Oire-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Bench Chisel By First Generation Yoshihiro - 6mm & 9mm

Smith name: Suzuki Yoshigorou

Steel: White Steel 

Blade width: 6mm & 9mm

Blade thickness:

9mm: Blade Bottom(about 7.2mm)，Top of Blade（about 3.7mm）

6mm: Blade Bottom(about 7.1mm)，Top of Blade（about 3.9mm）

Manufacture Era: Before 1950 (according to my speculation)

Weight: 71g, 76g

Blade Angles: about 30°

Total length: 205mm

Neck length:  40mm

Blade length: 55mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese White Oak（Shirakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Used. Rusty on the surface. Perfect laminated structure. Most likely made by Tokyo chisel blacksmith - the first generation Yoshihiro.

At that time, most Kuchigane were made by the blacksmiths themselves. ( The second and third to last pictures.)