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VILLAGE Report #Sakai forged blades

Sakai Cutlery Traditional Industry Hall (Sakai HAMONO Museum) in Sakai City

VILLAGE Report vol.27 Osaka Prefecture | Sakai forged blades: the sharpness of single-bevel knives within chefs’ reach

Originating with 16th-century tobacco knives, Sakai forged blades were permitted to bear the Edo shogunate’s “Sakai Goku” mark. Refined through a division of labor among forging, blade sharpening, and handle fitting, these single-bevel knives are now also featured at trade fairs in Germany and culinary schools in Paris.

VILLAGE Report vol.27 Osaka Prefecture | Sakai forged blades: the sharpness of single-bevel knives within chefs’ reach

Originating with 16th-century tobacco knives, Sakai forged blades were permitted to bear the Edo shogunate’s “Sakai Goku” mark. Refined through a division of labor among forging, blade sharpening, and handle fitting, these single-bevel knives are now also featured at trade fairs in Germany and culinary schools in Paris.