Kamabiki Noko Japanese Hand Saw By Nakaya Takijiro V - 60mm

Brand name: Nakaya Takijiro (中屋瀧次郎)

Smith name: Ido Mamoru (伊藤守，1953～)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Cutting edge length: 60mm

Total length: 300mm

Blade thickness: about 0.40mm

Weight: 36g

Blade sharpening and adjusting: Tsuchida Noboru

Manufacture Era: Around 2000s（according to collector’s memory)

Accessories: a wooden handle

Additional Information: Unused, they are well preserved by the collector and are in brand new condition.  I was impressed by the precision with which the blacksmith worked the side of the saw blade, as shown in the third picture.

Kamabiki is mainly used for short cuts, such as the mortises in wooden structures of buildings.

The fifth and fourth generations of Nakaya Takijiro both used "中屋瀧次郎正義/Nakaya Takijiro Tadayoshi" as their brand name. But the works of the fourth generation of blacksmiths only add "正義" to the saws that use "Tamahagane". Regarding the authenticity of this information, I will find an opportunity to verify it with the 5th generation blacksmith in the future.