Tataki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Timber Chisel By Second Generation Kiyotada - 42mm

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 42mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 10.9mm)，Top of Blade（about 6.5mm）

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

Weight: 400g

Blade Angles: 33°

Total length: 292mm

Neck length: 75mm

Blade length: 80mm

Types of wooden handles: Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Used. In good condition with a little rust. I sharpened the bevel to 400 grit, and the ura to about 6000 grit.

Uncommon kiyotata mark. The Chinese character “嶋”in the circle comes from his surname “嶋村 SHIMAMURA”, from the nagaoka wholesaler in Sanjo Niigata Prefecture.

This chisel is an early work of Kiyotada. The blacksmith's later works became rougher in shape due to his age and poor eyesight.