Please add it to your kitchen knife collection.
It is a work of traditional craftsman Mr.Keijiro Doi.
The sharpener has mirror-finished the vintage product.
About the blacksmith's stamp
Until about 15 years ago, it was not customary to stamp Tang with the name
of a blacksmith.
The reason is as follows.
1. Knives made in Sakai are made by a division of labor between blacksmiths
and sharpeners.
The wholesaler procured knives from a trusted sharpener, then attached a handle,
stamped the wholesaler's brand on the front of the knife and sold it to retailers.
Therefore, the last manufacturing responsibility was with the wholesaler, so the
knife brand was the name of the wholesaler, and the blacksmiths and sharpeners were
not disclosed.
2. Since Ikeda Tatsuo, a blacksmith of Sakai's traditional craftsman, was introduced
on TV about 10 years ago, there has been an increase in end-user requests to put the
blacksmith's name on the knife.
As a result, the name of the blacksmith is now included in the knife.
However, in that case, the wholesaler will stamp the blacksmith's name.
3. There may be a blacksmith's stamp on the tang with an old knife, but I think this
is for the purpose of the sharpener to identify the blacksmith.
As explained earlier, the wholesaler sells after attaching the handle, so the customer
cannot see the blacksmith's stamp on the tang.
Sakai's knife manufacturing and distribution is as follows.
Blacksmith ⇒ Sharpener ⇒ Wholesaler ⇒ Retailer ⇒ End User
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