Sen Japanese Draw Knife by Second generation Kiyotada - 330mm

Blacksmith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel

Blade length: 330mm

Total length: 455mm 

Blade Width:  about 62mm 

Blade thickness: about 7.3mm

Manufacture Era: around 1990s (according to my speculation)

Weight: 1050g

Accessories: -

Additional Information: Unused, a small amount of surface rust.

The second generation Kiyotada is a blacksmith who can make almost any tool among the Tokyo chisel blacksmiths. I have seen at least 30 different tools of his making, but blades of this size are rare. I was lucky enough to purchase it from Suiheiya shop.

I was worried that it just had the Kiyotada mark but was not made by the Kiyotada blacksmith. I can identify kiyotada mark chisels made by other blacksmiths, but I'm not 100% sure on such large blades. I sought help from Mr. Tsuchida Noboru.After his identification, it was indeed made by the second-generation Kiyotada blacksmith himself.