Neil Kamimura is partnering with us to develop this grinder because he shares in our vision of making a high quality machine that is more accessible to a wider range of makers. He didnt know the difference between guilt and love. "Knifemaking is my passion, my therapy, and my life," Kamimura. Kamimuras moms battle with mental illness started when he was nine years old. The rest is history. A subreddit dedicated to the ancient art of blacksmithing. The sign from Teijis shop is even located in the Japanese American History Museum in Los Angeles. After forging the knife, a chef at the resort gives you a tutorial. Lucky enough that I get to do what I love. Acknowledging his own suicidal tendencies, he decided to work on ways to let go of his grief and trauma through activities such as writing. The rest is history. The Official Neil Kamimura YouTube! - YouTube Follow Kamimuras work via Instagram @rpm_neil. Seventy-two knives. The Neil Kamimura Experience is USD 12,000, excluding accommodations. Learn Blacksmithing at FSHualalai Hotels and Resorts - Kirsten Alana So youre headed to Glendale, Arizona for the Super Bowl. Since then, his profile has grown quickly and immensely, with him making knives for everyone from actor Jason Momoa to country music star Zach Brown, as well as lower profile locals like Frank Kramm, co-owner of Kona Butcher Shop. JUNE 4-8: A California luxury road rally like no other. 149k members in the Blacksmith community. I had the money to travel and train with the best people in the world, he says. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I was going through my divorce with my middle son Maddixs mom, who I had been with for 19 years. My page will contain content from everything to Blacksmiths to tutorials and to just my life in Hawaii! It was great, said Maddix on Saturday while helping his father craft a blade at his shop in Kailua-Kona. Published. Guests will assist Neil in creating a unique, personalized knife: forging, pounding, and adding a custom handle to complete the one-of-a-kind chef's knife to use, or to treasure as a piece of art. Get the Robb Report newsletter for similar stories delivered straight to your inbox. One might say Neil Kamimura was born to forge steel into knives. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Launches "Only at Hualalai" Exclusive Show off your latest Just as much, he enjoys interacting with the customers and creating a knife that they can pass down through generations. The 36-year-old has little memory of his great-grandfather, who died when he was just 9 years old. Blacksmith Rates 9 Forging Scenes From Movies and TV - Insider Neil Kamimura forges his own path and continues a family legacy as a knifemaker. Photo courtesy of the artist. This has given me an identity. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I continue to forge knives and explore different mediums. The knife is typically delivered to the guest a few days later, and the final piece of the experience is a knife skills class with one of the chefs at the resort, using the brand new chefs knife. Her father (his maternal grandfather) committed suicide when Kamimuras mom was a child. Made by Neil Kamimura @rpm_neil Knife Info: This is my chef's knife (Sold) Neil Kamimura Heirloom Tanto Knife/Small Sword With Stunning "He owned a shop in Hilo from 1930 until 1990 and was the first Japanese immigrant to own a business in. The summer sun hangs high overhead as Cameron Mayo patiently rigs the panniers on an ornery-looking buckskin pack mule.