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Funatsu Funahiro
Funahiro Funatsu is a chisel blacksmith from
Echigo-yoita. His pieces are known by a brand name, "Genju-Funahiro".
He uses pine charcoal for tempering. He is very careful about temperature
control and the pering process is done in darkness. He also studies the steel
content by using a microscope.