watch! Eric, I hope you will be around here a lot, teaching all of us!

 

[CoteRotie]

Welcome to the forum, Eric!

 

[LucasFur]

Eric,
Thats awesome. Im headed to Sakai at the end of April. Maybe you can guide me to see some smaller makers?
-Lucas