@ work

[simona]

So, I have been popping small videos of craftsman @ work in other places, and thought it could be nice to have a thread dedicated solely to that.
OK - here is the start:

@ work

小刀職人 | Kogatana Blacksmith | 長池廣行​

Starring : HIROYUKI Nagaike




Quite a few knife nerds enjoy kogagtana/kiridashi. Here is a nice portrait, and as usual alongside the techniques there are some historical insights.

Cheers.

 

[simona]

@ work
Shosui Takeda, sharpening.

 

[simona]

@ all in a days work

Masaya Shimizu



https://www.yamawaki-hamono.co.jp/english/factory_en.html
https://www.instagram.com/masaya_shimizu/

 

[Corradobrit1]

Two of my favs for vastly different reasons

 

[jaydee]

Two of my favs for vastly different reasons

Those rasps sure must hurt when pinch-gripping! Profiles are pretty weird too!?

 

[Corradobrit1]

Those rasps sure must hurt when pinch-gripping! Profiles are pretty weird too!?

But but Massimo Bottura swears by them, so who are we to critique?

 

[DitmasPork]

Two of my favs for vastly different reasons

I've had a huge amount of respect for both makers, for different reasons—both skilled, both have their admirers and happy customers. Already have a K. Kato, think it would be fun to try a C. Miller—never held a C. Miller in person. I just love kitchen knives, open to trying anything. Brooklyn yeah!
[Probably should move my comment to the 'Unpopular Opinions' thread.]

 

[jaydee]

But but Massimo Bottura swears by them, so who are we to critique?

I´d guess he swears by the horse not the rasp;-)

 

[Corradobrit1]

I´d guess he swears by the horse not the rasp;-)

I have yet to see one hanging on his knife rack. Maybe he brings it out of a special case for high days and holidays.

 

[simona]

Masaya Shimizu, @ work again. This time shaping and sharpening a tamahagane blade made by an hobbyist / high-school student blacksmith.

 

[simona]

One of my favourite smiths;

Okubo Blacksmith_Yoshimasa Okubo | Field Forging | Free Forging​

 

[simona]

"Deba plastic surgery".

@ work with Masaya Shimizu

 

[simona]

@ work featuring

平田鍛刀場-Hirataswordsmiths



A couple of sword smiths working in Ome, Tokyo, Japan. They produce blades using their own tatara iron manufacturing process.

Extreme mis-firing on the auto translate! but some insights into the work processes.

 

[simona]

An alternative short @ work; here is the Extended-Nakiri Duck Master in action.

 

[simona]

Hidari Tozo



Here is a link to his website;

http://www.hidari-tozo.com/products.html
in which you can find a link to a hardware store which sells his work, among that of others.

 

[simona]

Craftsmanship: A Day with Kanna Blacksmith Keisuke Uchihashi (Keizaburo - 圭三郎) from Miki, Japan​

 

[simona]

[Infiltration] Sakai Knife｜Shotaro Nomura [Japan's number one sharpener]​

A longer film which the maker says you can enjoy while drinking - so, there you have it

 

[simona]

A longer film about Iwasaki kamisori and the next generation, Mr Inagaki.

 

[pgugger]

Great thread idea. This one of the Yoshimitsu brothers making their own tamahagane is always interesting to me:

 

[simona]

255 mm deba

@ work with Masaya Shimizu

 

[simona]

Martin Huber

 

[Molokai Livin']

Manaka

 

[simona]

Manaka

Super! I think this may be the new Manaka Youtube channel.

 

[simona]

ZDP189！三徳の切れ味は研いだらどうなった？　＠TOGITOGI動画​

 

[Molokai Livin']

Neil Kamimura

 

[lotfong]

I have compiled a whole playlist of over 200 videos of japanese smiths, mainly knife related but also many toolsmiths in there, here is the link it is public on youtube

 

[Molokai Livin']

Peter Swarz-Burt, bladesmith from Hawaii. Check out his bad ass anvil.

 

[simona]

I have compiled a whole playlist of over 200 videos of japanese smiths, mainly knife related but also many toolsmiths in there, here is the link it is public on youtube

Thanks for that!

 

[simona]

There was a discussion about engraved knives the other day;

 

[aporigine]

There was a discussion about engraved knives the other day;

Thank you for that. I will work at opening my mind to this art.