Oire-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Dovetail Bench Chisel By Tasai - 60mm

Brand name: Shoju Senen (松樹千年)

Smith name: Tasai Akio (田齋明夫, 1939~)

Steel: Tasai special blue steel

Jigane: Laminated metal (According to online information, the wood texture of the “Shoju Senen” is more complicated than other wood texture chisels made by Tasai blacksmiths.)

Blade width: 60mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 9.40mm)， The blade near the bevel（about 5.50mm）

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

Weight: 272g

Blade Angles: 24°

Total length: 235mm

Neck length:  52mm

Blade length: 57mm

Types of wooden handles：Gumi

Accessories：Original wooden box

Additional Information:  It is unused, in good condition. This is a rare wide shinogi oi-ire nomi that I discovered in the display window of a specialty tool shop in Tokyo. The owner told me that his father purchased this set about 30 years ago, and it has been kept in the shop's display case ever since.

Unlike recent Tasai chisels, the red square seal on the bottom right of the box lid clearly reads "Tasai Akio (田齋明夫)," identifying the blacksmith as Mr. Tasai Akio himself.