Our Blacksmiths

Cleancut provides knives from single blacksmiths to larger manufacturers in Japan.

Many forges are family owned businesses with multiple generations of blacksmiths.

Shiro Kamo

Third generation blacksmith in Kamou Hamono.

Masashi Yamamoto

Masashi Yamamoto is a highly respected blacksmith from the city of Sanjo in Japan. His knives are forged entirely by hand and are of very high quality.

See all of our knive makers here

Ashi Swedish Steel
Ashi Swedish Steel

Ashi Swedish Steel

Made in:

Hado
Hado

Hado

Made in:

First Heart
Hatsukokoro

First Heart

Made in:

Hinoura hamono
Hinoura hamono

Hinoura hamono

Made in:

Itou
Itou

Itou

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Kashima
Kashima

Kashima

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Katayama
Katayama

Katayama

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Masamoto
Masamoto

Masamoto

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Masashi Yamamoto
Masashi Yamamoto

Masashi Yamamoto

Made in:

Moritaka
Moritaka

Moritaka

Made in:

Munetoshi
Munetoshi

Munetoshi

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Ogata all knives
Ogata

Ogata all knives

Made in:

Ohishi
Ohishi

Ohishi

Made in:

Okada
Okada

Okada

Made in:

Onihiro
Onihiro

Onihiro

Made in:

Sakai Kikumori
Sakai Kikumori

Sakai Kikumori

Made in:

Sakai Takayuki Kataba
Sakai Takayuki Kataba

Sakai Takayuki Kataba

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Sakoda
Sakoda

Sakoda

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Satoshi Nakagawa
Satoshi Nakagawa

Satoshi Nakagawa

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Shigeki Tanaka
Shigeki Tanaka

Shigeki Tanaka

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Shiro Kamo - Legend from Takefu
Shiro Kamo

Shiro Kamo - Legend from Takefu

Made in:

Shiun
Shiun

Shiun

Made in:

Taguchi
Taguchi

Taguchi

Made in:

Takamura
Takamura

Takamura

Made in:

Takeshi Saji
Takeshi Saji

Takeshi Saji

Made in:

Tetsuhiro Kankou
Tetsuhiro Kankou

Tetsuhiro Kankou

Made in:

Tsunehisa
Tsunehisa

Tsunehisa

Made in:

Wakui Toshihiro
Wakui Toshihiro

Wakui Toshihiro

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Yauji Yoshihiro
Yauji Yoshihiro

Yauji Yoshihiro

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Yu Kurosaki
Yu Kurosaki

Yu Kurosaki

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Yuzou Tani
Yuzou Tani

Yuzou Tani

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Yoshimi Kato
Yoshimi Kato

Yoshimi Kato

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Yoshikane
Yoshikane

Yoshikane

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