{"product_id":"kannaba-japanese-smoothing-plane-blade-by-katsushiro-79mm","title":"Kannaba Japanese Smoothing Plane Blade By Katsushiro - 79mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrand name: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHidarikunihisa (左國久）；Katsushiro(勝四郎)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnknown (might be a Tokyo blacksmith)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarbon steel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJigane: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatetsu \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Width:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e79\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-block-type=\"description\" class=\"product-info__block-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBlade Weight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e353\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Angles:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24°\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlade thickness: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlade top(about 8.80mm)，\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe blade near the bevel(about 5.50mm)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManufacture Era:\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Before World War II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information:\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e U\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003esed\u003c\/em\u003e, in good condition.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis blade came from a retired carpenter in the Tokyo area. I have restored and sharpened it, taking the bevel up to about 5,000 grit (using an Uchigumori stone), and the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"191\"\u003eura\u003c\/i\u003e (back) to about 1,000 grit. It will require further sharpening on your end before it is ready for use.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info__block-item\" data-block-id=\"description\" data-block-type=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info__block-item\" data-block-type=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe blade is crafted with a very high level of precision and features a classic thin type.. 'Hidari Kunihisa' (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e左國久) is likely the blacksmith's own maker's mark, while 'Katsushiro' (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e勝四郎 is probably the wholesaler's mark.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information on variations in Japanese plane blade thickness, please refer to my blog. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/blogs\/some-trivial-small-talk\/the-evolution-of-the-japanese-plane-blade-nikuoki-since-the-end-of-the-edo-period\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e「The evolution of the Japanese plane blade \"Nikuoki\" since the end of the Edo period」\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47724694831342,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF3945_01841b10-8630-4b07-85be-e05b315a5bca.jpg?v=1772669584","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/products\/kannaba-japanese-smoothing-plane-blade-by-katsushiro-79mm","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}