ROOTS : 燕の磨き
江戸時代の和釘に遡る燕の歴史は、和釘などの和製金属生産を経て大正から洋食器産地へと業種を転換。その発展とともに生まれた磨きの技術で、iPod（アップル社）の裏側を最初に磨いたのが燕の磨き職人たちです。この磨きの技術は、日常品から工業部品、ジェット機の翼まで幅広い活躍を見せています。
ROOTS : TSUBAME POLISH
The beginning of Tsubame's history dates back to the production of Japanese style nails in the Edo period. In the Taisho era, it changed its focus from metalworking to western tableware manufacture. It was the artisans whose polishing techniques were developed during this period, who first worked on the polishing of iPod by Apple. Their art of polishing is used for a wide variety of products, including every day articles, industrial components, and jet plane wings.
