Mukomachi-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Mortise Chisel By Hasegawa Fujisaku - 9mm

Brand name: Hirochika(廣近)

Smith name:  Hasegawa Fujisaku(1913~?)

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 9mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 14.00mm)， he blade near the bevel(about 11.00mm)

Manufacture Era: Before 1985

Weight: 181g

Blade Angles: 30°

Total length: 240mm

Neck length:  42mm

Blade length: 75mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused, in good condition. It comes from the collection of a retired carpenter in the Tokyo area. There is some rust on the top of the chisel blade, which can be easily removed through sharpening. The mark of the Tokyo Chisel Smith Guild has early characteristics.

This chisel is likely a mid-career work of the blacksmith. The two sides of the blade are concavely treated by hand tool - "sen". 

This chisel was produced later than the previous piece by the same blacksmith. Certain characteristics indicate a shift in the blacksmith’s shaping and polishing tools during this period; for instance, a finer file was used, as evidenced by the much more delicate file marks on the neck compared to his earlier work. Overall, it remains an nice and practical Tokyo Mukomachi chisel.