Author's Introduction:
Akio Tasai
Born in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, in 1939.
1952 (age 12):
Apprenticed to Eitoshi Sato .
, as a live-in apprentice.
In 1960, at age 20, he became a commuter craftsman.
In 1975, at age 36, he started his own business.
In 2014, he received certification as a traditional craftsman.
He received certification as a traditional craftsman in 2014.
Currently, he primarily forges chisels.
Michio Tasai
was born in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, in 1969.
He graduated from the Forging Course at the Niigata Prefecture Advanced Vocational Training School in 1985.
He joined Tasai Chisel Forge in the same year.
He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Sanjo Technical High School in 1988.
He graduated from the same school in 1988.
In 1993, he received two years of instruction in metallurgical engineering from Dr. Shigeyoshi Iwasaki.
Received two years of instruction in metallurgical engineering from Dr. Iwasaki.
(Niigata Prefecture Technical Advisor System).
In 1998, he became an apprentice of Takano Yukimitsu under the swordsmith Ono Yoshimitsu.
In 2006, he was authorized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs to forge swords.
He was certified by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as a swordsmith.
Obtained qualification as a swordsmith.
2008 and 2009:
Selected for the Omamori Sword Exhibition.
In 2020, he was certified as a traditional craftsman.
He received certification as a traditional craftsman in 2020.
Currently, I mainly make chisels, planes, carpentry tools, tools for making musical instruments, sword sheaths, handle winding tools, and other tools.
He mainly makes tools for chisels.
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Couple times I had some question about my purchases and they respond very quick and thoughtful. The products I ordered are careful made and one of a kind.
I bought this Shione Swedish steel plane, as well as a 48mm Tsunesaburo with Super Blue steel and a 50mm Tsunesaburo plane with powder HSS for use with oak and other hardwoods. I was skeptical about HSS, thinking it would be difficult to sharpen properly and that it perform poorly compared to blue steel blades. However, I can produce a glass-smooth surface on American red oak with all three of these planes and it is difficult for me to tell the difference between them. It remains to be seen which one holds its edge the longest, but for initial use all three are excellent. They make my western planes look like junk toys.
Great shop fast shipping packaged extremely well very helpful
Great saw with an awesome handle wrap. This shop delivers quickly and packs products very well.
Fantastic! I love them, after some adjustments they work very well!
They have a great selection of gorgeous tools. I have made a number of purchases and received a great service every time. Very fast postage to Ireland.
Comes sharp and with an excellent finish. Really easy to use.
