Ootsuki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Slick Chisel Set By Fujikura Mannosuke - 24mm & 48mm ②

Brand name: Kikuhiro (菊弘)

Smith name: Fujikura Mannosuk

Steel: White Steel #2

Blade width: 24mm & 48mm

Blade thickness(Blade Bottom/The blade near the bevel):

24mm: about( 12.8mm/9.9mm）

48mm: about( 11.0mm/ 7.4mm）

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

Weight(48mm/24mm): 873g; 722g

Blade Angles(48mm/24mm): 27°; 27°

Total length: 690mm

Neck length(48mm/24mm):  185mm; 145mm

Blade length(48mm/24mm): 120mm; 150mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese white oak (Shirakashi)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Lightly used, They came from a retired carpenter in Chiba.  I sharpened the bevel to 1000 grit, and the Ura to about 1000 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』