Oire-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Bench Chisel By Kunikei - 3mm&12mm

Smith name: Ikeda Yoshiro  (1941~2022)

Steel: White Steel #2

Blade width: 3mm&12mm

Blade thickness:

3mm: Blade Bottom(about 6.7mm)，Top of Blade（about 4.8mm）

12mm: Blade Bottom(about 6.7mm)，Top of Blade（about 4.1mm）

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

Weight: 65g, 102g

Blade Angles: 24°

Total length: 220mm

Neck length:  45mm

Blade length: 60mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused. Rusty on the surface. 

These are probably kunikei chisels sold by wholesalers in the Kansai area. First, the blade of the chisel is thinner than that of a common kunikei chisel. It is more like the kinari style oire chisel popular in the Kansai area. 

In addition, the Kuchigane part and the chisel neck joint are polished. This method is called "擦り合わせ/Suriawase" in Japanese, and according to some information, it is popular in the Miki area.

This method can effectively make up for the error between the Kuchigane and the chisel neck. But personally, I don't like this method. This practice rudely destroyed the chisel blacksmith's hand-file marks.