The company is based in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture.Known as the "Sheffield of Japan," Miki is the oldest blacksmithing town in the country, with a history of ironworking dating back over 1,500 years.
In essence, a Mikihisa kiridashi is to Japanese woodworking what a Sheffield-made marking knife is to Western craft: a simple, highly refined tool shaped by centuries of steelworking tradition.
Kiridashi Kogatana marking knives are made by laminating a high carbon very hard steel (which will take an edge like no other steel) to a softer but tough steel backing.