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Takeshi Saji is a Chairman of Saji Balacksmith (Japan). Member of Japan Knife Guild and Japan Custom Knife Makers. In 1992, he was officially certified as Dentoukougeishi, a “Traditional Master Craftsman” by the Japanese “Ministry of International Trade & Industry”.
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Takeshi Saji is a Chairman of Saji Balacksmith (Japan). Member of Japan Knife Guild and Japan Custom Knife Makers. In 1992, he was officially certified as Dentoukougeishi, a “Traditional Master Craftsman” by the Japanese “Ministry of International Trade & Industry”.
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Takeshi Saji is one of the leading Japanese blacksmiths who have transferred the ancient traditions of knife making to modern times. Each knife of Takeshi Saji is a piece of blacksmithing art.
Takeshi Saji, was born in Takefu, Japan in 1948. After graduating from junior high school, Takeshi spent three years at the local ‘Blacksmith Training School’ where he learned basic forging process and blacksmithing techniques. At the age of 18, he began making knives under the strict supervision of his master and father, Harukichi Saji, the second-generation smith. At the age of 30, his master informed Takeshi Saji that he would be allowed to make his own knives and acknowledged him as the third-generation smith.
In 1992, Takeshi Saji was officially certified as Dentoukougeishi, a “Traditional Master Craftsman”, by the Japanese “Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry”.