Mesmerizing Footage of a Man Making a Japanese Utility Knife

Trevor English

Watching the most skilled craftsmen excel at their trade can be pretty relaxing, and this video of a man making a Japanese utility knife called a kiridashi is no different. He cuts and forges the blade with extreme precision, and then he adds the handle with after quite a bit of sanding. The finished product is a beautiful polished knife, and I definitely wish I had this much skill, check it out!

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