{"product_id":"masakari-japanese-broad-axes-232mm","title":"Masakari Japanese Broad Axes - 232mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrand name: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaruichi (マルイチ， The mark is inconspicuous; it consists of a circle with a horizontal line as seen in the third photo)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Steel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJigane: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatetsu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade width: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e232mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e920mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore World War II (Appraised by Mr. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTsuchida Noboru )\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Weight:\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 3757g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories:\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eU\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esed, in good condition. It comes from a retired carpenter in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Mr. Tsuchida told me that this is a Masakri made of Japanese \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWatetsu before World War II, and this type of Masakri is very common in the Kanto region. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe wooden handle is also well-made. To sharpen it, the blade can be easily removed by simply removing the wooden wedge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e※ The straight dividing line on the bevel of the blade near the tip is not the lamination line between the watertsu and the steel. The carpenter had no intention of using it after he sharpened it. He taped the tip shut, and when I removed the tape, a clear dividing line was left.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the uses and usage videos of this axe, please refer to this website: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigsandwoodworking.com\/hatsurou-kai\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.bigsandwoodworking.com\/hatsurou-kai\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47542058942702,"sku":null,"price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF5855.jpg?v=1768527756","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/products\/masakari-japanese-broad-axes-232mm","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}