Murray Carter is a 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith and Certified Master Bladesmith. He is the first Caucasian to earn the title of a Yoshimoto Bladesmith. He is the owner and founder of Carter Cutlery, based in Vernonia, Oregon.
Murray grew up in Eastern Canada and through outdoor activities he experienced a diversity of blades, which led him to be constantly disappointed in the quality of the knives he was exposed to. From these experiences...
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Murray Carter is a 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith and Certified Master Bladesmith. He is the first Caucasian to earn the title of a Yoshimoto Bladesmith. He is the owner and founder of Carter Cutlery, based in Vernonia, Oregon.
Murray grew up in Eastern Canada and through outdoor activities he experienced a diversity of blades, which led him to be constantly disappointed in the quality of the knives he was exposed to. From these experiences he derived a desire to make something better.
After graduating from high school, Murray Carter traveled to Japan.
His interest in blades led him to a Japanese bladesmith's shop in the small rural village of Kumamoto. Stepping inside the shop he was amazed by the quality and the diversity of the knives on display and met with the shop owner. In his best conversational Japanese he expressed his appreciation and enthusiasm to the old bladesmith, and in no time at all, he was engaged in an apprenticeship under the tutelage of the shop owner, a...
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