Usu-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Paring Chisel By Kiyotada Ⅱ - 30mm

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel No.2

Blade width: 30mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 7.40mm)，Top of Blade（about 4.20mm）

Blade Cross section: Rectangular Kakuuchi style.

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

Weight: 214g

Blade Angles: 24°

Total length: 319mm

Neck length: 74mm

Blade length: 92mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese red oak (Akakashi)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: The chisel has barely been used, and its remaining blade length is virtually identical to that of a brand-new one. However, rather rough sharpening by the previous owner left the ura in its current visual condition. I have since re-established a flat, true reference plane on the uraoshi (the flat perimeter of the back). With careful and mindful sharpening moving forward, it still has a long working life ahead. Both the primary bevel and the ura have been sharpened up to #1000 grit. During the sharpening process, the steel produced a clean, wire-like burr that could be stripped away in a continuous thread.