Tataki-Nomi Japanese Hammer finish Timber Chisel By Funahiro - 12mm

Brand name: Genju Funahiro

Smith name: Funatsu Yuuji

Steel: White Steel #1(C 1.38% vacuum arc redissolved)

Blade width: 12mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 11.2mm)，Top of Blade（about 7.0mm）

Weight: 247g

Blade Angles: 29°

Total length: 290mm

Neck length: 65mm

Blade length: 82mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Manufacture Era: 2010s (according to collector’s memory)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused, in good condition. Found this from a professional tool shop in Chiba and it is in great condition. The “kuchigane” is also hand forged with hammer finish.

There are two marks of chisels made by Funahiro on the market: one is "Funahiro/舟弘" and the other is "Genju Funahiro/元寿舟弘". The steel used in the chisels of these two marks is different. 

"Funahiro/舟弘" mark chisel uses White steel No. 1.

"Genju Funahiro/元寿舟弘"  mark chisel uses White Steel #1(C 1.38% vacuum arc redissolved) . Some stores also say it is "Original New Japanese Steel". Compared to this vague description of steel, I prefer to believe Mr. Ishikoso's research report(現代鍛冶技法の保存調査報告 その2［舟弘］銘・船津祐司の鑿製作) published in the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Research Bulletin No. 25 in 2014. Page 13 of the report records the steel used for the Funahiro chisels and planes.