Shigeki Tanaka

The Tanaka family is a well-known knife-making family from Miki City. They have been in the business for more than 100 years. ​ ​
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Shigeki Tanaka-san is a fourth-generation blacksmith. He trained in Takefu for three years and eventually joined his family's knife-making business in 1999. ​
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He mainly uses the VG10 and aogami#2 in his knives so you expect mastery and excellent heat treatment with this steel. Among the traditionally hand-crafted blades that we carry, Tanaka-san's knives is one of those that offer the best value. ​