Enami Cutlery Damascus Kiritsuke Petty

Description

Tadashi Enami is a fifth-generation master craftsman. He uses traditional forging techniques and produces his own brand of knives that are quite hard to find anywhere outside of Japan. Enami-san was quite a pleasure to meet. Despite the communication barrier, I could tell that he was full of life and probably had a lot of stories to share if you are lucky enough to be able to share a beer or meal with him some time. When I visited him, he was hammering away on some knives. He has an assistant who was able to speak English and filled me in on Enami-san's process. After a little while, they brought out their supply of knives and I was instantly attracted to two of his Kiritsuke Petty knives. I ultimately ended up with this one because I liked the handle better.