Monday, May 30, 2011

Been and Gone, Sanjou City Post 3: Mini Blade Museum

Apparently, being a bladesmith with a worldwide reputation leads to some pretty cool gifts.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Honing Razors and Nihonkamisori: Updated.

I made a translation error, of course.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Been and Gone, Sanjou City Post 2: Conception of a Kamisori

I can't really say I saw it to the end, but I was there at the beginning.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Been and Gone, Sanjou City Post 1: The Touristy Bits

So I've been back from visiting Iwasaki-San and Mizuochi-San in Sanjou City for a couple of days now, and I'm still not done processing all I saw and learned.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Tomorrow's The Big Day

I'm off to Niigata tomorrow.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Lovely Piece of Craftsmanship

If you haven't seen Phillip Dobson's work, you really are missing out.