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Pierre's
Master and Mentors
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Kiyota Jirokunietsu
Japanese Swordsmith
Kiyota is responsible for having
allowed Pierre into the world of japanese swords. He has recently become less active as a swordsmith.
Read
more about Kiyota...
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Manabe Sumihira
Japanese Swordsmith
Manabe
trained originally with Living National Treasure Miyairi Akihira, years
after Kawachi had completed his apprenticeship. But after only a year,
Miyairi had passed away, forcing Manabe to come to Kawachi to complete
his training.
He is now famous in Japan for his immense effort
in researching and recreating steels of old, as well as for his
generosity in teaching and for his sword imagery skills.
Visit Manabe's Web site
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Okawa
Japanese Toolsmith / Swordsmith
Mr.Okawa
is a third generation forestry toolsmith. He is now semi-retired, but
passionately continues forging everyday! In recent years, he succeeded
in obtaining his swordsmithing licence with the blessing of Kawachi
Kunihira.
His skills at toolsmithing are fairly impressive, and
his being a real man of the trade makes him a lot more down to Earth
and efficient than some swordsmiths will ever be! |
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Sekiyama Kazumichi
Japanese Sword Polisher
The classic case: young and talented.
Kazumichi
has the right mindset and patience required to properly learn, and
perform in this trade. He also happens to be good at oshigata, or sword
tracing.
Visit Sekiyama's Web site
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