{"title":"Daisuke Nishida","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaisuke Nishida is an Experienced Traditional Forge Smith who is constantly trying to improve his skills and find his own way of creating knives with his craftsman’s spirit and traditional hammer forging methods.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the Seki Outdoor Knife Show, we met with a passionate Young Forge Smith (Although he already has over 20 years of knife making experience) called Daisuke Nishida, who is from Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Nishida started his knife making career when he was 19 years old and he apprenticed with an experienced and sophisticated forge smith, who taught him traditional hammer forging techniques, knife handcrafting methods and other knife making knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, over 20 years later, Forge Smith Nishida runs his own workshop and he continues to challenge himself to produce the best possible knives and to impact the hearts and spirits of knife lovers and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently, the numbers of traditional forge smiths that make handmade knives has been decreasing, while the number of factory-made knives has been increasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong these few remaining forge smiths, Master Nishida preserves his traditional handcrafting practices and continues to make his knives using the traditional \u003cem\u003eTan-Setsu\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Forge-Welding\") process; In other words, Forge Smith Nishida makes his own laminated blade material using his own experience and forging skills rather than buying pre-laminated blade material. While this means he can only produce a limited number of traditional hammer forged knives, it allows him to activate and use all of his creativity, technical skills, experience, passion and spirit to produce wonderful one-of-a-kind custom knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to preserving traditional blade forging and handcrafting techniques and skills, Master Nishida has also developed his design skills and design sense so that he can produce creative, attractive and practical custom handles and overall knife designs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Nishida truly is a very conscientious and dedicated custom knife maker who is able to design and make custom knives that harmoniously blend traditional Japanese \"WA\" taste\/style and contemporary knife design concepts. When these skills are combined with the High Cutting Performance offered by a Pure Carbon Japanese Steel blade, and a great sense for custom handle making, you end up with knives that really are outstanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daisuke-nishida-dn-1-dn-1-path-finder-i","title":"Daisuke Nishida DN-1 Path-Finder I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e At the Seki Outdoor Knife Show, we met with a passionate Young Forge Smith (Although he already has over 20 years of knife making experience) called Daisuke Nishida, who is from Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Nishida started his knife making career when he was 19 years old and he apprenticed with an experienced and sophisticated forge smith, who taught him traditional hammer forging techniques, knife handcrafting methods and other knife making knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, 20 years later, Forge Smith Nishida runs his own workshop and he continues to challenge himself to produce the best possible knives and to impact the hearts and spirits of knife lovers and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently, the numbers of traditional forge smiths that make handmade knives has been decreasing, whilst the number of factory-made knives has been increasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong these few remaining forge smiths, Master Nishida preserves his traditional handcrafting practices and continues to make his knives using the traditional \u003cem\u003eTan-Setsu\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Forge-Welding\") process; In other words, Forge Smith Nishida makes his own laminated blade material using his own experience and forging skills rather than buying pre-laminated blade material from the steel company. 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While this means he can only produce a limited number of traditional hammer forged knives, it allows him to activate and use all of his creativity, technical skills, experience, passion and spirit to produce wonderful one-of-a-kind custom knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to preserving traditional blade forging and handcrafting techniques and skills, Master Nishida has also developed his design skills and design sense so that he can produce creative, attractive and practical custom handles and overall knife designs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Nishida truly is a very conscientious and dedicated custom knife maker who is able to design and make custom knives that harmoniously blend traditional Japanese \"WA\" taste\/style and contemporary knife design concepts. When these skills are combined with the High Cutting Performance offered by a Pure Carbon Japanese Steel blade, and a great sense for custom handle making, you end up with knives that really are outstanding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDN-2 Path-Finder II  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique Wire Mesh \u003cem\u003eTsuchime\u003c\/em\u003e hammered texture and \u003cem\u003eKurouchi\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Black forged\") finish decorate this White Steel No.1 \u003cem\u003eSan-Mai\u003c\/em\u003e (\"3-layer\") blade from Forge Smith Nishida.It requires great experience, skill and the proper forging processes to maximise the characteristics of  Pure High Carbon Japanese White Steel No.1. 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