Sand mold casting is a method of making Buddha and the big bells of temples as quenching the alloy in sand mold. So, air bubbles left inside the blade and this blade will be less solid because of the air bubble in the blade. But, when it is heated in the metal mold, it keeps air inside of the metal. It is possible at low cost in large quantities production. In the case of die-cast, the liquid material is injected in the mold and is heated. (Laughs) there are two production methods to produce the blade of the simulated sword one is die casting (metal die casting) and the other is sand casting. When we look at the Japanese manufacturer's catalogs, it comes with a variety of names such as super alloy, strengthened alloy and an alloy. We do not produce some products here and outsource them. In the case of process of manufacturing iaito, can you do all processes in this workshop? In order to understand his passion to manufacturing Iaito, we interviewed Mr. Therefore, he established his own company to product mock swords. Osawa was always particular about the manufacture of Iaito. His elder brother succeeded the family business.
He realized that he had a very different point of view of management and production from his elder brother. In general, a large company does not process very detailed operations in order to save the time. Osawa started to question the way of management, especially that of production. He learned not only the skills to manufacture iaito but also the process and the style of the business such as producing the products as quickly as possible and selling them as cheap as possible to profit rise as much as possible. He learned all processes to make a mock sword (iaito) to become afull-fledgedcraftsman. Then, he started the family business helping his family and his brother. After a while, his father fell sick, and he went back to Gifu for his father and their family business. Osawa had a different profession after having graduated from school. In Japan, because the eldest son will join the family business, Mr. Osawa was born as the second son of the family. Osawa's family is very famous big company in Seki, which sells from art sword, Iaido sword to kitchen knives. In this workshop, there are many materials piled up such as blades, tsukas, and so on, and these were too many to walk inside the workshop. Osawa's workshop is really a small workshop.
Osawa, the president of Osawa Shokai and to see his products with our eyes before we have deal with this company. Because we have wanted to talk directly to Mr. Prior to the deal of purchase, we went to Seki, Gifu-prefecture in mid-October. Osawa Shokai is a small workshop that was two people however, Osawa Shokai is particular about the manufacture of Iaito unlike large companies. It was a sensation similar to the goose bumps one gets when listening to a beautiful piece of music or looking at fine works of art.This time, we have decided to make the deal with Osawa Shokai, as our new manufacturer and supplier of Iaido sword.Osawa Shokai still does not have any sales overseas therefore, Sinonome is the only overseas distributors of Osawa Shokai. It didn’t take me long to understand―I was handed the sword and the moment I looked at the perfect surface of the edge reflecting the light, my heart had gone calm and all my thoughts melted away.
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His true devotion shows when he takes a katana in his hands, explaining how to fully enjoy its beauty. It is rare to encounter weapons with the same family crest―and in just one month, I managed to collect five of them. “The katana are living beings,” he says, “and they are calling to each other. He spoke about how his passion for katana began in early childhood, and how he continued to love swords by allowing the child inside to stick around as he grew up. Shono, whom I had the pleasure to meet and speak with, confirms this idea.
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