Ootsuki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Slick Chisel Set By Fujikura Mannosuke - 24mm & 48mm

Brand name: Kikuhiro (菊弘)

Smith name: Fujikura Mannosuk

Steel: White Steel #2

Blade width: 24mm & 48mm

Blade thickness(Blade Bottom/Top of Blade):

24mm: about( 13.2mm/11.2mm）

48mm: about( 10.9mm/ 5.7mm）

Manufacture Era: Before 1980 (according to collector’s memory)

Weight(48mm/24mm): 933g; 792g

Blade Angles(48mm/24mm): 21°; 24°

Total length: 700mm

Neck length(48mm/24mm):  170mm; 145mm

Blade length(48mm/24mm): 135mm; 160mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese white oak (Shirakashi)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Lightly used,  They came from a retired carpenter in Tokyo. I sharpened the bevel to 400 grit, and the Ura to about 6000 grit.

Early work by Tokyo chisel blacksmith Fujikura Mannosuk. The blacksmith's own brand mark is Sukechika (助近). For details, please refer to the mark instructions for No. 17 to 20 in this blog : 『OTHER TOKYO CHISEL MARKS』

Please install the chisel into the wooden handle according to the position shown in the third picture.