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[machinist] The last craftsman’s search for a successor - ALTO Magazine

From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
To: machinist@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [machinist] The last craftsman’s search for a successor - ALTO Magazine
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:47:06 -0400

The last craftsman’s search for a successor - ALTO Magazine
http://www.altomagazine.com/newsdetails/design/craft/the-last-craftsmans-search-for-a-successor-4400143/#.VDh8YFdQWWJ

Osami Mizuike is the only craftsman in the world who can make traditional Japanese scissors called nigiri basami. The 70-year-old is now looking for a successor

Osami Mizuike is the last of his kind. He's the sole craftsman in the world who hand-makes traditional Japanese scissors called nigiri basami. The 70-year-old Mizuike from Ono, Japan, has been creating these tools since he was 15. There were once hundreds of craftspeople like him making these pieces. Now he's the last remaining - and he's looking for a successor.

The craft has been passed down from father to son for generations. In Mizuike's case, it has been in his bloodline for centuries.

[machinist] The last craftsman’s search for a successor - ALTO Magazine, Lawrence London, 10/10/2014