About Banshu Cutlery
Banshu cutlery is knives and tools produced mainly in Miki City and Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture. Developed from the Muromachi period as a production area for carpenter tools and agricultural implements. It is also said that smiths gathered from across Japan to rebuild after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's siege of Miki Castle (1578-80). Currently produces carpenter tools such as saws, chisels, and planes, as well as scissors and pruning shears.
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
鍛造焼き入れ研ぎ
Materials
鋼ステンレス
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
- 三木金物産地（産地にご確認ください） hands-on experience