Ishikuchi nomi Japanese Special Gouge Chisel By Hisasaku Ⅲ - 24mm

Smith name: Ikegami Nobuyuki

Steel: White steel #2

Blade width: 24mm

Manufacture Era: Before 2015 (according to collector’s memory)

Blade Angles: 26°

Total length: 260mm

Neck length: 100mm

Blade length: 40mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Weight: 189g

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused, It comes from retired carpenter. The blade bevel was a bit rusty when I got it. I sharpened it to 400 grit.

This chisel can be seen on page 140 of this book as shown in the last picture. ——『 Edo Blacksmith's Order Book by IKEGAMI TAKANOBU(Hisasaku Ⅱ) 江戸鍛冶の注文帳 』

Its name is Ishikuchi-nomi(石クチノミ), It is mainly used to process the end face of wooden pillars (hashira) to fit the natural pillar stone. The work can be accomplished using a regular uchimaru chisel, but this type of chisel is more convenient when the pillar is large or the part being processed is deeply concave.