Restaurant Sushi Sen
From James's October 2019 trip: dinner with Kyo at Sushi Sen, a neighbourhood sushi counter in Kurakuen, Nishinomiya.
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Church of the Wind by Tadao Ando
From James's October 2019 trip: a detour up Mt. Rokko to Tadao Ando's Church of the Wind, on the way from Miki to dinner in Nishinomiya.
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A Specialty Hardware Store in Miki and Tanaka Workshop
From James's October 2019 trip to Miki: a specialty hardware store full of local tools, and Shigeki Tanaka's workshop, where he showed us his wrought iron prototype.
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BBQ Night at Takayuki's Sanpo Factory
From James's October 2019 trip: a forging afternoon at Sakai Takayuki's Sanpo factory with Itsuo Doi and Mitsuo Yamatsuka, the new showroom, and the staff BBQ night.
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Introducing K&S Custom Saya
In June 2017, James introduced the K&S custom hardwood saya and explained why stock sayas from Sakai often did not fit knives made in other regions.
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About Sakai Jikko
From James's October 2016 visit: Sakai Jikko's showroom and workshop on Kishu Highway, and the Sakai smiths who worked with Jikko then.
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Visiting Sukenari Hamono, Apr 2016
2016 visit to Sukenari Hamono, Toyama: factory tour, Master Hanaki's water-quenched honyaki forging, and his HRC test charts.
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My syousin magnetic knife strip WIP
In May 2015, James made a rosewood magnetic knife strip for a customer and shared each step, from a rough blank to a drilled, glued and finished strip.
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Timber sourcing day trip
In May 2015, James visited a timber mill in the bush and found redgum burls, black wattle and blackwood while sourcing figured timber for sayas and handles.
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Japan trip 2014, Kyoto, Autumn Foliage
From James's November 2014 trip: the last day, spent among the autumn foliage and quiet back street shrines of Arashiyama, Kyoto.
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Japan trip 2014, Kyoto, Visiting Maruoyama natural stones and Mr. Yozo Dobashi
From James's November 2014 visit to Kameoka: Mr. Yozo Dobashi and the Maruoyama natural stone mine, testing stones in his display room and the three we chose.
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Japan trip 2014, Sakai City, Aoki Hamono, Norikatsu Nishimura
2014 Sakai trip: Dentou Kougeishi sharpener Norikatsu Nishimura shaping, polishing and hand sharpening our Sakai Takayuki Syousin Sakura gyuto.
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