The video is in Japanese, captions are in Chinese, but you will understand and enjoy.
The saw blades are fully hand set by skilled craftsmen and there is an equal need for many skilled craftsmen to re-set the blades. The number of people who do it today is so small, just enough to keep the tradition afloat, and to fulfill the requirements for restorations of certain national treasures, like Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, castles, pagodas, etc. He doesn't have a student to pass the skill to..
On mass production side of the tool making there, Keiba brand of nippers, long nose and regular pliers is close to tradition: they don't anneal their steal on conveyor belt, most operations are done by hand, and even sides are polished as if they were making a surgical instrument.
The saw blades are fully hand set by skilled craftsmen and there is an equal need for many skilled craftsmen to re-set the blades. The number of people who do it today is so small, just enough to keep the tradition afloat, and to fulfill the requirements for restorations of certain national treasures, like Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, castles, pagodas, etc. He doesn't have a student to pass the skill to..
On mass production side of the tool making there, Keiba brand of nippers, long nose and regular pliers is close to tradition: they don't anneal their steal on conveyor belt, most operations are done by hand, and even sides are polished as if they were making a surgical instrument.
