Oire-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Bench Chisel By Takahiro - 18mm

Smith name: Maruyama Takahiro

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 18mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 8.55mm)， The blade near the bevel（about 5.00mm）

Manufacture Era: Before 1960

Weight: 108g

Blade Angles: 24°

Total length: 195mm

Neck length:  45mm

Blade length: 48mm

Types of wooden handles: Japanese White Oak（Shirakashi）

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Additional Information: It has been lightly used and remains in excellent condition. Finely crafted with crisp, well-defined transition lines along its contours. The cross-section at the neck is diamond-shaped rather than round, giving the chisel a slender yet remarkably solid, well-grounded feel with distinct structural presence. I have performed a basic sharpening, the bevel to 1000 grit and the Ura (back) to 1000 grit.  During sharpening at a keen 23-degree primary bevel, the steel produced a fine, pliable burr that retained good tenacity, leading me to speculate it is forged from Shirogami #2 (White Paper Steel No. 2).