Tataki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Timber Chisel By Kiyotada II - 50mm · Ichihiro Type

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 50mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 10.7mm)，Top of Blade（about 6.7mm）

Manufacture Era: Before 1990 (according to collector’s memory)

Weight: 447g

Blade Angles: 24°

Total length: 305mm

Neck length: 75mm

Blade length: 90mm

Types of wooden handles: Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

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Additional Information: Unused, in good condition. From the collection of a retired carpenter in Chiba.

This chisel was provided by Kiyotada blacksmith to the Asakusa Suiheiya shop in the early days. It uses the Ichihiro shape and its molding is highly precise. However, it still cannot be fully compared with the same type of chisel of Ichihiro. Please see the last two comparison pictures for details. But as a practical tool, the Kiyotada chisel is sufficient, not to mention that the price difference between the two chisels in the picture was 3 to 4 times at that time.

The ichihiro chisel for comparison is from the third generation ichihiro, which comes from here： 「Tsugi-Ichihiro」Tataki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Timber Chisel 9-Pieces Set