Inro-Men-Tori-Kanna with Squarish Profile Japanese Flange -molding Plane set By Naohei

Blade mark: Naoyuki

Smith name: Unknown (Blades are usually custom made by wholesalers from other blacksmiths.)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Jigane(Iron part of the blade): Modern soft iron

Matching joint width: 11mm

Wooden body artisan name: Unknown

The length, height (at its highest point), and width(widest part) of the wooden body :

238mm, 62mm, 34mm (Male plane)

210mm, 46mm, 34mm (Female plane)

Wooden Body: Japanese white oak 

Manufacture Era: 1980 ~ 1990 (according to collector’s memory)

Weight: 550g(Male plane), 358g (Female plane)

Accessories：-

Additional Information: Used, the set of plane came from a retired tateguya in Saitama Prefecture. 

For more information on the uses of this planer, please refer to the following:

“These planes come in a sethaving a male and a female plane. They are used to cut a matching joint on theedges of paneled, wooden storm doors to keep out wind and rain.(These doorsare usually about 3 ft. wide by 6 ft. long, but not all storm doors have interlock.ing edges.) All of these planes have an adjustable fence on the sole. Some ofthem cut classical squarish profiles, others cut round profiles. Blades havinground profiles are easy to sharpen, so the blades of both male and female planesare made from one piece of steel, though the back has two hollows instead ofone. Blades having the squarish profile are more difficult to sharpen, so theblade of the male plane is made in two parts, each containing half the profile.” —— Toshio Ōdate,「Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use」, 1998/1/1, P116