shinyunggyun Senior Member Joined Nov 15, 2020 Messages 423 Reaction score 483 Location Texas Apr 17, 2022 #1 Which current Japanese blacksmiths or sharpeners are under 50 years old?
M1k3 Senior Member Joined Jul 28, 2018 Messages 12,711 Reaction score 25,212 Location San Pedro, CA Apr 17, 2022 #2 Mazaki
blokey KKF Supporting Member Joined Dec 27, 2021 Messages 7,611 Reaction score 15,109 Location us Apr 17, 2022 #3 Toru Tamura and Naohito Myojin, both 30ish. Edit:my phone autocorrected Toru to Tory Last edited: Apr 18, 2022
blokey KKF Supporting Member Joined Dec 27, 2021 Messages 7,611 Reaction score 15,109 Location us Apr 17, 2022 #4 If I remember correctly a lot of Echizen guys are pretty young, Kurosaki brothers are around 40, Shibata Takayuki is at similar age. Some of the Yoshikane guys like Nihei seems pretty young too.
If I remember correctly a lot of Echizen guys are pretty young, Kurosaki brothers are around 40, Shibata Takayuki is at similar age. Some of the Yoshikane guys like Nihei seems pretty young too.
superworrier KKF Supporting Member Joined Apr 27, 2021 Messages 1,836 Reaction score 3,031 Location San Francisco Apr 18, 2022 #5 I think Nakagawa, M Hinoura, and Maruyama are pretty young
Heckel7302 ******* ************* ***** KKF Supporting Member Joined Mar 4, 2021 Messages 2,321 Reaction score 6,160 Location Indianapolis, USA Apr 18, 2022 #6 Add Makoto Tadokoro to the list. I think he is in his 30s?
esoo ┐( ∵ )┌ KKF Lifetime Supporter KKF Supporting Member Joined Jan 15, 2018 Messages 5,524 Reaction score 12,993 Location Canada, eh? Apr 18, 2022 #7 Morihiro's grandson - who goes by "Ren" on the Hitohira knives - is apparently in his teens.
L Luxusborg KKF Supporting Member Joined Apr 28, 2021 Messages 71 Reaction score 72 Location Belgium Apr 19, 2022 #8 Masashi Yamamoto and Satoshi Nakagawa come to mind. Also Kyuzo (akaTakeshi Yauchi) Hitohira's sharpener is in his late 30s or early 40s.
Masashi Yamamoto and Satoshi Nakagawa come to mind. Also Kyuzo (akaTakeshi Yauchi) Hitohira's sharpener is in his late 30s or early 40s.