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Get to Know The Man, The Myth, And The Legend Takayuki Shibata
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Lets Get to Meet The Name Everyone In The Knife Business Knows. I asked Shibata-San (Makes me call him Shiba) to send me a quick interview as well as some history about himself. Many on you don't know (well maybe you do because u follow him on Instagram) he drives a Harley, he wears american fashion, seems like he loves our culture. While were overhear just infatuated with the Japanese culture, cause lets get it straight a lot of us could do more but we choose to enjoy life. The Japanese choose to enjoy work. Shit years ago people were often...
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Sakai Kikumori How knives are made
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Sakai Kikumori in our eyes make some of the best knives on the market. They aren't the most popular name. I believe because its not a blacksmith name to the face, but that doesn't mean they aren't handmade, or high quality. Kikumori knives have such great attention to detail. Grinds are near perfect. We at RealSharpKnife.com are honored to sell them. If you have some time read their process to making the best knife they can. The blacksmith The blacksmiths work in order of (1)Forging, (2)Annealing, (3)Cold forging, (4)Shaping, (5)Quenching, and (6)Tempering. This time, we explain how to make...